Fremont County, Colorado

Penrose

A working agricultural community about twelve miles east of Cañon City, in the Arkansas River Valley. This is where buyers go for acreage, horses, and room to spread out.

~3,700Population

5,309 ftElevation

3–40 acTypical lot sizes

Things to Do

Vineyards & wineries Bugling Elk Vineyards & Winery and Brush Hollow Winery are both local, working operations open for tastings.
Third Street Apples A local orchard, and part of why Penrose holds its annual Apple Day festival every October.
Dakota Hot Springs A smaller, local hot springs option without the crowds of the bigger resort towns.
Beaver Creek State Wildlife Area Over 2,000 acres north of town, open to licensed hunting and fishing across varied terrain.
Skydiving Penrose is a regional jump destination, drawing visitors from across southern Colorado.
Apple Day The town's signature annual event every October, celebrating the local apple harvest.

What People Love About It

Penrose is genuinely rural, not "rural residential," but a working agricultural community where irrigated hay ground, orchards, and small ranches are still the norm. Lots here regularly run from a few acres up to 40, with room for horses, goats, or a real garden, at prices well below what similar acreage costs closer to the Front Range.

It's quiet, the sky is wide open at night, and neighbors tend to know each other. For buyers who want space and a slower pace but still want Cañon City's grocery stores and services within a fifteen-minute drive, Penrose is usually the right fit.

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