Grand Junction
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North
About North Grand Junction
Housing Inventory
Generally, prices in the northwest have been more expensive because of lot size. However, sewer service boundaries in the northwest area were expanded in 2008. With sewer service comes higher-density housing, which lowers the overall price of housing for buyers. So far, there aren't any developers coming forward with plans for housing subdivisions in the northwest area, but the boundary has been pushed. There are plenty of small-acreage homes for sale, which typically start at well over $500,000 for a home on one to three acres.
In the north, developers are finding small, vacant tracts that have been overlooked, creating smaller subdivisions of 20 or fewer homes with higher home prices. Usually prices start in the $400's for new construction in the north, but there are a few exceptions with new homes in the $300's. It is possible to find existing homes in the north area in the $200's.
There are condo and townhome subdivisions in the north area, with one offering units below $200,000. Most have prices in the $200's.
Schools
Holy Family Catholic School recently annouced plans to begin classes for ninth grade, expanding the K-8 school in the north area. However, the north MLS area is only a five or 10- minute drive to the schools in the city that serves the area. Appleton Elementary school is in the northwest, and the school district has purchased land nearby and identified it as a possible site for a fourth high school.
Amenities
The north and northwest areas both enjoy great access to the freeway and to the airport, as well as a quick trip to Mesa Mall. There are many restaurants in all price ranges in the north area along Horizon Drive, Canyon View Park, an 81- acre park with plenty of open space for kite flying, ball fields, playgrounds, picnic shelters and even a dog park, straddles the north and northwest boundary, giving plenty of recreational opportunities for residents.
It possible to find FARMLAND in the northwest, athought the city expanded the growth plan to bring sewer service to areas like the one above, if the owners ever decided to sell and subdivide. Older homes on larger lots with established landscaping are common in many areas in the north.
What makes it special?
The north area is conveniently close to everything: the freeway, the airport, downtown, the mall, the BLM land in the Bookcliffs and the schools. There is a growing commercial area in the north area off Horizon Drive, offering a close commute for those who live and work in the north area. Bookcliff Country Club, with some of the best-kept greens in the valley, is in the north area, as well.
The northwest also has new commercial and industrial areas on the south side of I-70. Generally, the northwest offers more of a country experience than the north area, but both enjoy great views of the Bookcliffs.
Grand Junction
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Northeast
About the Northeast Area
Housing Inventory
There's a huge variety of single-family homes available in the northeast part of town. Some neighborhoods are older, with established lawns and vegetation, and many others are brand new. It's possible to find older homes under $200,000 but most new home subdivisions feature homes in the 300s, with upper-end amenities and features.
Many of the duplex, triples and fourplex building build in the late 70's and early 80's are in the northeast area and come on the market occasionally as investment property.
Schools
Thunder Mountain Elementary, Nisley and Fruitvale Elementary are all in the northeast area. Bookcliff Middle School has recently been completely remodeled within the last three years. Grand Mesa Middle School and Central High School straddle the border between the northeast area, the southeast and Clifton.
Amenities
Mesa County's biggest park, the 44-acre Long Family memorial park, offers walking trails, picnic shelters, playgrounds, basketball courts, providing recreational opportunities for residents who live in the northeast part of town. There are several retail stores along Patterson Road (which is one of the main corridors that runs east and west through Grand Junction) including a large grocery store and a drug store. Revitalization is taking place on North Avenue, with some older retail areas getting a facelift, and at least one new shopping and service area, The Plaza on North Avenue, finally in the building phase.
Bookcliff Activity Center at Bookcliff Middle School is used for recreational activities offered through the City of Grand Junction Park and Recreation Department. Recreational classes and activities for adults and children are offered, as well as league play in basketball, wiffleball and dodgeball.
What makes N.E. special?
It's possible to find many neighborhoods within walking distance to elementary, middle or high schools. Housing in the northeast area if more affordable than some other parts of town, and there is convenient access to the north desert BLM area via 29 Road. Views of Mount Garfield and Grand Mesa are awesome.
