Fly Creek Ranch – 70 Mile House, BC

Description

Fly Creek Ranch is a practical 320±-acre cattle property near 70 Mile House, positioned at an elevation of approximately 3,570 feet and accessed from Hutchison Road.  The land is predominantly open pasture and has been used for grazing, winter feeding and calving, making it well suited as a seasonal operating base or as a supporting component of a larger ranch enterprise.

The property is fully fenced and includes well water, livestock troughs and a generator-powered well pump.  Improvements are limited to a small post-and-beam hay and equipment shelter with a steel-clad truss roof, allowing a purchaser to acquire a functional agricultural property without the cost or maintenance associated with extensive buildings.  There is currently no electrical service or irrigation system.

The broader 70 Mile House ranch portfolio is associated with several Crown range tenures, including the Fly Creek, Fly Creek West, Graham, Rayfield and Brown & Scot range agreements.  These tenures adjoin and support multiple deeded ranch offerings and are not intended to be automatically allocated in their entirety to Fly Creek Ranch.

The proposed division and assignment of the Crown range will therefore need to be coordinated among the purchasers of the respective deeded properties and the Province of British Columbia’s Ministry of Forests, 100 Mile House Natural Resource District.  Any final allocation, replacement or transfer will remain subject to provincial review and approval, taking into account the buyers’ intended operations, associated private lands and the practical management of each range area.

Fly Creek Ranch offers a straightforward opportunity to acquire established pasture, livestock water and basic operating infrastructure, with the potential to be paired with an appropriate portion of the surrounding Crown range through the provincial approval process.

LOCATION

DL 4904 Hutchison Road – 70 Mile House, BC

DIRECTIONS

Contact the listing agent, showings by appointment only.

AREA DATA

70 Mile House is a rural ranching community along Highway 97 in the South Cariboo.  The surrounding landscape consists of rolling grasslands, open pasture, aspen groves and lodgepole pine forests, creating favourable conditions for cattle grazing and seasonal livestock production.

Nearby 100 Mile House serves as the principal commercial and agricultural centre for the South Cariboo, providing groceries, fuel, banking, healthcare, building supplies, mechanical services and a broad range of ranch and business services.  Highway 97 offers direct access north toward Williams Lake and south toward Clinton and Kamloops, while the regional economy remains closely connected to agriculture, forestry, transportation and tourism.

RECREATION

The 70 Mile House area is surrounded by an exceptional concentration of lakes and outdoor recreation opportunities.  Green Lake, one of the largest lakes in the southern Cariboo, offers swimming, boating, waterskiing, camping and rainbow-trout fishing, while nearby Watch Lake is popular for fishing, paddling, lakeside recreation and guest-ranch experiences.

Additional destinations include the Bonaparte Lake country, Flat Lake Provincial Park and numerous smaller lakes throughout the surrounding plateau.  The region also supports hiking, horseback riding, hunting, cycling, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing and ice fishing, with Chasm Provincial Park providing a dramatic nearby natural attraction.

HISTORY

70 Mile House developed as a stopping point along the historic Cariboo Wagon Road and was named for its distance from Mile 0 at Lillooet.  Constructed during the 1860s, the road carried miners, freight, stagecoaches and settlers north toward the Cariboo goldfields.

As traffic increased, ranches and farms were established along the route to supply beef, horses, hay and other agricultural products.  The area’s open grasslands, abundant lakes and lightly forested range country helped cattle ranching become a lasting part of the South Cariboo economy and identity.

70 Mile House also became the southern starting point of the regional Telegraph Trail, which helped connect the communities established along the wagon road.  Today, the area retains the working-ranch character, open landscapes and western heritage that have defined the South Cariboo for generations.

MAP REFERENCE

51°18’26.83″N and 121°11’8.40″W

INVESTMENT FEATURES

320± acres near 70 Mile House
Established use for grazing, winter feeding and calving
Fully fenced livestock property
Elevation of approximately 3,570 feet
Well suited as a seasonal cattle base or supporting component of a larger ranch operation
Access from Hutchison Road, approximately five miles east of Highway 97
Potential access to associated Crown range; however, any range allocation and corresponding AUMs will be determined among the adjoining deeded offerings in consultation with the Ministry of Forests, 100 Mile House Natural Resource District, and remain subject to provincial approval

IMPROVEMENTS

Small post-and-beam hay and equipment shelter with steel-clad truss roof
Livestock fencing
Well water
Water troughs
Generator-powered well pump
Gravel access road and internal ranch access

TAXES 

Contact the listing agent.

ZONING

Agricultural

LEGAL

Contact Listing Agent for a full list of legals, tenures, and licences.

Listing is an asset sale of Monette Farms BC Ltd and subject to terms of orders granted under the Companies Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) and Sale and Investment Solicitation Process (SISP) orders.  Offers are subject to the approval of the owner, monitor, creditors and the court.