Lawson Ranch

Northeast, Nevada

Price Upon Request | 2,971.51 ± Acres | Elko County

PROPERTY TYPE: Cattle, Farms and Ranches, Fishing and Hunting, Homes and Cabins, Recreation

PROPERTY DESCRIPTION:

Lawson Ranch, homestead in the 1860s and once owned by the late Bing Crosby, encompasses just under 3000 deeded acres and is located 45 miles north of Elko, Nevada. