Oregon | Lakeview | 1600 Cattle Ranch

The Lakeview Cottonwood Creek Property is a beautiful 1600 acre timber and grazing tract tucked in the Southwest edge of the Fremont National Forest. The deeded land is comprised of approximately 195 acres of irrigated and sub irrigated pasture land with surface water rights to irrigate 157.8 acres – about 800 acres of timber land, and approximately 605 acres of mountain range land. The owner also has a Special Use Permit to graze 1,175 acres of USFS land that borders the deeded land. The USFS land pertaining to this Permit borders the deeded land on three sides for 4.5 miles. The permit allows for 42 cow/calf pairs to graze from June 15 to October

Cottonwood Creek and Misman Creek converge on this property from which the irrigation water rights are derived. There are also springs and seeps on the property. Elevations on the deeded land range from about 5740′ to 5100′.

Access & Utilites

The property is located 14 miles Northwest of Lakeview, Oregon. It’s accessed by traveling West from Lakeview 6 miles on highway 140, then north on gravel county road to USFS road 3870. There is no winter time snow removal from the USFS road, which makes access seasonal. There is no electric power or other utilities to the property. There are areas on the property where cell phone service reception is accessible.
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Area Profile

Lakeview, Oregon is an attractive community with a population of about 2,300. They boast a quality school system from pre-school through High School. Lakeview is the County Seat for Lake county. Most all services are found in Lakeview, including shopping, an auto dealership, a farm machinery dealership and medical services, including the Lake District Hospital. The Lake District Hospital recently underwent major remodeling and is a very nice medical facility.

The main industries in Lake county are agriculture, lumber production, government activities and tourism. Big game hunting is an attractive feature of this area. The subject property qualifies the owner for three Land Owner Preference Tags for both Deer and Elk.

Livestock Grazing Capacity

The property has been leased to an area rancher the last several years for livestock grazing. For the 2014 grazing season the lessee turned out 60 head of yearlings on the irrigated pasture beginning the 1st to the 15th of April. The yearlings grazed the irrigated pastures until the First of August when they were taken off the property. Approximately 115 cows with calves were turned out the first of June and remains on the property until the middle of October. 2014 has been an extremely dry year which has necessitated earlier gathering of the cows than normal.

The Lessee has certified the property as “Organic” which enables him to market his calves as “Organic.” CARING CAPACITY WILL VARY FROM YEAR TO YEAR SUBJECT TO WEATHER CONDITIONS AND MANAGEMENT.

Real Estate Taxes
$1,956.00

Offering Price & Terms
$1,650,000 – All cash at closing