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The Whychus Creek Ranch is a first time offering of a unique 559 acre property steeped in natural beauty, wildlife habitat and privacy. The new owner will enjoy the intimacy experienced along two miles of Whychus Creek as it flows year-round through this extraordinary Central Oregon property. Isolated by rugged canyon walls, Whychus Creek offers habitat critically needed in the reintroduction of Chinook salmon and Steelhead trout within the Upper Deschutes River Basin. The beautiful community of Sisters, Oregon is only eight miles south from the ranch while the larger cities of Bend and Redmond less than 30 miles away.
The dominant features of the property include the unobstructed Cascade Mountain views and the exclusive experience of the Wild and Scenic Whychus Creek (once known as Squaw Creek). The magnificent Three Sisters Mountains tower above 10,000 feet in elevation and are the third, forth and fifth tallest peaks in Oregon. Named Faith, Hope and Charity by the early pioneers, the Three Sisters include fifteen named glaciers and reside within the 242,400 acre Three Sisters Wilderness Area.
The Whychus Creek Ranch provides the ultimate in scenic seclusion from its 2,650 square foot custom home overlooking the Whychus Creek Canyon and the Cascade Mountains. An unrestrained atmosphere is found within this two bedroom, two and one half bath, owner built home with ten foot ceilings, tile floors, and custom Hickory cabinets. The master suite includes a huge walk in shower with steam. An exercise room could easily be converted to an additional guest room. Daily business may be directed from a spacious home office while the Three Sisters peer into a large kitchen and living area equipped with custom appliances and Corian countertops. A paved driveway begins at the ranch's large shop and hay cover and continues more than 1,000 feet to this private setting.
The Whychus Creek Ranch includes 45 acres of certificated water rights from the creek which fills a large pond as a part of its irrigation system. Lush meadows lay along the bottom of the canyon surrounded by Ponderosa Pine trees and mature streamside vegetation. In the past, the ranch has leased a portion of their water rights instream to the Deschutes River Conservancy to benefit fish habitat. Main Water Consulting, L.L.C. has compiled a detailed report of the water rights associated with the property and is available upon request by a qualified purchaser.
The Conservation Director from the Deschutes Land Trust states "The Warm Springs Tribes, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, and Portland General Electric are reintroducing salmon and steelhead to the upper Deschutes River, including Whychus Creek. In concert with this reintroduction, the Deschutes Land Trust and other groups are working to protect and restore habitat for these fish. The Land Trust has several project sites along Whychus Creek, including historic Camp Polk Meadow Preserve and the properties immediately upstream (Whychus Canyon Preserve) and downstream (Rimrock Ranch Conservation Easement) of the property. The Land Trust has viewed the property and believes it provides valuable habitat in its existing condition and at the same time provides one of the best stream restoration opportunities on Whychus Creek. The Deschutes Land Trust has a strong interest in working with a future owner, should that owner share their interest in conserving and restoring the meadow and stream areas of the property."
The Whychus Creek Ranch and the Sisters area are fortunate to be home to two spectacular Wild and Scenic Rivers in a Cascade Mountain setting. Whychus Creek and the Metolius River have been chosen by the United States Forest Service non-profit partner, the National Forest Foundation, as a national Conservation Campaign site to help restore important habitats and favorite recreation areas while building community engagement in the National Forests. Whychus Creek and the Metolius River provide clean air and water, diverse wildlife habitat and abundant outdoor recreation opportunities. Today, the challenges to the future of these places are as complex as the forest and river ecosystems themselves. Yet as a positive sign of change, a new fish passage system on downstream dams will allow steelhead and salmon to return to these rivers for the first time in 40 years.
© 2011 Steve Turner Ranches PO Box 31 Powell Butte, OR 97753 Phone: (541) 548-9600
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