Cheap Land in Washington near the Sanpoil River
Owner Financing Available!
Get a piece of the mountains and the valleys combined into one 9.73 acre lot between Tonasket and Republic, and just 2 minutes from the river – your perfect alpine escape from the urban grind!
- Very Flexible Useage: Camping, Farming, Recreation, Living!
- Just 2 minutes from Sanpoil River
- Perfect Mix of Buildable Flat Land + Mountain Terrain
- Road Frontage
- Water Fill-Up Available
- Abudant Wildlife
- National Forest Land All Around
- Priced about 14% Below Market
PROPERTY: Nestled within the serene expanse of Aeneas Valley, this picturesque property in Okanogan County offers panoramic vistas of rolling mountains and tranquil valleys. It presents an unparalleled opportunity to realize your dream home amidst nature’s embrace. Just over a quarter of the property (approximately 2.65 acres), starting from the road, lies flat, adorned with lush grass, vibrant flowers, and majestic trees. This expansive area, serviced by 300 feet of frontage along Sorona Road, provides a perfect canvas for constructing a residence of any scale, while still allowing for uninterrupted valley views. Beyond this level ground stretches a gently sloping hill, offering enchanting perspectives of the valley below. Ascending this hill is your new, leisurely daily hike, with its gradual incline punctuated by flat spots ideal for moments of pure tranquility amidst the singing birds and prancing deer. This mountain oasis, far removed from urban clamor and pollution, promises a pristine rural retreat. Then at night, the stars come alive in this Dark Sky zone, thanks in large part to the massive amount of undeveloped national forest land in the surrounding area (starting about a half-mile down the road). The property is designated for rural use by the County and the Sun Ranch Owners Association have very light-handed useage rules, providing the freedom to craft your own abode, opt for a cozy cabin, farm, or use it purely for recreation. Additionally, temporary accommodations like RVs, mobile homes, or camping tents are permitted until your permanent dwelling is established. Once you buy this land, you automatically gain membership in the Sun Ranch Owners Association, with an annual due of $120, covering road maintenance and access to essential amenities at the Sun Ranch headquarters, including shower facilities, grooming areas, and water provisions to bring back to your property until you secure your own water source. Looking for a little variety after hiking your own mountain terrain at home? The greater Aeneas Valley boasts exceptional recreational options including the tranquil Lyman Lake, perfect for peaceful boating and fishing, and the West Fork Sanpoli River, a favorite among kayakers and nature lovers and only two minutes away. For those seeking mountainous adventures, Bailey Mountain offers hiking trails with breathtaking views. When it comes to daily conveniences, Tonasket is the nearest town, offering a variety of grocery stores such as Beyers Market and Tonasket Food Mart, ensuring all your essentials are just over a half hour away. For a more extensive retail experience, Omak is the go-to place with its Walmart, providing a wider range of products and services. Take advantage of the unbeatable Acretown price and snatch up this great piece of the Pacific Northwest now!
Call or text Scott directly at 314.639.9777 or email info@acretown.com if you have any questions or would like to make an offer. If you’re a Spanish speaker, please ask for Andy on our team and he’ll be glad to help you. We’ve posted a lot of info below – including critical instructions for visiting the property – so please keep reading!
Best Deal in the Market – Check Zillow or Redfin and You’ll Agree!
After opening this map, you may see even more information about the area by clicking on Map Legend, then Overlays.
