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Meadow along Wilson Creek below cabin
Creek drainages, and has been managed as commercial
timberland for over 75 years. It was part of the Kinzua Pine
Mill Company’s original ownership, and provided logs to
mills located in nearby Heppner and in the company town
of Kinzua, east of Fossil in Wheeler County.
There is an airport in Lexington, near Heppner, that can
accommodate private jet aircraft, and I-84 is within a
40-minute drive of Heppner.
The property extends over four miles north to south from
Summerfield Canyon to Rhea Creek drainage, to nearly
three miles west to east from Wilson and Caplinger Creek
drainages to Cutsforth County Park, Willow Creek and
Blue Mountain Scenic Byway.
Topography ranges from 3,700± feet to 5,300± feet and the
property has 9.5± miles of frontage along Wilson, Alder
and Caplinger Creeks, with a number of large meadows
that could be used for additional cabins, a hunting base
camp or owner’s residence, with horse facilities.
The Wilson Creek Tract has numerous springs, plus twelve
stock tanks which have been installed in order to enhance
habitat for wildlife. Additional conservation opportunities
exist for a new owner to fence and restore 200± acres of
riparian areas along all three creek drainages, which are all
fish-bearing streams.
There is a good system of internal roads, with gated
entries in the northwest from Wilson Creek Road, and
in the southwest via an easement to Rhea Creek Road,
which provide access throughout the Tract. Heppner is
approximately a 30 minute drive from the property.
The Umatilla National Forest boundary is along the
southeast section and several large private cattle ranches
are to the west and southwest.
Grazing rights to the Wilson Creek Tract were exchanged
in 1996 for a timber deed which covers 475± acres and
are part of the sale. Grazing and timber rights expire in
2061. Thompson Ranches owns the grazing rights and has
been a good steward of the property. Grazing from June
through early October reduces fire hazard. Additionally,
the twelve stock tanks installed by Thompson Ranches
have enhanced grazing and wildlife attributes. The cabin
and area surrounding it is fenced-off from grazing. The
new owner will have the ability to work with Thompson
Ranches in further improving the property through
additional conservation and restoration projects.
Wilson Creek is within the Heppner Hunt Unit and is
an outstanding recreation and hunting property, with
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