Larkspur's splendid horse country is nestled at about 6669 feet on the northern slope of Pike National Forest, just south of Denver.
Neighborhoods and ranch properties around Larkspur combine to make this a special niche in the Douglas County real estate opportunity. Larkspur's something special is spurring the development of lovely subdivisions such as Mesa Grande, Perry, Sage Port, Sterling Point, Spruce Mountain, Woodmoor Mountain, and Bear Dance with its renowned PGA golf course. Many wonderful ranch homes for sale in Larkspur have ample acreage, indigenous vegetation and equestrian facilities for all of your needs. Others are waiting for your unique corral and arena designs. And then there are flourishing farms for sale around Larkspur for those who really want the down-to-earth experience.
Larkspur is proud of its special people, history and tradition. The area was previously called Fort Washington, a defensive point for the entire West Plum Creek Valley during the Indian Wars of 1868. And the town was founded in 1869.
If that seems long ago, just visit for the summer Renaissance Festival. The townsfolk transform the comfortable wooded grounds into a sixteenth-century village, complete with costumed actors, period crafts and food. You and your family will go back even further in time and enjoy live entertainment like jousting, comedy, magic shows and mimes. As Shakespeare saith: If thou go-eth, thou must needs know-eth. Whether you arrive in a horse-drawn carriage, a Colt, Pinto or Impala, your brood will surely love the fair.
And the Bear Dance PGA golf and residential area is named from an ancient story of the area's Ute Indians:
When the snow began to melt, the Utes celebrated the end of winter with a spring festival just before the thunderclouds of summer began to build. A Ute hunter stopped to rest from his labors. In his dream, he saw a bear. When he awoke, he went to the spot that he dreamed about and saw a bear shuffling backward and forward in a kind of dance. The bear taught the Ute how to do the dance and sent him back to his people to teach them to sing and dance as a sign of respect for the strength of the bear’s spirit. The dance was staged to awaken the Utes in preparation for hunting and the gathering of roots, nuts and berries.
Fast forward to today. If you need to gather your amenities and necessities, remember that you are in a tiny town that’s a hop, skip and a jump from one of the nation’s largest outlet malls at Castle Rock, one of the nation’s premier malls at Park Meadows, and all of the big-city shopping areas down the road. There are a myriad of dining experiences awaiting the hungry soul—within 5 or 30 minutes.
The growing population is being received by the highly acclaimed Douglas County School District which has developed numerous innovative programs and approaches. Choose between open enrollment, charter schools and other special programs. Several outstanding institutions of higher learning dot the maps of the two convenient metro areas. And as a leader in creating special partnerships and coalitions to address issues of growth, transportation, housing, jobs and quality of life, the county is attracting large and stable employers to the area.
And so the people come to find the special something that nature gives to the soul one sunset at a time—maybe your sunset experienced from atop a dapple-gray.
