Wild & Scenic River Home Financing Available
Home on Wild & Scenic Middle Fork of John Day River
Location: This rare off grid home is located approximately 16 miles North/East of Long Creek, Oregon.
Acres: 238
Elevation: 3050-3793
Water: There is almost of a mile of the Middle Fork of the John Day River that flows through the property. This river is deemed Wild and Scenic by the State of Oregon. This house is grandfathered and is the reason it is one of the only homes that is so close to the river on the entire Middle Fork. There are two year-round ponds; one of which supplies permitted hydro-power. They also provide underground irrigation around the house and entertaining area to keep green during summer months. King Creek runs year-round that maintains the ponds throughout the year. A spring supplies gravity fed water to the house and shop. There are 13 acres of meadow that has 5 permitted acres of water rights out of ...
Water: There is almost of a mile of the Middle Fork of the John Day River that flows through the property. This river is deemed Wild and Scenic by the State of Oregon. This house is grandfathered and is the reason it is one of the only homes that is so close to the river on the entire Middle Fork. There are two year-round ponds; one of which supplies permitted hydro-power. They also provide underground irrigation around the house and entertaining area to keep green during summer months. King Creek runs year-round that maintains the ponds throughout the year. A spring supplies gravity fed water to the house and shop. There are 13 acres of meadow that has 5 permitted acres of water rights out of the river and 2.5 acres water rights from King Creek. Bum Creek also runs through the property and flows into the river.
House: 1903 sq. ft. home originally built in 1986, but extensively remodeled in early 2022. 2 Bedroom 2 bathroom. House can be fully drained for winterization.
New double pane windows
Fisher & Paykel Refrigerator with ice maker
Miele 18 dishwasher
Kenmore Propane range/oven
Honed Granite with chiseled edge on countertops and large center island with 4 bar stools.
Blue Buggy Pine cabinets
LVT Flooring upper level
Bathroom upstairs tiled with 5 clawfoot tub
Bathroom downstairs tiled with large walk in shower
Pine flooring on lower level
Infrared 3 person sauna
Hearthstone Soapstone wood stove
Free standing propane stove for back-up
50 gallon propane hot water tank
Interlocking paver patio
Weyerhaeuser Choice Dek
Multi-Level Decks with solar lighting
Off Grid System: New diesel Onan generator with auto start
Hydro power out of unnamed stream
24v system 220v
Kubota Onan D1005 7.5KW (Auto Start)
12 250 watt solar panels
Improvements: 26x60 Shop built in 2020. All concrete floor, 3 bays, insulated, propane refrigerator, Entertaining area with wood stove and bar, small sleeping loft above entertaining area.
1 10x20 metal roofed shed for storage
1 10x20 metal roofed shed that the owners have turned into a super cute single room with electricity next to the river for guests that wish to go to sleep and wake up to the sound of the river.
40x40 pole building with metal roof that could be used for livestock or horses.
24x40 older barn
Greenhouse with automatic venting system
Wildlife: 2 Land Owner Preference tags for Bucks and 2 Land Owner Preference tags for elk in the East Northside Unit. Deer are on the property year round and elk mostly come through in the fall and winter months. Turkeys, grouse, chukars, geese and ducks also frequent the land.
General: This is truly a very unique opportunity to own one of the few homes on the Middle Fork of the John Day River. Bridges are no longer allowed on the Middle Fork River and this property is accessed by a bridge that spans the river and also has access off a county road on the southern portion of the property. There are mostly trout this high in the Middle Fork system. There can be excellent Steelhead fishing from January-April depending on water conditions. Deer are very common to see on the property and the owners have had pet buck in the past that come back every year. Great elk hunting can be accessed out the back gate onto the county road which takes you to hundreds of thousands of acres of public land that reaches nearly to Baker, Oregon. Food plots have been planted on the more meadow ground and the irrigation helps keep them green throughout the year. The property is in two separate tax lots and there is a second home on the south end that is not livable, but provides the property with a replacement dwelling permit if the new owner wishes to replace it. The current owners have kept the property extremely neat and clean and continually kept up with deferred maintenance on the improvements which makes this ranch a truly turn-key operation.
Taxes: $2941.02
Price: $1,699,000
All information is deemed reliable and correct from the owners and representatives. No guarantees are made or implied. A prospective purchaser is expected to carefully investigate and verify the above information as well as all matters affecting the property.
