Twenty-seven minutes from uptown Albuquerque and forty minutes from downtown Santa Fe, The Paa-Ko Communities are situated 1.5 miles north of the Sandia Crest turn-off on North Highway 14, the historic Turquoise Trail. Spectacular homesites are ringed by six mountain ranges - Sangre de Cristo, Sandia, Jemez, Manzano, San Pedro and Ortiz - and the vast plain of the Estancia Valley. The elevation is in the 6,000 to 7,000 ft range.

The allure of Paa-Ko is much more than magnificent scenery and luxurious homes. Paa-Ko residents live where they play.

Active families have easy access to golf, tennis, soccer and softball, swimming, horseback riding, downhill and cross-country skiing, mountain bike riding, running, roller blading, hiking and walking. Life at Paa-Ko is a rare, harmonious mix of privacy and community, nature and culture, tranquility and excitement.

Borrowing its name from the nearby Anasazi Pueblo Indian ruins, Paako Ridge Golf Course is indeed a memorable experience. Golf Digest, named Paa-Ko Ridge the Best New Affordable Public Course of 2000 (new course with green fees of $50 or less). Paa-Ko Ridge was also distinguished with the 20th spot on Golf Digest’s America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses, published May, and has been ranked by Golfweek at #27 in their 2005, Top 100 Modern Courses in America and #43 by Golf Magazine’s, Top 100 You Can Play, in 2004-2005.

Created by famed course architect Ken Dye of Finger Dye Spann (honored by Golf Magazine as one of the 25 hottest architects), the layout at Paa-Ko works to incorporate the natural beauty and rugged terrain of the mountainous landscape, creating a strategic round that challenges golfers of all skill levels. To further enhance the attraction of Paa-Ko Ridge, a spectacular new 9 holes is now open.