Julie Mansfield Smith likes to say, “God’s not making any more land, so the time to buy it is now.”

The owner of Mossy Oak Properties Cupper Creek Land Company might as well have been talking about her latest listing — Little Elk Creek — when she said it because it offers once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to a buyer.

“It is an in-holding that is totally surrounded by forest service lands,” said the 30-year veteran of East Oregon real estate. “It is a special place that has been in the same family for more than six generations. This is the first time it is coming on the market.”

This 630-acre picturesque piece of land in Halfway offers fun and adventure in all four seasons. It is an investment that could be passed through a family and enjoyed for decades to come.

Its views atop this nicely timbered mountain retreat within the Pine Creek Game Management Area features lush meadows and two prolific, free flowing channels of water. It has one mile each of Pine and Little Elk Creek frontage meandering through it for excellent fishing and personal enjoyment.

Looking to hunt? The property qualifies for Land Owner Preference tags. Buyers can apply for them with ODFW. There are four seasons of sporting including bear, elk, deer, turkey and more. Into other kinds of hunting? Try horn or mushroom and bird watching.

Ready to tear up the snow? It comes complete with a groomed snowmobile route starting on NF Rd 3990 and beyond. Works well if skiing is your thing, too.

Want to explore all the sights in the sunshine? Great horseback, hiking, mountain bike and ATV trails beckon.

“It is a year-round recreational destination,” Smith said. “There are the trees, wildlife galore and the location is intriguing because there is so much to do near it. These kinds of listings do not come on the market in this area often.”

Joseph and Enterprise are close by and offer great amenities and the Brownlee Dam is another fishing paradise.

“In Halfway and surrounding areas, there are really good eateries, recreation is available nearly everywhere and Cornucopia is an old mining town,” Smith said. “It is also very close to Eagle Caps, which lies in the heart of the Wallowa Mountains, and is a renowned hunting area.”

Make it a home

So your days will be filled with the best kind of choose your adventure, but what if you just want to sit and take it all in?

A beautiful mountain meadow is a potential building site overlooking the valley and trees below, where wildflowers are in full bloom. Application is available to apply for an approval with the county to build your off-grid or solar getaway or bring a camp trailer and call it home. It offers peace and serenity, but, just as important, the paved Pine Creek Road (NF39) access to boundary then turns into a well maintained dirt road pathway.

“The best thing about this property is that it is accessible right off of a paved county road, and the access is extremely easy to get to,” Smith said. “There also is a large graveled parking area available.”

This slice of heaven is about three miles from Baker-Copperfield Highway 86, which is maintained during winter. There are possibilities to subdivide for into two parels with the buyer to verify current building regulations. The closest structure (still off grid) is about a mile south and timber harvesting, hunting/grazing leases or carbon credits can offset future potential income.

Go to https://cuppercreeklandcompany.com/listings/little-elk-creek/ to see more files, photos, maps and documents. Call Smith at 541-519-6891 to schedule a viewing and prepare to have your breath taken away!