Bear Creek Home 278: SALE PENDING. This buildable and beautifully timbered 278-acre (approx.) private hunting retreat qualifies for a Forest Dwelling permit. It also has 0.3 miles of pretty, year-round Bear Creek running through it, including at least one wide meadow next to the creek that could be a home site, RV pad, or just a picnic area (see photo). It is easily accessed by a good quality, mostly flat Forest Service road that connects to paved County Road 18 which the County keeps plowed all winter. Just driving the four miles up Road 18 from State Highway 26 is pleasant, with large trees and pretty Bear Creek. Conveniently located only eight minutes from the quaint little town of Prairie City in famously beautiful Grant County, the property is also only thirteen minutes from the big town of John Day with its additional restaurants and shopping. Great hunting for Rocky Mountain Elk, Mule Deer, and wild turkeys! So good that an outfitter has paid thousands of dollars to be allowed to commercially guide elk, deer and turkey hunts in 2018, 2019 and again in 2020 on this and other adjacent land owned by the seller, and especially this parcel. Lots of elk! You will be eligible for two Landowner Preference tags for both deer and elk. Seller allowed some in-laws to hunt deer only one year, and they shot three nice bucks opening morning (see photos).

The interior of the property has good roads, including one new big loop road to the top of the property that was built this summer. Several spots could be developed into a home site or just a large pad for your hunting trailer or RV. Enjoy the peace and quiet of your own pine forest hunting heaven, yet be close to civilization any time you want to go mingle with the great people of Grant County! Note: Sellers photos of this pretty property are woefully inadequate to show its beauty, so you need to come see it in person.

FOR SALE BY OWNER (with no realtor), this property is priced to move. Cash is preferred, but contract sale offers with at least 30% down payment may be considered. Serious, qualified buyers only! Please dont bother inquiring if you cant afford it. Thank you. Buyer must do own due diligence. Owner is frequently out of cell service, so please send questions and offers via email or leave voicemail. If you enter the property you are agreeing that you are ENTERING AT YOUR OWN RISK, and that you will do NO FIRES, wood cutting, or overnight camping of any kind. [See Seller's other adjacent properties for sale by clicking on the "See all of Rod Johnson's properties" button below.]