This park-like waterfront Horse Property that is  very private and scenic.  Plus it has been well cared for with great open pastures and views and a separate treed pasture with road entrance. A charming, open floor plan, with two large bedrooms and an office with built-ins and views of horse pastures. Located in the desirable rural community of Garden Valley just 22 minutes to highway 50 and 30 minutes to Hwy 80 down scenic Hwy 49 and over the American river.  Home updated with three new redwood decks, new paint, new fixtures, new roof. 

Sale/Lease Option: $468,000, Asking Price for a 45 day close of escrow.

Beautiful year-round scenic Johntown Creek. Enjoy great drinking water from GDPUD.  Large grassy pastures all around home so you can enjoy your horses grazing 360 degrees. There is even a natural spring (said to be an old Maidu Indian watering hole) which naturally irrigates the lower 1.5 ac pasture. (see additional pictures)

Large storage area, and wood barn with 3 stalls (could be expanded to 5). Tack and Feed Room and plenty of Hay storage. Lots of room for trailer turnaround and parking for 10-15 cars or more. Great for breeding animals or just a private retreat. Even an apple tree for the horses. Friendly horsy neighbors on either side of property. Trails around property and within Garden Valley Ranch Estates neighborhood.

This very private and open floor plan custom home is surrounded by lots of level land and is located on top of a gentle hill with views with a jeep trail down to 450 feet on year-round creek.  This 9 ac property is centrally located to some of the best trails in the US and is located above the Gold Discovery town of Coloma.

Neighborhood trails around the immediate property including  a short conditioning trail down toward the creek and looping back around the property. Nice scenic trail out the back fence (rail comes down) and down Shaker Ln and around Johntown Creek, Chrysler Circle. Can even ride down Mt. Murphy all the way to downtown Coloma.

Also a garden area, deer fenced, w/cherry trees and an artistic garden gate complete with compost bin. With this home's garden, wood burning stove, year-round creek, community water, propane water heater and oven, you are set up for practically any emergency. And being on high ground there is no concern about flood or drainage for home or barn.

Garden Valley is an ideal horse community as it is centrally located  (15-30 min) to all the major public trail systems: Cronin Ranch (Pilot Hill), Meadowbrook (Garden Valley) Dru Barner & Balderson (Georgetown)Olmstead Loop & Tevis (Cool).

Large Pastures all around home 360 degrees,
Seldom will you find this in a horse property.

Large Workshop & Storage, with Shed-row Barn at rear with 3-5 Stalls, Tack, Feed, and Hay Storage. Conveniently located on the same level as home.

Barn with 3 stalls, room for more with some adjustment. Large paddocks off each stall. Very good drainage as has a down hill slope. Also good to exercise horses.

Home is well maintained with newer roof.

Spacious, Light and Bright rooms--with
Windows or glass doors on 3 sides overlooking pastures

There is a Larger dining area in front of this picture 

Three redwood Decks, each about 1 year old, on 3 sides of home; each with one or two seat benches

Swimming Hole in Year-round Johntown Creek
at bottom of semi-steep hill, via jeep or hike down

Enjoy trails around property and throughout the neighborhood with 7.5 miles of gravel easements along side paved road. Wood fences less than 5 years old.

Large newer 66-foot round pen, with sloped sides; Here you can sit under the trees and watch your horses being worked. Very scenic.

Gorgeous property with 450 feet on scenic
year-round Creek with your own jeep trail almost down to the water's edge.

Large Living Room with windows on three sides. Large Dining area to right of picture.
Also breakfast area.

Enjoy wood fireplace for big savings on heating costs. Home is well insulated.

Spacious kitchen, light and bright, with great view of pastures through garden window.

Spacious Master Bedroom, w/king-size bed and corner seating area and still plenty of room. Here, also you can watch your ponies graze.

Second Bedroom

Office with built-in Desk & cabinets

Here is one of the sellers' horses eating grass in the front yard. A very small, single chain keeps them away from the flowers,  bird bath and shrubs. Obviously, the horses are gentle souls.

Quality redwood deck and seat benches
to enjoy sunsets, view, and animals grazing.
Here we allow them to come right up to the deck to munch hand fed bits of carrots.

Another scene down the hillside of Johntown Creek
with small water falls which you can hear in the winter And spring, roaring down towards the American River.

Typical scene as dusk with numerous deer and often wild turkeys, jack rabbits and even foxes scampering across the pastures.

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