3,518 Acres in Dayville, OR - $5,500,000
Rockpile Ranch
The Rockpile Ranch is a rare opportunity to own your own hunting and cattle ranch with a river running through it. This is a legacy ranch that has been under the same ownership for over three decades. Located between Izee and Dayville, Oregon, the ranch boasts incredible hunting and fishing opportunities, very nice improvements, timber, privacy and is only 135 miles from Bend, OR. The iconic ranch is located on the South Fork of the John Day river and abuts the Ochoco National Forest, BLM, and the P.W. Schneider Wildlife Area which is owned by ODFW. The Rockpile Ranch has unbelievable amounts of live water. The South Fork of the John Day river runs through the ranch for nearly 7 miles. In addition to the river, the ranch has miles of live water creeks including Martin Creek, Davis Creek, Black Pine Creek, Elbow Creek, Frazier Creek, Wind Creek and Magic Lantern Creek. The Rockpile ...
The Rockpile Ranch is a rare opportunity to own your own hunting and cattle ranch with a river running through it. This is a legacy ranch that has been under the same ownership for over three decades. Located between Izee and Dayville, Oregon, the ranch boasts incredible hunting and fishing opportunities, very nice improvements, timber, privacy and is only 135 miles from Bend, OR. The iconic ranch is located on the South Fork of the John Day river and abuts the Ochoco National Forest, BLM, and the P.W. Schneider Wildlife Area which is owned by ODFW. The Rockpile Ranch has unbelievable amounts of live water. The South Fork of the John Day river runs through the ranch for nearly 7 miles. In addition to the river, the ranch has miles of live water creeks including Martin Creek, Davis Creek, Black Pine Creek, Elbow Creek, Frazier Creek, Wind Creek and Magic Lantern Creek. The Rockpile Ranch has multiple springs as well that are developed with water troughs to benefit livestock and wildlife. There are small meadows around the headquarters that have historic water rights off Wind Creek and are flood irrigated all summer long.
The hunting on the Rockpile Ranch has been consistently good for decades. Currently the ranch qualifies for 4 LOP tags for deer and 4 LOP tags for elk. Those tags can be used for two of the most highly coveted units in Oregon, the Ochoco and the Murderers Creek units. The current owners (or guests) have harvested 36 branch antler bulls off the ranch and numerous bucks. The ranch has a large and diverse array of wildlife. Black bears, bobcats, cougars, antelope, bighorn sheep, chukars, huns and occasionally beavers call the ranch home. There is incredible chukkar hunting and great cat hunting on the ranch as well. Bobcats and chukars both love the rims and topography of the ranch and mountain lions love all the mule deer and craggy bluffs that surround the river. One huge bonus to the ranch is the shed horn hunting. The Rockpile is immediately adjacent to the Phillip Schneider wildlife area that hosts thousands of elk in the winter. Because of the unique proximity of the ranch, many bucks and bulls winter on the ranch. The owners have at times picked up as many as 30 sets of sheds in one pasture alone! The ranch is immediately adjacent to the Ochoco National Forest, and thousands of acres of BLM and state land to extend your hunting opportunities. There is an estimated 700,000 bf of merchantable timber on the ranch with the primary species being Douglas Fir and Ponderosa Pine.
The John Day river hosts one of the few remaining wild fish runs in the Pacific Northwest. The South Fork of the John Day river is know for its smallmouth bass, redband trout and steelhead. You can literally walk 100 yards from the house and have all the fishing your heart desires on the Rockpile Ranch. Private river frontage and access awaits you at numerous locations on the ranch.
The Ranch is set up nicely for cattle. The ranch is fenced and cross fenced to allow for optimal livestock utilization and rotation. Additionally the ranch has an outstanding private BLM allotment that offers a whopping 8 months of grazing. The Rockpile allotment runs from 4/1 11/30. Its a 930 AUM allotment and has lots of flexibility built into it.
Nice home, bunkhouse, barn and corrals. An additional added bonus is a 1/7 undivided interest in the neighboring 640 acres to the west. This gives you legal access to drive onto the Ochoco Nat'l Forest. Call the listing broker to schedule your private tour.
