The Last Untouched Mile: A 12-Acre Riverfront Property in Bond, Colorado Hits the Market

Lucía Torres · 2026-09-08

There's a stretch of the Colorado River where the map still looks the way it did hundreds of years ago. The twelve acres at 13551 Highway 131 in Bond, Colorado, sit at a crossing point where history meets the river. This is the same water that once drew Teddy Roosevelt to hunt, fish, and vanish from the world for a while. It still moves the way it did then, with over 350 feet of river running directly through the property. The land has its own paper trail, too. Records trace ownership back to the 1800s, when the crossing at State Bridge was one of the few ways over the Colorado River in this part of the state. The current owners have held it for 30 years. This is the first time in three decades it has been offered for sale. ### The Kind of Privacy That Isn't a Promise Step off the lot in any direction, and you're standing in more than 800,000 acres of public land. This is not a conservation easement, nor a curated view corridor with an expiration date. This is 800,000 acres of canyon, ridge, and river. The only structure on the skyline is the historic State Bridge Lodge, a Colorado landmark since the 1890s. Beyond it, there is nothing to build on. There will never be a subdivision on the ridge. There will never be a fence where the meadow gives way to the tree line. That's not a marketing promise; it's simple geography. This stretch of the Colorado River carves through more than 50 miles of Rocky Mountain canyon country that is largely untouched, undeveloped, and mostly unchanged since those days when Roosevelt passed through. Public access to the river exists in only a handful of places along this reach. Private river frontage is rarer still, and most of what exists belongs to families who will never sell. ### Outdoor Adventures Abound Fishing is at your feet. Upstream and down, the Colorado River runs through Gold Medal water, and the rafting put-ins and take-outs nearby make a float from the property easy. Trails for hiking and mountain biking run straight into the surrounding public land. Wildlife moves through the meadow as it always has. Then there's the location itself. Bond sits between two of Colorado's great ski towns. Vail and Beaver Creek are roughly 30 minutes to the east. Steamboat Springs is about an hour and a half to the north, with Stagecoach Reservoir along the way for boating, paddling, and summer afternoons on the water. Few properties in Colorado can claim a river, two ski resorts, and a lake within their weekend radius. ### Room to Build What You've Been Picturing Whether the vision is a full family compound or a fly-fishing retreat for your closest friends, this one-of-a-kind property will allow for two residences, including a main home and a second structure of up to 1,800 square feet. Imagine a guest cabin, a caretaker's residence, or a barn/garage for all your toys. Power is already available at the property. Everything else is yours to imagine and build. For more information, please visit the property website or contact the listing brokers. ### About the Listing Brokers This property is exclusively represented by David McHugh and Heather Losa of LIV Sotheby's International Realty, luxury real estate brokers in Vail and Beaver Creek, Colorado for over 25 years. David has been a licensed Colorado broker since 2001 and is recognized as a REAL Trends America's Best top producer. Together, David and Heather represent buyers and sellers of ski-in/ski-out luxury homes, riverfront land, and legacy mountain estates throughout the Vail Valley. If you are asking who to work with as your realtor in Eagle County, start a conversation with them.