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It's right outside your door.

Your heart beats to the thundering hooves of the elk’s migration. Your spirit lifts along with a soaring eagle. And you have followed both, to BackCountry.

This breathtaking, gated community is nestled in some of the last available land in Highlands Ranch. And while BackCountry offers the parks and luxurious amenities you might expect, it also offers something much more.

Just outside your door, a private enclave of 467 wild acres awaits. When you follow trails dappled with sunlight, the world behind you slips away. The traffic, the meetings, the endless buzz of the modern world forgotten as you marvel at how quiet life can be.

A variety of trails connect the homes to the parks and the community’s crown jewel — the Sundial House. Follow the trails farther, and you’re soon entering the remainder of the 8,200-acre adventure known as the Backcountry Wilderness Area.*

*Approximately 8,200 acres in the southern part of Highlands Ranch have been designated as Backcountry Wilderness Area (Open Space Conservation Area). This area is dedicated to the preservation of open space, wildlife habitat enhancement, outdoor recreation and other permitted uses. Of that, 467 acres have been set aside for exclusive, private use for BackCountry residents.

The exclusivity of BackCountry begins at the gated entry. Drive through the community and you will see a wide range of beautiful home styles to appeal to every taste, from patio homes to custom luxury homes. While the architecture is varied, one design element is a constant — every home in BackCountry has been designed to take full advantage of the magnificent surroundings, with easy access to open spaces, a quiet afternoon in the park, or an adventure in the wilderness just steps away.

Much like the wilderness is welcomed into the community in BackCountry, the outdoors are welcomed into the homes. Traditional enclosures made by walls, roofs and fences are discouraged in favor of home designs that allow the outside to come in. Outdoor fireplaces, private balconies, atriums and terraces create a completely open environment, while large windows bring in plenty of natural light. Instead of being an enclosure where you hide away from the towering sky and the rustling trees, the homes in BackCountry are more like a gateway where you can interact with them as much or as little as you like.

BackCountry is really a cluster of unique, small neighborhoods, adding to the intimacy and shared experience of living in such a special place. Natural waterways course through the community. And best of all, many homes back to open space, offering a private environment inside and astonishing access to the natural world outside.

We have said BackCountry was “years in the planning and centuries in the execution.” And once you see just how different this community is from any other, we think you’ll agree.

Corridors of open space bring nature into the neighborhood, so you and your family can step outside and relax in the shade, splash across a waterway and kick a soccer ball in one of the parks. Or take to the winding trails that meander through BackCountry, to spend the day exploring your private 467 acres of wilderness.

Whatever you want to do with your free time in BackCountry, chances are you’ll find it right outside your door.

Amenities
Sundial House, with Community Pool, Movement & Fitness Center, Outdoor Grills
BackCountry Wilderness
Planned Community Parks
Water Features & Ponds Trails connecting homes to Parks, Sundial House & BackCountry Wilderness Area Open Space

Address
Discovery Center
10420 BackCountry Drive
Highlands Ranch, Colorado 80126
S. Broadway & Wildcat Reserve Parkway

• visit the backcountry website