15072 Cottonwood Creek Rd, Fields, OR 97710

Eastern Oregon Cottonwood Ranch

This Eastern Oregon ranch presents a tranquil retreat from urban life & busy highways where the only sounds are the working ranch life & surrounding nature. Situated in Southeastern Oregon along the Nevada border, Cottonwood Ranch lies in the western foothills of the Trout Creek Mountains. Cottonwood Creek flows through the ranch headquarters creating a beautiful oasis that attracts local wildlife traveling through the area. The ranch encompasses 1,027+/- deeded acres, including 658+/- acres of water rights & additional grazing from two BLM permits. A vast majority of the grazing ground are beautiful rolling hills with native high desert plants consisting of crested wheat, rabbit brush, Idaho fescue, sagebrush & more. The two BLM permits have self-efficient water sources with one having developed springs while the other has a 3 windmill wells & a solar well complemented by storage tank & buried mainline tied into 5 water troughs. Irrigation is supplied by a variety of creeks & a well. Two pivots are currently in place with one having variable frequency drive & remaining irrigation free flood waters. Improvements are all located in proximity of each other along Cottonwood Creek. The property features two homes, a shop, working corrals, livestock shed, & additional storage buildings. One home has beautiful characteristics as it is an original Sod House with the exterior portion showcasing it. The home itself is a 3-bedroom, 1 bathroom having ample amounts of storage space with a large walk in storage space for canned goods. The other home features a 1988 manufactured home that has been fixed up & partially remodeled, the home is a 4 bed 2-bathroom setup with large entertainment rooms. The surrounding area provides a picturesque setting with lush rolling hills & mountain ranges in every direction. The Pueblo Mountains, Steens Mountain, & Alvord Desert are just a few of the recreational attractions in the area for hunting, horseback riding, star gazing, backpacking, & more. Mule deer, big horn sheep, antelope, & sage grouse, are just a few of many native animals. The Cottonwood Ranch has historic characteristics from the original sod house to the hard-working lifestyle of living on the land. This Ranch can run 300 head of cattle and put up enough hay to make this a balanced outfit, making it a true cowboy outfit in southeastern Oregon. CATTLE: The 1,027 deeded acres feature excellent cattle ground with irrigated pasture, set of working corrals, livestock shed, & cross fencing. The irrigated ground is planted in grain & grazed in the later portion of the season. Near the house are the set of working corrals with sorting pens, livestock scales, hydraulic head chute, & a large pasture space that would be excellent for calving. The BLM ground are all beautiful rolling hills with the East Sandhill Allotment having ample feed in the foothills from winter runoff in the drainages & developed springs throughout the area. Developed springs feed into water troughs for livestock & wildlife passing through the area. The West Sandhill Allotment is out the back door of the ranch headquarters with a flat portion in the valley & climbs into the west portion of the Trout Creeks. The allotment is a private & year around with crested wheat is the primary source of food with a well supplying water in the higher elevation. The well feeds into 5 water troughs spanning nearly 3 miles from each other with buried mainline. The water in the flats is supplied by wells powered by windmills & generators.