This 87.5-acre affordable, remote property features hay fields and forested areas, ideal for farming, ranching, or outdoor recreation. Surrounded by Crown land and three small lakes, it includes a rustic cabin ready for restoration as a hunting retreat, farm or off-grid getaway.
Foreign Buyer Ban does not apply to this property
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Discover the rugged beauty and endless potential of this 87.5-acre property in the heart of cowboy country, renowned for its excellent hunting opportunities. Once a productive farm, this remote and off-grid foreclosure offers a rare chance to create your own wilderness retreat. Surrounded by Crown land and nestled between three small lakes, the property features a mix of open fields, treed areas, creeks meandering through, and stunning mountain views in the distance. With full sun exposure, it’s ideal for sustainable living, hobby farming, a hunting destination or an off-grid getaway.
Located just 10 minutes from Anahim Lake via the Beeftrail Forest Service Road, this property combines seclusion with accessibility. The area is well-known for its abundant wildlife, making it a prime spot for hunting enthusiasts. While the small cabin on-site has little value, it provides a starting point for your vision. Whether you’re drawn by the promise of self-sufficient living, outdoor adventure, or the thrill of the hunt, this acreage offers endless possibilities to embrace the wild beauty of the Cariboo-Chilcotin region.
3005 Beeftrail Forest Service Road - Anahim Lake, BC
Follow Highway 20 west approx. 320 kilometres from Williams Lake to Anaheim Lake. Turn left onto the Beeftrail Forest Service Road (FSR) at the end of the pavement and follow it for approximately 5 km. Turn right onto the Beeftrail FSR and follow that for an additional 3.5 km and then turn left onto the unmaintained 2 km driveway. By air, you can travel on Pacific Coastal to Anahim Lake on a 1-hour scheduled flight from Vancouver. This flight will stop over for 15 minutes in Bella Coola.
Anahim Lake is a remote community located in alpine ranching country, 316 km (198 mi) west of Williams Lake, and 135 km (84 mi) east of Bella Coola on Highway 20. Surrounded by the snow-capped Coastal Mountain Range, tranquil lakes and expansive grasslands Anahim Lake is known for the abundance of native rainbow trout to 4 pounds, as well as the “Famous Dean River,” which opens in mid-June for fly-fishing.
A Forest Service Recreation Site at Little Anahim Lake provides a highway rest stop for canoeing, picnicking and waterfowl watching. Accommodation, services, camping and facilities are provided by resorts along the lake as well as the community of Anahim Lake.
Anahim Lake has a 975 m (3,198 ft) paved airstrip it is a year-round airport serving the West Chilcotin area. Many charter and private planes use the airport and AV gas is available at the airport. Pacific Coastal Airlines, based at the South Terminal of the Vancouver International Airport, has twice-daily service into Anahim Lake during summer and once daily during winter.
Anahim Lake services include: post office, grocery stores, lodging, RCMP station, liquor outlet, restaurants, airport, medical center, provincial ambulance station, service stations (gas, diesel and propane) and churches.
Nimpo Lake sits on the Chilcotin Plateau surrounded by the Coastal, Itcha and Ulkatcho mountains. It is an excellent fishing lake, offering rainbow trout of up to five pounds. Nimpo Lake has appropriately been named the “Floatplane Capital of BC” and presently has two air charter companies providing a host of services to the many visitors. It also has many private float plane docks around the lake. Sightseeing charters are very popular because so much of this scenic area is only accessible by air. There are many alpine and high-altitude lakes in the area for camping, fishing, hunting and hiking. A day will not go by in the summer when you won’t see a floatplane take off of the lake carrying visitors on a flightseeing tour to the Turner Lake chain for a multi-day canoe trip, or for a day of fishing on one of the pristine fly-in lakes.
Nimpo Lake is also a favourite stop for many pilots flying on their way to the Yukon or Alaska who have become accustomed to refuelling here. Nimpo Lake is at 3,655 ft elevation with spectacular views of the Coast Mountain Range to the south. It is a relatively calm lake well known for its trout fishing, kayaking, canoeing or just drifting with a fishing line.
The Nimpo Lake Community can also satisfy your needs with a general store, liquor store, cannabis store, fuel station, a restaurant and many full-service accommodations.
The main species of timber on the property consist of spruce and pine. The fields have been hayed but it is not known what is currently growing.
Surrounded by the snow-capped Coastal Mountain Range, tranquil lakes and expansive grasslands, Anahim Lake and Nimpo Lake have year-round outdoor adventure opportunities including fishing, canoeing, hiking, horseback riding, bird watching, cross-country skiing, ice-fishing and snowmobiling to name a few.
Nearby parks—Tweedsmuir provincial Park to the west, Itcha Ilgachuz Provincial Park to the north and Tsyl'os Provincial Park to the southeast—also provide incredible year-round, wilderness recreation terrain. Tweedmuir Park offers numerous hiking trails for the summer months and a network of cross-country ski trails for the winter. The Tweedsmuir Ski Club also offers a well-equipped overnight cabin and a beautiful new day cabin at the foot of the rope tow ski hill. Tweedsmuir Park is a well-known destination for snowmobile riders and backcountry skiers.
Many species of wildlife can be seen in the area including deer, moose, caribou, bears, wolves, cougars and several species of birds.
Anahim Lake and Nimpo Lake are in area 5-6 but is also in close proximity to 5-12B. These areas offer the opportunity to hunt a variety of different species such as:
Restrictions may apply, be sure to consult the local Hunting Regulations.
The South Carrier and Chilcotin First Nations inhabited Anahim Lake and the Interior Plateau centuries before European exploration. First Nations people in the area established routes known as the "Grease Trails," which stretch north to the Quesnel River, south to 100 Mile House, and west to Bella Coola.
Alexander Mackenzie chiefly led European exploration. Soon ranchers, including local legends Panhandle Phillips and Richmond Hobson, settled Anahim Lake. These ranchers used the Blackwater Trail, which passes between the mountains, for transporting supplies. Today, the trail is used for horseback riding.
52°26'7.09"N and 125°23'29.67"W
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Off-grid cabin
$613.09 (2024)
Assessed Value - $128,100 (2024)
R/A
District Lot 1734, Coast Range 3 Land District
PID 010-831-282
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