Nearly twenty acres of hay, pasture and farmyard infrastructure. Barns, shop, milking parlour, hay shed and silage pit. Fenced, cross fenced and on community water, minutes from Creston. A charming place to grow a family, with the Selkirks and Purcells on the skyline in every direction.
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Nearly twenty acres of hay and pasture, and a complete dairy farmstead ready to be put back to work. The main residence is a 1,500 sq. ft. rancher built in 1972 with a full basement, four bedrooms and three bathrooms across two levels, hardwood flooring, forced air propane heat and an attached carport. Recent updates have been completed. The second home is the original farmhouse, full of character and thoughtfully updated, sitting close to the yard. Approximately 1,000 sq. ft. on the main floor over a partial unfinished basement, it works for family, a farm hand, or additional revenue.
North of the farmhouse the working yard opens up. A three bay workshop handles equipment and repairs. The heavy timber framed dairy facility sits at the centre of the yard, with tie stalls, feed troughs and steel pen work all in place on the livestock level. The milking parlour connects off the barn, with the receiver jars, vacuum and milk lines still installed. A long-covered barn with open feed alleys runs off the north side. There is a 40' x 300' hay shed and a concrete silage pit. The property is fenced and cross fenced, serviced by the Lister community water system, and there are three water hydrants throughout.
The balance of the land runs back in open hay and pasture, with the Selkirks and Purcells on the skyline in every direction. Beef, hay, horses, sheep, a market garden, or bring the dairy facility back to life. It all works here.
The Creston Valley is farm and orchard country framed by the Selkirk and Purcell mountains. Creston is a full service town of more than 5,300 people with a hospital, elementary and secondary schools, grocery, hardware, farm supply, banking, restaurants, a recreation complex and a theatre. Everything a family or a farm needs is a few minutes away.
The valley is one of the most productive agricultural districts in the province, known for hay, grain, tree fruit, cherries and a growing wine, cidery and craft brewing scene. The climate is among the mildest in the BC interior, with a long growing season, low snowfall on the valley floor and warm dry summers.
The Rykerts border crossing into Idaho is a short drive south. Cranbrook and the Canadian Rockies International Airport are about an hour and fifteen minutes east, with daily service to Vancouver and Calgary. The Creston Valley Regional Airport is just south of town with a paved 3,900 ft runway for private aircraft.
The Creston Valley is known for its mild weather, and that means a longer season for everything. Golf, hiking, riding and fishing all run well into the fall here. The Creston Golf Club is minutes away, a great 18-hole course. The Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area sits just west, thousands of acres of wetland that make this one of the best birding and waterfowl destinations in western Canada. Big game hunting in the surrounding Selkirks and Purcells includes elk, whitetail and mule deer, black bear and turkey.
Kootenay Lake is a short drive north for boating, beaches and world class rainbow trout and kokanee fishing. The Goat River, Summit Creek and Duck Lake add river and lake fishing closer to home. Kootenay Pass and the Salmo Creston summit open up backcountry skiing and sledding in winter, with Whitewater and Kimberley Alpine Resort both within easy reach for weekend getaways. Hiking, quadding, snowmobiling and Forest Service Road access to the surrounding backcountry all start close to home.
Lister began in June 1919 as a soldier settlement. Colonel Fred Lister administered a program that bought roughly 7,000 acres of logged-off land, divided it into twenty acre lots, and sold them to about ninety returning soldiers. Five acres of each lot were cleared for the settler, and the rest was left to be cleared by hand. A store, a church and a school followed within a few years, and the community was known as Camp Lister until the name was formally shortened in 1984.
Creston was incorporated in 1924, and reclamation work on the river flats through the early 1930s opened up thousands of acres of new farmland, shifting the valley away from mining and logging toward agriculture. Farming has been the backbone ever since, with tree fruit, hay, alfalfa and grain grown alongside dairy, poultry and beef.
49° 2'16.53"N and 116°28'44.18"W
1,500 sq. ft. rancher built in 1972 with full basement, four bedrooms, three bathrooms, hardwood flooring, forced air propane furnace, and attached carport.
$2,853.87 (2026)
AGRICULTURE 2 (AG2)
LOT 11 DISTRICT LOT 812 KOOTENAY DISTRICT PLAN 1417
PID 015-798-895
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