Straddling Boulder and Gilpin counties, the
expansive ranch will become Colorado’s newest wildlife area
Denver, CO (March 2026) – Mirr Ranch Group, the leading ranch broker offering ranch real estate and legacy ranches for sale in the American West, is proud to announce the sale of the 3,300-acre Tolland Ranch to The Conservation Fund. The ranch, which will become Colorado’s newest wildlife area, was conveyed to the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Department (CPW) in a move that Colorado Governor Jared Polis’ office said, “will conserve the habitat for future generations.”
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Mirr Ranch Group listed the ranch at $9.9 million and represented the Toll family in the transaction. The final sales price was not disclosed, but includes a partial donation from the Toll family to the conservation fund. The ranch has been owned by four generations of the Toll family since 1893.
“The sale of Tolland Ranch represents one of the most significant land transactions in Colorado’s Front Range mountains in recent years,” said Ken Mirr, of Mirr Ranch Group.
The Toll family, according to Ken Mirr, held and stewarded the land since the late 1800s. The property was permanently protected by a conservation easement in 2015.
The ranch is one of the last remaining large, intact private holdings along the Peak-to-Peak Corridor. It is located south of Eldora Mountain Resort and near Nederland. The forested land includes 16 ponds and access to South Boulder Creek and serves as a migration corridor for elk herds.
A plan is being developed to operate the ranch as a state wildlife area, prioritizing access for fishing, hunting and wildlife viewing recreationists. CPW will evaluate opening the property to limited fishing and hunting opportunities in the fall, after necessary accessibility updates and regulations are put into place.
“This is a major win for Colorado and our commitment to protecting our natural resources, wildlife and iconic outdoors,” Polis said in a news release. “Colorado is a leader in outdoor recreation and conservation, expanding public access to some of Colorado’s natural treasures like Fishers Peak, Pikes Peak and many more.”
The acquisition of the ranch was funded in part through purchases of the habitat stamp, according to the governor’s office. The stamp is required to be purchased by anyone 18 through 64 who plans to buy or apply for a hunting or fishing license. The annual fee paid by hunters and anglers helps fund wildlife conservation and the Colorado Wildlife Habitat Program. Contributions to Great Outdoors Colorado, which invests a portion of Colorado Lottery proceeds to preserve and enhance outdoor spaces, were also used to fund the purchase, the governor’s office said.
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“We are deeply grateful for the opportunity to partner with The Conservation Fund and for the important work they do nationwide to protect working lands, wildlife habitat, and critical landscapes for future generations,” Mirr said. “Their expertise in structuring complex transactions and coordinating funding makes conservation outcomes like this possible. The result is a durable protection of one of Colorado’s most significant Front Range ranches and the continuation of stewardship for generations to come.”
More information about Mirr Ranch Group is available at www.MirrRanch Group.com.
Media Resource: Ultra high-end ranch sales
Ken Mirr
Founder
Mirr Ranch Group
As a reporter covering the high end real estate industry, Ken Mirr can provide valuable insight regarding ultra-high end ranch sales in the Western United States.
Ken is widely regarded as the leading ranch real estate broker in the American West because he is the advisor landowners, families, and institutions trust when decisions matter most. Known for his discretion, market insight, and decades of experience, he is frequently sought out for valuations, consulting, and strategic guidance involving legacy properties—often long before they come to market. Clients rely on Ken not simply to transact, but to provide clear judgment and trusted counsel on some of their most significant land assets.
He has played a central role in many of the West’s most historic ranch transactions, including Wasatch Peaks Ranch, St. Benedict’s Monastery, Cross Mountain Ranch, and the Bar Cross Ranch, along with major conservation outcomes such as the recent sale of Tolland Ranch to the State of Colorado. Beyond brokerage, Ken serves in leadership roles on multiple boards and organizations across the West focused on land, conservation, and rural communities, further reinforcing his reputation as one of the region’s most trusted voices in ranch real estate.
In 2005, he founded Mirr Ranch Group, a ranch real estate brokerage specializing in legacy and sporting properties with conservation values. Over his career, Ken has brokered open space and land conservation transactions and consulted on conservation easements, exchanges, grazing issues and special use permits.
Ken and Mirr Ranch Group broker the sale of mountain ranches, cattle ranches, flyfishing and hunting ranches, farm ranches and conservation ranches and are aware of the trends and issues important to ranch sellers and buyers.
Ken and his team have been responsible for more than $2 Billion total transaction volume and have done over 400 transactions in the last 20-plus years with only an overage of 8 brokers at a time in those 20 years.
More information is available at www.MirrRanchGroup.com
To contact Ken, please contact Paul Suter at Suter Media Relations at 720-771-9093, or [email protected].
