National and State Register

Zapata Ranch Headquarters

Alamosa County

Zapata Ranch was one of the first and largest cattle ranches in the area. 

Log buildings at the Zapata Ranch Headquarters.

Log buildings at the Zapata Ranch Headquarters.

It also served as a stage coach stop and post office.  Some of its buildings date back to the 1870s, and all of the historic ranch buildings are of log construction.