- ADDRESS (street # estimated – use GPS for navigation): 0 Sorona Road, Tonasket, WA, 98579-8953
- SIZE: 9.73 acres
- GPS COORDINATES: 48.535763, -118.971573
- PARCEL #: 6034160000
- ABRIDGED LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot 416 Lyman Lake Ranches Of Sun Ranch
- FULL LEGAL DESCRIPTION: download here
- PLAT MAP/SURVEY: download here (get County’s boundary/KML file here – opens in Google Earth)
- TITLE: General Warranty deed (clean – no back taxes, no liens)
- MINERAL RIGHTS: any mineral rights we own will convey to buyer (we have no knowledge of severance of mineral rights by a previous owner)
- DIMENSIONS (approximate): starting at NW corner, 300′ SE (along road) x 1350′ SW x 325′ W x 1474′ NE to POB
- FLOODPLAIN: not USGS surveyed, but not known to flood
- ELEVATION: 2452 feet on valley floor, 2885 feet on hilltop
- TERRAIN: mountainous with flat valley floor comprising approx. 2.65 acres
- CONDITION: undeveloped, mostly cleared, partially wooded
- ACCESS: 300 feet of direct frontage on Sonora Road, a private dirt road
- POWER: portable generators or solar recommended; elecricity is available 4300 ft east of the property, at the end of Sonora Road with Okanogan County Public Utility District at (509) 422 8439
- WATER: may fill up tanks with potable water at POA headquarters; otherwise, well would need to be installed (neighbors have wells around 138 feet deep)
- WASTEWATER: septic system would need to be installed
- The built-in savings you receive on all Acretown properties frees up extra money to install a variety of conventional and more modern, non-conventional septic systems, like mound systems, pressurized dosing, plastic chamber leach fields, aerobic treatment, etc. (which have become popular solutions to non-satisfactory perc tests).
- INTERNET: available at POA headquarters
- TAXES: $288.02 in 2023
- POA: Sun Ranch Owners Association
- https://www.sunranchtonasket.org/
- sunranchmemberstonasket@gmail.com
- POA FEES: $120 per year, which covers . . .
- road maintenance
- access to headquarters, with bathrooms and potable water to-go (7 mins away)
- POA RESTRICTIONS:
- residential, recreational, and agricultural (including livestock) uses all OK
- camping OK
- minimum home size if built = 500 sf
- setbacks: 20 feet from boundary lines
- temporary living via mobile home trailer, camper, etc OK by approval from Board
- no subdividing of lots
- no outhouses
- no businesses (residential rentals and farming are OK)
- view full summary here, view full document here
- RESTRICTIONS/ZONING: R5 – Rural 5 (see full restrictions here)
- SCHOOL DISTRICTS: Tonasket (Elementary) – Tonasket (Middle School) – Tonasket (High School)
- NEAREST CITIES: Republic < Tonasket < Omak
- NEAREST AIRPORTS: Rim Airport (15 mins), Tonasket Airport (43 mins), Spokane International (3 hrs 31 mins)
- COUNTY GOVERNMENT:
- Assessor (509) 422-7190
- Treasurer (509) 422-7180
- Clerk (509) 422-7275
- Recorder (509) 422-7240
- Planning & Zoning (509)-422-7218
You can go view the property at your convenience – owner does not need to accompany. Please call/text us to let us know you’re heading out, so we can (1) confirm its availability (our land does sell fast), and (2) ensure we have our phone on us in case you need help or have any questions. We’d appreciate a couple hours notice if possible. In case you lose cell phone service, it may be helpful to print off as many helpful documents as you can before you head out there.
DRIVING DIRECTIONS: Click HERE to open the destination in Google Maps, and simply enter your starting point to get step-by-step directions.
- From this link, you can press “Directions” (on the left), enter your starting point, and Google Maps will provide you with step-by-step directions.
- You can also click “Send to Phone” if you’re viewing this on your computer
- And “Save” to download the directions so they’ll still work if you lose cell service.
If for some reason you’re having trouble with that link, you can navigate to GPS coordinates: 48.535763, -118.971573
WALKING THE PROPERTY LINES w/YOUR PHONE: We highly recommend downloading Google Earth to your phone if you don’t already have it. Then . . .
- Download the property boundary file (called a KML or KMZ file) here. You may be prompted to click “download” one more time, so do that . . . OR you may be prompted to immediately open the file with Google Earth and, in that case, do that and ignore the remaining steps. Otherwise . . .
- Open Google Earth
- Go to the main menu (the three horizontal lines at the top left of the screen), then Projects > Open > Import KML file > select the KML file you just downloaded (it should show up on that screen).
Now you should be able to see the property lines on the map, and the green dot represents where you’re currently standing. This is a very important tool to learn BEFORE you head out there. Please call us if you have any questions about it.