Grand Junction
All About Grand Junction, Colorado
Grand Junction, Colroado is also known as "The Greater Grand Valley". Grand Junction is centrally located between Salt Lake City and Denver, and also just about the same distance from each one, approximately 424 miles from Denver and 418 from Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Grand Junction, Colroado is also known as "The Greater Grand Valley". Grand Junction is centrally located between Salt Lake City and Denver, and also just about the same distance from each one, approximately 424 miles from Denver and 418 from Salt Lake City, Utah.
The fertile agricultural area of the Grand Valley is known as a supply center for the region providing goods and services for the surrounding agricultural and ranching communities. Crops produced in the region include apples, peaches, apricots, pears, cherries as well as alfalfa, beans, onions and corn.
The surrounding communities that include the Grand Junction area, is Fruita which is 10 miles to the west towards the Utah border and Palisade which is 10 miles to the East towards Denver. Fruita, which derives from "fruits" was once one of the most crop and fruit growing area. The same was for Palisade, however now the area is paving way towards vineyards. Yes Colorado's finest Wine Country is here. You have to come see for yourself why we're gaining so much national attention!
The city of Grand Junction is your headquarters for exploring the wonders of Western Colorado. Visitors and relocationers quickly discover that Grand Junction weather is different. Mild and temperate even in the winter. The summer is in the low to mid 90's, however there has been an average of 10-15 days of 100 degrees.
Visitors are amazed to discover all that awaits in the city of Grand Junction and it's surrounding areas. Here's a town that has such charm for the outdoors enthusiasts.
The area takes you beyond the ski resorts of the Rocky Mountains into the mysterys and majesty of the Grand Valley. It is perfect for a colorado family vacation or an adventure with friends. We offer a wide variety of lodging for all the activities that take place all year around.
An inspiring walk or ride through the Colorado National Monument which is just a few minutes away. The National Monument have breathtaking views of the entire valley. Biking is a huge attraction, just one of the many activities called Fat Tire Festival, in last week of April. Biking paths run all along the "kokopelli trails".
Colorado hiking doesn't get any better than this. Bicycle enthusiasts will never end in finding plenty of trails to get the wheels turning.
You can all have quiet moments abounding in our city's restaurants, boutiques, art galleries and museums. The main street in downtown, also known as the "All American Ctiy" is loaded with antique shops, entertaining, and great for 7 blocks of walking and shopping.
In the downtown itself, visitors can wander with exhibits, museums that range from geology, art, history, and the culture of Colorado, to Dinosaur Valley, which displays large, lifelike dinosaurs that realistically move and roar. In the center of Fruita's round about park is a huge, huge dinosaur portraying its magnificent and massive beauty.
After exploring what the town has to offer, one can relax for an enjoyable lunch or dinner at the divers cafes or sidewalk cafes. The nightlife is great for many of the live theatres with a full course meal. What a way to spend and evening.
With Grand Junction being a major agricultural zone, it boasts of the outdoor recreation that has enabled the town to capitalize on tourism as well.
The spectacular mesas, red rock canyons and lush forest in the area attract hikers, mountain bikers and vacationers wishing to escape the hustle and bustle of the city.
The Grand Junction area also offers river rafting for all levels, and rafting trips on the Colorado, Yampa and Green rivers can be booked for a length ranging from one to five days. During the winter, Powderhorn ski area located just 35 miles from town as well as many other ski resorts such as Vail, Aspen offers exceptional downhill as well as cross-country skiing.
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Visitors to Grand Junction will find much outdoor recreation and magnificent scenery to enjoy. The town is surrounded by beautiful wilderness areas, from the canyons made by the meandering Colorado River east of town, to Grand Mesa, a very sizeable table top mountain with over 300 lakes for some of the finest fishing, camping and breathtaking views. Grand Mesa has the most beautiful colors in the autum. Thus the term "Colorful Colorado" on the seen on vehicles bumpers and tire flaps. Folks here can't express enought imagination of the beauty that the valley possesses.
The Grand Mesa National Forest just about one half hour away offers so much in the way of hiking and mountain biking in the summer, as well as cross country ski trails in the winter.
