Pickens Ranch
735 acres, Doyle, Lassen County, California

The Pickens Ranch was once owned by Slim Pickens, the rodeo clown turned Hollywood actor. The ranch is located just 40 miles north of Reno, NV. Pickens Ranch rests against the mountains on the eastern side of the Sierra, guarding private access to Downing Canyon and thousands of acres of National Forest and BLM land. You enter your own private ranch world when you pass through the ranch gates and down the mile-long driveway.

Improvements on this unique and private ranch include a restored 1,800 sq ft ranch headquarter home with 4 bedrooms, 1 bath, a nice yard with mature trees and split rail fencing. An historic barn built in 1913, bunkhouse/guest cottage with kitchen and bath, large metal and wood barn 100 x 100 ft, new metal hay barn 30 x 60 ft, and various other outbuildings with corrals and scale.

Six hundred and forty acres of the Pickens ranch is completely fenced and cross fenced. There is an irrigation well and a domestic well. Wheel lines are included although the pastures have only been seasonally irrigated in recent years; 40 acres of the land consist of an old tree farm. Two yearly and highly regarded Fish and Game deer tags go with the ranch. Downey Canyon is a primary deer migratory path.

To find the perfect get-a-way ranch it needs to meet certain criteria like privacy, National Forest access, water, scenic location, within an hour of a major airport, good improvements and just general ranch charm! The Pickens ranch has it all and more. With private canyon access, one can hike the beautiful Downing Canyon with its old oak and pine trees, rock formations, seasonal waterfalls and old Indian trails into endless acres of National Forest.

Price $1,850,000