First you’ll come to the horseman’s paradise, with the live creek running through the working area, including the ranch’s 30’ x 60’ metal barn, 2-rail welded fence and covered horse runs, metal pipe working corrals and wood rail corrals. A special gated two-track access trail slips directly out the back of the ranch creating your very own private access into the 3.3 million acre Gila National Forest which consists of hundreds of miles of trails that are perfect for hiking, your side-by-side or horseback riding.

Improvements

Home

Can you imagine the cost to build & construct a home 6 miles back into the National Forest today? No need to think about it. An incredibly well-built and maintained +/-1500 sq. ft. home with 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, perfect size, not overbuilt and is literally turn-key and ready to move in! A covered front porch is enviable, where you’ll spend most of your time enjoying the views and watching the wildlife.

Totally off-grid, this ranch has housed residents year-round for over 60 years. Deep Creek Ranch is and has been powered with solar. New, maintenance free batteries have just been installed and there’s also a back-up generator. The house has phone access, cell service and internet.

Recreation

Trophy Elk, Gambel’s & Mearns Quail, Mule Deer & Coues Whitetails

Known to produce world record and best-in-class elk, 16a unit-wide bull elk tags have sold recently as high as $25,000! Both mule deer and Coues Whitetail abound in the area and are OTC for landowners. Historically a cattle ranch for generations, the seller sold his cattle grazing leases years ago to conservation groups so no grazing currently exists in the Gila National Forest area surrounding the ranch, which has benefited the wildlife tremendously. Merriam’s turkeys and deer are in the creek bottom and around the house daily. Coveys of quail flow through the headquarters like traffic in Dallas The creek flows year-round (most years) dropping to but a trickle during the driest of years

Water/Mineral Rights & Natural Resources

The ranch has 3 domestic wells and 3 acre feet of water rights which produce +/- 1M gallons per year. The wells have never been dry.

History

If the state of the world has you thinking about investing in that legacy property to reward your family and yourself, Deep Creek Ranch in the Gila just may be the one! It’s a perfect retreat, with potential trophy elk, deer, incredible quail with direct private access into millions of acres of the Gila National Forest.

Call or email today for more information and your qualified showing!

Location

Alma, New Mexico is about 8 miles from the ranch and has the closest gas, groceries and diner. Silver City, approximately an hour away, has additional shopping and amenities. The downtown Historic District is home to more than a dizen restaurants, murals, galleries and artist studios.

Phoenix is about 4 1/2 hours, Tucson 3 1/2 hours, Albuquerque is 4 hrs.