Prince George, BC - Unique 308 acre cattle & hay ranch with high end agri-tourism accommodations is situated in the desirable Chilako Valley positioned on a plateau, this property features five immaculately kept buildings, hay fields, fenced pastures for cattle and a corral with heated water for ranch horses. This ranch offers Guest Cottages as well as a “Bed and Bales”. Bed and Bales is a unique business concept where travelers with horses can spend the night in one of the beautiful Tourism British Columbia accredited and Canada Select 4.5 star rated cottages. Each cottage has its own paddock with shelter. This is a Turn Key operation.

One of the many features to this one of a kind property is its natural water sources. There are two ponds, one conveniently located in the middle of the property and another adjacent to the property with the water rights secured. The Chilako River is located within ten minutes and the magnificent Nechako River Rapids are approximately 45 minutes walking distance following the ranches’ private trails. Eagles, moose, bear, deer, wolves and wolverines are often spotted on the property. A rancher’s dream, the hay fields of this property produce what has been acknowledged as the finest horse hay in the Central Interior with a customer base extending through out British Columbia and into Alaska.

Ranch House

The main 1800 sqft Ranch house is a contemporary, completely restored and renovated rancher with an open floor plan, large woodstove, base board heaters and vaulted ceilings. All windows are built in European style with large window sills and all floors (except the office/Dining room) have Terracotta Italian tiles with electric heating under the tiles. The mud room and laundry room floors both have a high tech rubber floor for durability.

The custom built kitchen is European style with a large full granite kitchen Island with seating and a built in ceramic cook top. There is a pull out pantry. Cabinets are full slide outs and cupboard doors are opening vertical with self closing hinges. All appliances are stainless steel. Appliances range from a large GE fridge with freezer and icemaker, two Bosch dishwashers, built in Jennair oven, double stainless steel sinks with shower and a detergent dispenser. All countertops are granite.

All bathrooms are tiled with beautiful oversized expensive light grey matte Italian tiles. The vanity tops are in granite with under built sinks. The master bathroom (ensuite) is complete with a large granite topped corner tub, bidet and toilet. There is a separate change room and shower for the large Beachcomber hot tub that is located outside off the master bathroom on a large covered deck. The three piece guest bathroom has a tile shower with a tempered glass door. In addition there is a gorgeous checker board ceramic tiled 2 pc ranch toilet with separate exterior entrance.

Between the ensuite and the master bathroom there is an amazing, carefully designed walk in closet with lots of drawers, a slide out clothes folding counter top and several slide out scarf and tie drawers. Large floor to ceiling mirror.

The house is constructed with full log siding and is extremely well insulated throughout. A new black metal roof with black metal flashing which covers the porches has been installed. There are several 220 volt outlets located around the house with a large number of outlets in each room. All lights and switched outlets are on dimmer switches. The living room is wired for surround sound and the central sound system has speakers outside to the front and back of the home. A great deal of care has gone into placing all electric and hydro lines to the cottages and the house underground to keep the natural beauty of the property.

This beautiful ranch house features a glass Japanese style sunroom off the living area leading to an open deck that is part of a pebbled court yard enclosed by a rock wall.

Specifications: 1800 sq.ft.
Front Mudroom 5’ 8” X 12’
Entrance area 15’ 5” X 5’
Living Area/Kitchen 25’ X 22”
Office or Dining Room 15’ 4” X 12’ 2”
Sunroom 10’ X 19’
Bedroom 13’ X 12’ 3”
Walk-in-closet 8’ X 12’ 3”
Hallway 7’ 6” X 4’ 8”
Change Room 7’ 9” X 3’ 8”
Back Mudroom 6’ 2” X 5’
4 pc Master Bath Room 12’ 9” X 13’ 6”
3 pc guest bath 8’ 4” X 5’ 10”
Covered Deck 18’ X 18’
Deck 19’ X 6’
Loft 20’ X 6’9”

Cottages This property is complete with cottages that are Tourism British Columbia accredited and Canada Select rated 4.5 star.

Corral Cottage “Little Muddy”

The 515 sqft corral cottage has been tastefully fully restored from a former milking parlour which now contains a modern full European style kitchen with stainless steel appliances, Bosch dishwasher, Micro/Convection oven, four burner ceramic cook top, Nero Assoluto granite counter tops, matching granite window sills, Merbau hardwood floors, wood stove on tempered glass slab, base board heaters, floor to ceiling tiled bathroom, tempered glass shower door, granite vanity top, SAT/TV/DVD/Stereo. The cottage has 49 sqft. of covered decks and is fully fenced with 5 rail treated rail fences with its own horse paddock and shelter. A beautiful large rock well has been built around the outdoor water hydrant. Cottage is on a concrete slab, has board and batten siding and a black metal roof with metal soffits and flashing.

Specifications: 515 sqft.
Living Room 13’3” x 15’4”
Kitchen 8’8” x 5’8”
Bedroom 9”4” x 11’
Bathroom 8’6” x 5’8”
Mudroom with walk-in-closet 9’6” x 7’
3pc bathroom

Cowboy Cabin “The Livery”

This 434 sq.ft. completely furnished cozy cabin offers beautiful views of the surrounding pastures featuring two bathrooms, one with a custom tiled shower, 3 semi-private bunk bed living areas, little electr. fireplace, base board heaters, wainscoting, wooden floors with fancy antique finish. Walls and ceiling are tongue and groove pine lacquered in glossy white combined with pleasant ivy wallpaper. There is a kitchenette with bar sink, fridge, Microwave, coffeemaker, toaster, kettle and the main living area is beautifully furnished with Antiques. This cabin is complete with a separate entrance for the tack room, 240 sqft deck with outdoor furniture, 352 sqft Livery and its own horse paddock with shelter. Cabin is on treated beams, is of 2X6 construction, has peeled pine slab siding and a new forest green metal roof.

Specifications: 434 SqFt.
Living room with kitchenette 13' X 12’6”
Bunk I 10’ x 7’
Bunk II 9’ x 6’11”
Bunk III 7’4” x 7’1”
Hallway 6’ x 3’5”
Tack Room 9’4” x 7’7”
Outside deck 22’ x 10’4”
3 pc bathroom 7’2” X 5’5”
2 pc bathroom 9’ 4 “X 2’6”

Log Barn "The Loft"

The Log barn guest cabin currently under restoration is 765 sqft. Featuring new Nero Assoluto Granit counter tops for the kitchen ready for installation, a new concrete slab floor with all new 2X6 framing against original rustic log siding and a full infrastructure in place with roughed in plumbing, electricity / phone to unit and a brand new metal roof.

Specifications: 765 sqft.
Living area 17’ x 14’
Open kitchen 10’ x 14’
Loft / sleeping area 14’ x 17’
Staircase area 4’ x 7’
3 pc bathroom 7’ x 8’
maintenance room 13”x 5”

Barn

The 7000 sq.ft. barn is partially enclosed with a maximum height of 22 ft. The enclosed portion has a concrete floor, two man doors and a garage size door.

Specifications: 7000 sq.ft.
Size: 70’ X 100’