This remote Colorado compound will have you yelling “Timber!”
The property, aptly christened Tall Timber, sprawls across an impressive 200 acres amid the San Juan National Forest. With no public road access, the retreat is incredibly private. To arrive at the estate, you have to fly in via helicopter or take a private rail car. If you opt for a chopper, you can land on site, then park your ride in a private 10,000-square-foot hangar at the nearby Durango airport. Your pilot can post up there, as well, since it comes with an attached apartment.

An old-fashioned soda shop is one of the more unique amenities.
Woods Photography
Dating back to 1907, the property was once used as a luxury wilderness resort. As such, it has a campus-like feel, with plenty of features that nod back to its history. Think an old-fashioned soda shop and ice-cream parlor, with red-vinyl booths and a jukebox for throwing on some oldies. There’s also a vintage-style barbershop.
RELATED: Billionaire Bill Koch’s $99 Million Aspen Compound Is Heading to Auction
The grounds are equally impressive, offering one of the longest zipline courses in the U.S. and extensive Animas River frontage. Or, if you’d rather admire the landscape from inside, there’s a covered fiberglass pool and hot tub surrounded by windows that look out on all the trees. Fun fact: Given how difficult the property is to access, the pool’s dimensions were limited by railroad clearances.

The lodge-style main residence sports soaring ceilings and wooden walls.
Woods Photography
While you could turn Tall Timber into a hospitality venue or an executive retreat, it can also simply be a private family compound. The 12,000-square-foot main residence is a lodge-style building decked out with stone fireplaces and wood-paneled rooms, plus a fully equipped commercial kitchen. It may need some updating to align with modern tastes, but it has great bones with soaring ceilings and seemingly endless space. Across all the various structures are a whopping 39 bedrooms, 40 full bathrooms, and 13 powder rooms.
-
Featured Listing
Paris, Île-de-France 75002, France
Paris, France
$21,201,400 USD | 18,000,000 EUR -
Featured Listing
111 W 57th St, New York, NY 10019
New York, NY
$98,000,000 USD -
Featured Listing
161 Stillwater Rd, Aspen, CO 81611
Aspen, CO
$300,000,000 USD -
Featured Listing
Tuscan Villa Set Amidst Vineyards and Mountains
Santa Ynez, CA
$52,500,000 USD
Jorge Gomez at Coldwell Banker Distinctive Properties holds the $25 million listing.
Click here to see all the images of Tall Timber.
Authors
-
Tori Latham
Tori Latham is a digital staff writer at Robb Report. She was previously a copy editor at The Atlantic, and has written for publications including The Cut and The Hollywood Reporter. When not…