Looking for a little variety after hiking your own mountain terrain at home? Nestled amidst stunning natural beauty, the area boasts exceptional recreational options including the tranquil Lyman Lake, perfect for peaceful boating and fishing, and only a couple minutes down the road is access to the West Fork Sanpoli River, a favorite among kayakers and nature lovers. For those seeking mountainous adventures, Bailey Mountain offers hiking trails with breathtaking views. When it comes to daily conveniences, Tonasket is the nearest town, offering a variety of grocery stores such as Beyers Market and Tonasket Food Mart, ensuring all your essentials are just over a half hour away. For a more extensive retail experience, Omak is the go-to place with its Walmart, providing a wider range of products and services.
NEARBY – Lyman Lake (16 mins), West Fork Sanpoil River (2 mins), Bailey Mountain (45 mins), Tonasket Triangle Park (46 mins), Tunk Mountain (51 mins), Mt Annie (1 hr 1 mins), Highlands Sno-Park (1 hr 8 mins), Swan Lake Campground (1 hr 4 mins), Ferry Lake Campground (1 hr 9 mins), and more!
TONASKET (36 mins, nearest grocery store)
- RETAIL – JCT Convenience Store Tupi, Tonasket Food Mart, Beyers Market, Grant’s Family Foods, and more!
- RESTAURANTS – Subway, Iron Grill, Creekside Kitchen, La Ultima Mexican Food, Tonasket Pizza Company, Rancho Grande, and more!
- MEDICAL SERVICES? Yes, Family Health Centers Medical Clinic, Confluence Health, Tonasket Family Medical Clinic, and more.
- RECREATIONAL – History Park Tonasket & Community Pool, Chief Tonasket Park, Oroville Golf Club, US Armed Forces Legacy Memorial, and more!
OMAK (1 hr 3 mins, nearest Walmart and major city)
- RETAIL – Walmart, Dollar Tree, Grocery Outlet, Safeway, Genes Harvest Food, Caso’s Country Foods, Okanogan IGA Market, and more!
- RESTAURANTS – Burger King, McDonalds, Arby’s, Dairy Queen, Taco Bell, KFC, Papa Murphy’s, Starbucks, and more!
- MEDICAL SERVICES? Yes, Omak Medical Clinic, Confluence Health, Omak Clinic: Mid-Valley Clinic, Family Health Centers, and many more.
- RECREATIONAL – American Legion Park, Okanogan County Historical Museum, Eastside Park, Civil League Park, Okanogan Valley Golf Club, Alma Park, Leader Lake, and more!
OWNER FINANCING: We do offer owner financing under the following terms:
- Purchase Price = $42,900
- Down Payment = $8,580
- Monthly Payment = $920.35
- Term = 48 months
If you’d like to buy this property via owner financing, call or text Scott directly at 314.639.9777 or email him at info@acretown.com and we’ll get you set up!
OUTSIDE FINANCING: Your best deal for financing will come from a local bank or credit union, such as AgWest Farm Credit, who is one of the best local land lenders in the area, and they require as little as 20% down up with interest rates as low as 8-9% for a term of 10-15 years, with no pre-payoff penalties. You can contact them by phone at (360) 707-2353. They serve all of Washington.
Call or text Scott directly at 314.639.9777 or email at info@acretown.com if you’d like to discuss an offer. If you’re a Spanish speaker, please ask for Andy on our team and he’ll be glad to help you.
FOR SALE BY OWNER: We are investors, and are selling this lot For-Sale-By-Owner. You do not need to submit your offer through a real estate agent, and in our experience we close transactions more quickly and easily by having our dedicated transaction coordinator work directly with the Title Company and Buyers. We will also both save money on commission/fees by cutting out agents as the middle men. However, if you feel strongly about working with a Realtor, then you’re welcome to have them contact us on your behalf.
WHY ARE YOU SELLING IT SO CHEAP? We are often asked why we price our properties at below market value, and the answer is really simple: because we can, and that’s our core business model. We are investors who purchase properties at a large volume and deeply liquidated rates, and by passing this discount on to our buyers, we can sell land quickly . . . and more of it! In fact, our average property only lasts 2-3 weeks on the market (vs. industry average of about 6 months).
DISCLAIMER: We attempt to provide detailed, accurate and up-to-date information in our listings, in order to help our buyers to the best of our ability. However, it ultimately remains the buyer’s responsibility to perform their own due diligence and double check any details that are of significant importance to you including acreage, utilities, build-ability, and approved/allowable use-age for the property. We are happy to help however we can.