Vallejos Ranch family members at the Colorado State Fair.

Centennial Farms & Ranches

Vallejos Ranch

Huerfano County

Founded by Pedro J. Gomez in 1886, the ranch later passed to Pedro’s brother, Juan C. Vallejos in 1908.  Today Gomez’s great nephew, John B. Vallejos III, owns the ranch. 

Vallejos Ranch view of Huerfano Butte.

Vallejos Ranch view of Huerfano Butte.

Photo courtesy of Vallejos Ranch.

Since the beginning, the ranch has produced grass and alfalfa hay.  The two oldest structures on the ranch, which are still in use today, were both built in the 1930s; an adobe garage is still used as a garage, while the white house, as it is commonly referred, is used as a rental property.  A log house built in 1973 and a stucco house built in 1997 are used as homes for the family.

 
Historic image of a cowboy standing in front of a shed on the Vallejos Ranch. The shed was built in the 1930s.
Timbers from a washed-out railroad bridge were used to build this shed in the 1930s. Horses drug the timbers to the ranch..
Historic image of a boy playing with dogs.
Vallejos Ranch adobe garage built in the 1920s.
Vallejos Ranch cattle in the low sun with Huerfano Butte in the background.
View of Huerfano Butte from the Vallejos Ranch.
Vallejos Ranch in Winter.

Vallejos Ranch in Winter.

Photo courtesy of the Vallejos Ranch.

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