48400 Reliz Canyon Rd - Powderhorn Ranch

Powderhorn Ranch is a sprawling 4,356±-acre cattle ranch located near Greenfield, California, with all the improvements and water you need to pick up and keep this operation moo-ving!
The Ranch is improved with 2 homes, 3 barns, shop, horse pens and riding arena. Water is supplied via 3 wells, seasonal ponds, springs, and creeks. Powderhorn Ranch is also cross and perimeter fenced and offers over 50 livestock water troughs throughout the Ranch.
Hunting is prolific with blacktail deer, wild boar, turkeys, dove, quail, wild pigeon, squirrels, and coyotes. Outdoor recreational advantages abound with miles of roads and trails for ATV's or horseback riding, plus opportunity to enjoy camping and hiking on your own property.
LOCATION:
Powderhorn Ranch is situated in southern Monterey County in the western slope of the fertile Salinas Vallet at 48400 Reliz Canyon Road Greenfield, California. The Ranch is approximately 15 minutes from downtown Greenfield and access to Highway 101. Salinas is 45 minutes northwest and Paso Robles is 60 minutes southeast.
Known as the “The Heart of the Valley,” Greenfield is home to the Yanks Air Museum and Recreation Center, a key destination for visitors or tourists offering a hotel, winery, restaurants, aviation themed shops and recreational vehicle parking. The center resides on the permanent preservation of 306± acres of agricultural land through the dedication of a conservation easement to the AG Land Trust.
Powderhorn Ranch is located halfway between San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport and San Jose Mineta International Airport, both of which are 120 miles from the Ranch. San Luis Obispo Airport offers commercial service daily to Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Phoenix. Domestic as well as international air travel is available via Mineta San Jose International Airport.
IMPROVEMENTS:
Powderhorn Ranch is improved with 2 homes, 3 barns, shop, horse pens and riding arena.
The main house comprises 1,780± square feet, with three bedrooms and two baths. The home features a wood burning stove, new hardwood floors, paint, and a new composite roof. The exterior presents a large wood deck that leads to an inground pool with a diving board.
Outside is a 45’ x 30’ pool room with two bathrooms, a shower, fireplace, and bar plus a large cement patio.
The 1,326±-square foot bunkhouse offers two bedrooms with a freshly upgraded bathroom.
There are also three barns on the property. The main barn was remodeled in 2020. Nearby, a 25’ x 35’ metal shop and a tack room stores horse gear and equipment.
Additionally, there are 7 pipe horse pens and a 270’ x 150’ roping arena.
OPERATIONS:
The cattle operation has been the primary business focus, historically running up to 600 yearlings from October to June. Alternatively, the Ranch would support a year-round operation running approximately 200 pair.
One set of pipe fence corrals are centrally located at the headquarters and include a hydraulic squeeze chute and livestock scale.
Powderhorn Ranch is fully cross and perimeter fenced and there are over 50 livestock troughs and 11 storage tanks scattered throughout the Ranch.
WATER:
Powderhorn Ranch has an intricate stock water system that has been set up with three wells, and over 20 miles of underground piping, suppling water to 50+ livestock water troughs and 11 storage tanks ranging in capacity from 2,500 gallons to 18,000 gallons.
Furthermore, the seasonal Reliz Creek traverses the center of the Ranch in a north-south direction. There are also numerous seasonal ponds and two springs.
ACREAGE & ZONING:
Powderhorn Ranch is comprised of 9 certificated parcels encompassing 4,356± acres, zoned Pasture.
The Ranch is under Williamson Act Contract, often referred to as the Ag Preserve. Generally, the Ag Preserve contract limits the land usage to agriculture or related open space uses in exchange for reduced property taxes.
The 2023/2024 property taxes were approximately $25,115.
APNs:
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419-111-020 419-111-021 419-111-022 419-111-026 419-111-027 419-111-031
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