Townlot Christmas Valley Oregon

PROPERTY PHOTOS

Photo Information

The photos were taken in April of 2012 of Christmas Valley Townsite Unit 9 Block 20 Lot 28 in Lake County Oregon and the surrounding views.

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PROPERTY INFORMATION

A recreational town lot for sale in Christmas Valley, Oregon about 1 hour south of Bend, and ten miles from the Christmas Valley Sand Dunes. Its an ATV off-road enthusiasts dream on the eastern side of the Cascade Mountains in Central Oregon. Often referred to as the "Oregon Outback," this region is an arid climate with lots of sunshine! This little town lot in Christmas Valley is inexpensive spot for someone seeking a dirt cheap getaway!

All of the photos were taken in April 2012 of the property and the surrounding views as well as Christmas Valley Lake which is just down the road and a few local businesses. I have been to a few streets in the town before but had not seen quite a bit of it I see! I passed by the Lakeside Terrace Restaurant Motel RV Park, the North Lake Health Clinic, Christmas Valley Lake, Outback Home Care, tennis courts beside a cute little park with a playground, and the Desert Inn Motel where some kids were out having a good time riding horses!

The property is covered in tall thick sage brush and I actually stood on the back end of the truck to take the photos since I could barely see over some of it! It is a nice quiet area and I liked the pretty red barns to the SW. There area has lots of pretty groves of trees to the NE and hills and trees from the NW to the N. It is a pretty view and it is too bad it was a cloudy day. To the south is a mesa and very cool peaks that rise up off her!

Oak Street is a gravel/dirt road that runs along the south of the property and was in great shape. I also included a photo of Maple Street which is to the west and this is how we came in to the property. It also is in great shape and it was very easy to find the road. We used the gps coordinates to locate the property and you will need to find the pins or have a surveyor help you if you can not locate them to know for sure just where the property is.

There is a neighbor about two lots to the west that has quite a bit of junk. I am not sure if it is abandoned or not. There is also a neighbor across the way to the south on the south side of blk 15 which is the closest power I saw as well. There are a few other neighbors sprinkled about the area further away as seen in the photos and aerial photos.

This property sits about 16 mile SW as the crow flies from the Christmas Valley Sand Dunes. We have noted this in the section map and aerial photos. Each square on the section map represents one square mile. We also included a map of the Oregon Outback scenic byways. I actually ended up driving NE on 15-14C as seen in this map. It sure was beautiful as I saw herd after herd of antelope and deer. I finally had to quit stopping and taking photos as we would never have gotten out of there! It was stunning and beautiful and I was so surprised to once again find something cool on my travels - how many times had I driven by that road and never realized what was down it! Oh I love rural America!

Christmas Valley is a small town community of about 1,000 people that offers basic amenities, and is also world known for its alfalfa production! If you have been seeking a place to hang out in your RV while you play in the sand dunes, or a place to get away from everyone while you go explore the Great Oregon OUtback be sure and check this out. Located only an hour out of Bend, Oregon this rural getaway might just be your spot! Enjoy! Char the Explorer : )

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PROPERTY MAPS

Property Maps

Here is a link to the property on Google Maps for those customers who would like to play with it - it's a great tool!

Google Maps link to approximate SE corner of property.

Hint: We suggest you click on the EARTH button in the right hand corner and then use the arrow up button in the left hand corner until you see the blue sky - that gives a great view to play with. You can rotate the compass to get different views showing the mountain ranges, topography, etc.

Here is a link to the property on Bing Maps for a different look at the property.

Bing Maps link to approximate SE corner of property.

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ADDITIONAL PHOTOS

Lake County - Christmas Valley and Lakeview Area Photos

All of these photos were taken on our journeys to Lake County, Christmas Valley and the town seat in Lakeview. For more pictures and information from our journeys to this area be sure and click here - Char's own web page of Lake County!

Christmas Valley is an interesting area indeed, with a mixture of farmers, people looking for an inexpensive rural area and thousands of acres of sand dunes to play in. It is about 100 miles SE of Bend in the high desert on the eastern side of the Cascade Mountains.