Just picture miles and miles of lush river valley surrounded by a serene desert mesa and beautiful mountains with a mild climate year round.
If this sounds like paradise to you, then you can understand why so many people have made the decision to call Grand Junction home!!
Grand Junction which is in Mesa County, was established in the late 1800's . Mesa County is Colorado's wine country with a glass full of adventures, scenic wonders and outdoor activities for everyone to enjoy. From Colorado National Monument's towering sandstone to the 100's of lakes on the Grand Mesa, plus a variety of activities and destinations that will keep the entire family entertained.
Outdoor enthusiasts will be especially intrigued with all that Grand Junction has to offer including rafting, hiking, biking, dinosaur digging, and for those country westerners, there's a rodeo every tues evening in the town of Fruita.
Grand Junction features an array of world-class shopping areas and malls all with unique dining experiences.
Its location at the edge of the Rockies and the desert mesas of the west has made Grand Junction "the Gateway to Western Colorado" It is the ultimate place to enjoy a variety of home syles from ranch to contemporary and more.
Many new housing developments are being added to Grand Junction;s real estate inventory. Condominums and townhouses in the area are fairly new and range from around $90,000 up to $200,000. Single-family homes start just under $100,000 and run into the 6 or 7 figure range for extravagant estates on areas such as Independence Ranch, Redlands Mesa, Deer Park, Comstock Estates, Sobre El Rio, The Knolls, Summit View Ridge and Graden Grove Town homes. If you are thinking of relocating, buying or selling in Grand Junction or it's surrounding areas, it's easy to get all the information you want. Just have one of the many Real Estate Professionals such as "Bobby Ulibarri" at Sierra Realty show you all Grand Junction has to offer. You can reach Bobby Ulibarri at 970-858-9123 or at 970-250-9403 He knows the area very well, being a 3rd generation Coloradoan. When you want the Best, do like the Rest and call Bobby Ulibarri.
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Grand Junction is at an elevation of 4,585 feet, and is surrounded on the north, south, and east by mesas and mountains, reaching heights of 9,000-10,500 feet.
Grand Junction has an almost limitless amount of amenties and things to do in and around town. Local residents say "TO LIVE HERE IS TO LOVE IT"
and not wonder with its moderate summers, spectacular spring and fall and mild winters.
The city hosts several community and cultural events throughout the year. Residents are entertained with baseball games at the Junior College Baseball World Series called (JUCCO). There is also beautiful sounds of the Grand Junction Symphony, fine wine tasting at the many vineyards in the valley.
Western Colorado is simply beautiful. It is graced with roaring rapids of the Colorado River, wind carved sandstones at the National Monument, and fertile farmlands and fruit orchards galore. The largest towering flat-topmountain in the world (The Grand Mesa) and the Uncompahgre Plateau. Grand Junction is truly unique. It is a place of many natural wonders, real Dinosaur excavations and hands-on Paleontology exhibits.
Mesa County Valley School District 51 serves the educational needs of more than 20,00 students in the K-12th grade. The district offers four comprehensive high schools as well as an alternative school and a career center. It encompasses the area known as the Grand Valley.
The four year college ( Mesa State College) offers students from all over the United States and overseas an extended curriculum that meet the need of most people pursuring a professional career. Mesa State College offers excellent nursing and medical courses and classes.
The city is home to four area hospitals, including an Altzheimer's and VA Vertans hospitals. Along with a regional airport, Tourism plays a big role in the strength of the economy. Retirees also call the Greater Grand Valley, (Grand Junction) as the most suitable place to call home.
See many of the links available on this site for additional information and extended coverage of all that this wonderful place we call home.
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Grand Junction
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Southeast
S.E.
Housing Inventory
There are plenty of new single-home subdivisions in the southeast, with prices starting in the 160's and going up to the $300's. Buyers can find small, starter home styles, with compact design and an affordable price. They can also find larger homes in some subdivisions with upper-end amenities, although rarely will they find prices over $350's. Most lot sizes are small to average.
There are condo and townhome developments, as well, and buyers can find existing or new construction if they're looking for a multi-family unit.
