Willow Creek Ranch
Willow Creek Ranch, located on the lower flanks of Californias towering Mt. Shasta, is a 4,000 acre ranch affording total privacy and a host of recreational opportunities for owners and their guests. The varied terrain is laced with a network of 20 miles of riding and hiking trails along with almost 50 miles of private dirt roads, suitable for horse-drawn wagon rides, leisurely hikes, and bike and ATV rides. An outdoor corral and indoor riding arena provide further year-round riding opportunities. Three miles of Squaw Valley Creek, the principal tributary of the world famous McCloud River, flows through the ranch. Several of Californias best trout fishing streams are situated within an hours drive of the ranch. A private five-acre lake, situated at the edge of one of the ranchs several meadows, is an ideal setting for boating, cookouts and relaxing.
The ranch features extensive improvem...
The ranch features extensive improvements, with nearly 50,000 square feet under roof. Comfortable housing is available for owners, their guests, and ranch staff, including a welcoming main house with rustic style and ambiance, a two-bedroom, two-bath bunkhouse for guests, and a larger three-bedroom, three and-a-half bath guest house which could equally be the main ranch house. There is a residence for the ranch manager and a separate house for the horse manager, a main barn with an upstairs apartment, and a horse barn with an indoor arena and two large apartments. Other improvements include a water treatment plant, workshop, a scenic lookout tower, multiple garages, and numerous storage buildings for ranch toys,
hay storage, and heavy ranch equipment.
More than 3,000 acres of forested land surround ranch facilities, ensuring tranquility and privacy. The ranch shares a two-mile boundary with Shasta National Forest. Wildlife is abundant, with regular sightings of deer, turkey, quail, geese, and bear.
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