It really has a small town beat of its own and about 1000 people call this place home. Originally subdivided back in the 1960's this place never really took off and instead has slowly grown over the years. Today the town consists of a post office, 9 hole golf course, health clinic, a couple of restaurants, church, grocery/gas stores, a school, the rodeo grounds, library and airport to name a few. One afternoon we stopped at the clubhouse for lunch and I found myself chuckling to myself as the farmers came driving right up in their big tractors!

This area is best known by off-road enthusiasts who spend vacation time at the nearby Christmas Valley Sand Dunes! Christmas Valley contains 11,000 acres of sand dunes up to 60 feet high and is available to off-highway use. The dunes are open to Class I, II and III ATVs year round, but can be inaccessible during the winter and spring months due to extremely muddy roads. The dunes are composed largely of ash and pumice that blew into the area over 7,000 years ago when Mt. Mazama erupted, forming Crater Lake. People trek here many weekends in the summertime to play in the famous dunes!

By the sand dunes is Fossil Lake, home to many fossils ranging from 10,000 to over 2 million years old. You can see Fossil Lake on the map of the scenic byways. I included a few photos of some tiny shells I found a few miles SE of the lake in April 2012. I read an article online from 1978 about the ban of off road vehicles in this area to protect these fossils. I was wondering what shells were doing out there - or at least that's what I think they are! Scientists have collected and identified fossil remains of 25 species of birds, 7 species of fish and 11 species of mollusks.

We included a map of the Christmas Valley Back County Byway. In April 2012 I drove County Road 5-14C. It sure was beautiful as I saw herd after herd of antelope and deer. I finally had to quit stopping and taking photos as we would never have gotten out of there! It was stunning and beautiful and I was so surprised to once again find something cool on my travels - how many times had I driven by that road and never realized what was down it! Oh I love rural America!

It is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation, National Scenic Byways Program. The program is a grass-roots collaborative effort established to help recognize, preserve and enhance selected roads as All-American Roads or National Scenic Byways based on one or more archeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational and scenic qualities.

Below are some helpful links for our sand dune junkies!

BLM Brochure

Simple County Road Map

Christmas Valley Chamber of Commerce

Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge

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SALE TERMS & DISCLOSURES

Sales Process and Terms

Please conduct your due diligence research and be sure to ask all questions prior to hitting the "Buy Now" button below.

All of the maps and information provided in this listing are intended to assist you in your due diligence research. We try and include many resources that we use ourselves. Over the years we have found information to be incorrect like a road that shows on an aerial photo or street map that we can't find because it is overgrown or doesn't exist or a difference in GPS settings. So while we try and include as much of this information as possible we greatly encourage you to carefully do your research to be sure the property suits your needs.

If you would like to purchase this property click on the "Buy It Now" button at the bottom of the listing. A form will ask for your contact information and there is a box to indicate if you are purchasing if for cash or financing. It will then change the Status from "Available" to "Sale Pending" after you click submit. We will then send you an email that confirms our agreement and our process to complete the transaction. Please contact us within 24 hours of receiving that email from us to so we continue to hold the property for you.

Payment is due within 3 days unless prior arrangements are made and we accept cashier's checks, money orders, and Visa/Master/Discover Card. We often have several interested buyers in the same property and in fairness we keep the property available until someone is 100% prepared to complete the transaction.

If purchasing for cash, once we have received payment we will prepare all documents necessary to transfer ownership and even include a check to cover all recording fees and transfer taxes as well. It's all part of the non-refundable $150 doc prep fee!

If purchasing a Contract for Deed Click Here to view the highlights of our owner financing. PLEASE READ THIS DOCUMENT PRIOR TO CLICKING THE BUY IT NOW BUTTON FOR CONTRACTS!

With our sincere thanks,

Mark, Charlotte, Derek, Kristy, and Clay : )

Please feel free to call Char at 360-550-8943 with any questions!
We are on Pacific Time.

Thank you for looking!

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