Round House Cattle Ranch

Property Description

REDUCED ASKING PRICE – 291 acres – WATER RIGHTS – combination winter and summer cattle ranch. 2nd home for rental or caretaker! See the two videos…291 acres – Oak Run Creek water rights, 4 ponds, springs, flood irrigated fields, oak trees and pines. New home construction, corrals, quality fencing since ranch put together, blacktail deer, elk, wild turkeys, waterfowl, quail and dove hunting on your own ranch…

LOCATION:

The Round House Ranch is located just about 20 minutes east of Redding, CA, near the little town of Oak Run, which is about halfway between Portland, OR and San Francisco, CA.  Oak Run has a grocery store, elementary school, and post office.

• DESCRIPTION: This cattle ranch consists of about 291 acres of flood irrigated pastures, along with gently rolling oak and pine covered hills, open more level areas, and some steeper rangeland areas. This is a good combination winter and summer cattle ranch. Elevations range from about 1,400 feet to 1,700 feet. Winter temperatures are cool but not high-elevation cold. Interior access is provided by a gated entrance off of Murphy Road, a paved county maintained road, and then a private paved and or graveled road into to the ranch headquarters.
• ACRES: Approximately 291.11 acres; 5 Shasta County Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 097-240-006, 007, and 020, 098-600-022, and 098-230-024
• WATER: Oak Run Creek provides the water the ranch with a diversion providing irrigation water.  Adjudicated Water Rights under the Oak Run Creek decree provide for .90 csf and springs on the ranch provide additional water to irrigate.  The ranch also has 4 ponds/reservoirs scattered around the ranch including two near the headquarters. These reservoirs and streams provide excellent stock water as well as great wildlife habitat.

Water for the ranch headquarters comes from springs located just east of the headquarters.  The springs were enhanced by the owners in 2009 to provide a good water supply to the headquarters. Dug out down to bedrock, rocked, covered rock with plastic then covered in dirt.  Water then flows into a 2,500 gallon storage tank, flows down to a filter and light system. A small booster pumps boosts the water pressure from the existing 28 lbs. or so to a higher pressure for the house.

The springs also create a water supply to a pond with a fresh water supply and a waterwheel. The pond just off the back of the house has a gazebo, fire pit area, views of the pastures, oak trees and riparian areas of the Round House Ranch.  The water then flows through this pond and down to a second and larger reservoir tucked just at the end of a knoll.

• LAND USE:  The Round House Ranch is currently running about 50 head cattle year round on the irrigated pastures and range land. Fields have been leveled, and there is new and improved irrigation systems with gated pipe in the largest field.  Currently the owner irrigates more than 54 acres with another 20 acres or so set up for irrigation but currently not irrigated.  Typically the owner harvests about 150 tons of hay then the cattle graze for the balance of the year. The balance of the ranch is knolls, open meadows, well-treed habitat cover with oaks trees and pines up towards the easterly portion of the ranch. Tremendous wildlife habitat for deer, elk, turkeys, quail, etc.
• ZONING:  The ranch was acquired and should be legally conveyable in three legal parcels. The Shasta County General Plan calls for “Unclassified” zoning, which is intended as a holding district until a precise principle zone district has been adopted by the county.

CATTLE RANCH IMPROVEMENTS:

Paved county road access leads to a gated entrance to a private gravel road winding down to the headquarters with the headquarters compound.  The compound area is completely rocked for ease of maintenance.  The headquarters area has the owner’s residence, a bunkhouse, metal hay barn, large metal shop/barn, and large metal equipment storage barn.

All the improvements on the cattle ranch with the exception of an older home up near the entrance and one barn have been constructed since 2009.  The following is a brief explanation of the improvements:

All new perimeter fencing and some cross fencing with steel pipe post and metal gates and 6 strand barb wire.  The corrals are “buffalo” proof – 2 7/8” pipe and 1” sucker rod; painted green and excellent construction.

Built and rocked access roads, developed the springs and installed 2 – 2,500 gallon storage tanks, developed 4 ponds/reservoirs, new entrance gate, cleared brush up on the dry rangeland.

• Main Residence. The owner constructed a 3 bedroom 1 bathroom main residence including beautiful deck with views out over the meadows.  Also built a 2 bedroom 1 bath bunkhouse that has slept up to 12 guests!
• A large metal shop and barn – 40 x 56, 16 foot clearance with 2 rolling doors. open span for motorhome or any equipment storage, insulated.  Each side of the barn also has a large steel shipping container with locking doors built into the barn.  Custom made for very secure storage. 12 foot eave overhang along each side for even more covered storage area. Concrete floor. Set up for a portable generator wired into the house in case the power goes out.
• Storage Building. 82 x 100 equipment storage building, metal construction; 4 bays on easterly side and 32 x100 bay on west side.
• Rental Property or Caretaker Home. There is also a second home up near the ranch entrance, a rental property in past years; it would make a great caretaker home. The owner has just remodeled this home in 2019!  The owner has a caretaker in place who would like to stay on for a new owner if possible. One of the original old barns is in the easterly area of the ranch too; well cared for with a new metal roof since 2009.

The owner took this great video of a bull elk crossing the hillside:

SURROUNDING AREA:

Oak Run has a small general store as well as the post office and an elementary school.  Only about 25 minutes away from the ranch is Redding – the largest city and county seat for Shasta County. Redding offers goods and services from both local merchants, as well as a variety of national franchises. There are plenty of choices for any commercial and personal banking needs. Redding also serves as a regional healthcare hub – home to two large hospitals as well as a private hospital. Educational opportunities include Shasta College, which offers associate degrees in a variety of fields, as well as Simpson College, which offers a variety of four-year degree programs, as well as a credential program for teachers. University extension programs are also available for those wishing to pursue a four-year degree from CSU Chico.

Redding also has a modern airport (RDD) with airline connections – 2 runways; the longest measuring 7,003’ x 150’. There is also Redding Jet Center, which is a private FBO air facility, available for both private and charter service with a 32,000 sq. ft. building and hanger. The famous Sundial Bridge is located in Redding on the Sacramento River near the Turtle Bay Museum. There are four nine-hole and three eighteen-hole golf courses located in the Redding area, as well as two country clubs; Tierra Oaks Golf Club and Riverview Golf & Country Club.

Recreation opportunities are superb within a short distance, including Shasta Lake, Whiskeytown Lake and Trinity Lake offer tremendous recreation; boating, water skiing, hiking, camping, and fishing. World-class fly fishing is readily accessible on the nearby Sacramento River, McCloud River, Hat Creek, and Fall River. Winter sports such as skiing, snowboarding, and snowmobiling are just a short drive away at Mt. Shasta or Lassen National Park, and many of the other surrounding mountains.

Outstanding water resources, very accessible yet private. The wildlife habitat is tremendous with all the ranch water.  Deer, quail, dove, wild turkeys, wild pigs, and even elk are all found on the ranch. The ponds could provide excellent fishing for a new owner.  Wild Turkey hunting is remarkable! Contact us for more information on this property.

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