Schools
Pear Park and Chatfield Elementary are within walking, distance to many neighborhoods in the southeast. Students are bused to the secondary schools serving the southeast area, which is across the railroad tracks and the I-70 business loop.
Amenities
The southeast area doesn't have a lot of commercial areas, retail shops or restaurants, but the new Riverside Parkway lessens the commute time to get from the southeast to downtown or Mesa Mall. The 29 Road Bridge opened the area to Orchard Mesa, and the city is currently working on another interchange that will improve access from the southeast area to commercial areas along I-70 Business loop and North Avenue.
Corn lake State Park is in the southeast area, however, giving residents access to the river for boating, fishing in both the river and the lake and access to the Colorado Riverfront Trail system. The Colorado River Wildlife area is also in the southeast part of town.
What makes it special?
The southeast area has some of the most affordable housing in the valley, and improved access means that it's also a quick commute on to Interstate I-70 from 32 Road and for those who frequently travel up valley for work or play.
The views of Grand Mesa and Mount Garfield are great, as is the nearby access to the Riverfromt Trail system.
Grand Junction
The Colorado National Monment
Trails
The Coke Ovens Overlook is one of the many picturesque views provided by The Monument
The Monument contains many hiking trails, with lengths and difficulties to suit all tastes. Before hiking in the Colorado National Monument, be aware that summer storms can cause flash floods as well as dangerous trail conditions. Rattlesnakes are found on the Monument, and rough terrain exists everywhere. Most trails are well-maintained, but hiking alone is not recommended.
Serpents Trail, perhaps the most popular, follows the route of the original road to the top of the Monument. This trail is accessible by parking lots at both ends, both located off Rim Rock Drive. Serpents Trail is well-maintained and provides stunning views of both the Monument itself and the Grand Valley below. One of the shortest trails, also popular, is Devils Kitchen. The trailhead is located near the eastern entrance of the park on Rim Rock Drive. This trail is about 1 mile long, and ends in a sandstone grotto. Devils Kitchen trail is well suited for families with smaller children, as the hike is short and the "kitchen" itself provides plenty of opportunity for child-sized exploration.
Liberty Cap trail starts from the valley floor and climbs to the rim of the Monument. Liberty Cap itself is an ancient sand dune, and provides a beautiful view of the Grand Valley. Corkscrew Trail, closed for many years but re-opened in mid-2006, branches off the Liberty Cap and skirts a small canyon and cliffs that cannot be seen from the valley floor. This trail, the only loop trail on the Monument, is about 3 miles long and features a less rigorous climb than Liberty Cap.
Monument Canyon trail, also popular, follows Monument Canyon for about 5 miles. This trail is often hiked up-and-back, and provides close-up views of Independence Monument, the Colorado National Monument's most distinct feature. No Thoroughfare Trail starts at the bottom of No Thoroughfare Canyon. As the name implies, there is no official trail to the top of this canyon. The dead-end trail goes a few miles into the canyon, and up-and-back hiking is required. Some hikers have found a way to get through the entire canyon, but after a certain point the trail becomes difficult and unmarked. No Thoroughfare Canyon does have small waterfalls during the spring run-off, but is dry for most of the year.Colorado National Monument (often simply referred to as The Monument) is a part of the National Park Service near the city of Grand Junction, Colorado, in the western part of the state. It is a semi-desert land high on the Colorado Plateau. The area hosts a wide range of wildlife, including pinyon pines, juniper trees, ravens, jays, Desert Bighorn Sheep, and coyotes. Activities include hiking trails, horseback riding, road biking, and scenic drives through the park. There are magnificent views from trails and the Rim Rock Drive, which winds along the plateau. Nearby are the Book Cliffs, and the largest flat-topped mountain in the world, the Grand Mesa.
Its feature attraction is Monument Canyon, which runs the width of the park, and includes rock formations such as Independence Monument, the Kissing Couple, and Coke Ovens. The monument includes 20,500 acres (32 square miles), much of which has been recommended to Congress for designation as wilderness
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