962.46 Acres in Bowie, TX - $6,250,000

Prairie Oaks Ranch is among the most unique properties in all of Texas. The peaceful seclusion and serene rolling prairies conceal a complex, recreational retreat, designed for generational enjoyment. Grandparents, children, best friends or business associates will come to relax -- or to actively engage the outdoors on many different levels.The ranch is located in North Central Texas only 90 minutes northwest of DFW near the small town of Bowie. Prairie Oaks Ranch has been under the same family's stewardship for over 25 years. In each year it was intelligently and painstakingly developed, yielding a beautiful and environmentally respectful property that was far more costly than could be obtained in today's market.The ranch's main entrance welcomes guests with lighted ranch brands on the steel pipe gates and a keypad entrance that allows automatic gate opening upon exit. The 1 mile drive to the ranch house crosses two cattle guards and passes numerous, stocked ponds.The main road twists through the prairie, passing a high fenced garden before reaching a western "livery" barn. From there, the road descends into the woods, beyond stone walls, sculptures and along a rocky escarpment until, in an instant, the road opens onto crisply mowed lawns and the main house overlooking Prairie Oaks Lake. Preferred habitat, water resources and all weather, low impact access, and were carefully integrated into a series of trails that reveal small meadows and every kind of wildlife. Sprinkled throughout are small feeder plots of Milo or nut sedge. Little depressions were made deep enough to hold water most of the spring. The attention to these details assures healthy quail, turkey and dove populations in every year.Fishing, hunting, shooting, camping, hiking, football, volleyball, paintball, swimming or enjoying a round of golf on your own private, precision golf course. That's right, your own private, 18-hole golf course!!. If the 90 minute drive from the DFW seems a little slow, fly your plane to the Bowie Municipal Airport, which is 50 yards from the main ranch gate.Prairie Oaks Ranch provides a pastoral setting for family, friends, or business associates on retreat with a many recreational alternatives for everyone. Manicured lawns meander around the 30 acre Prairie Oaks Lake. The ranch house and pool overlook the first and 18th holes of the private golf course and the 30 acre lake.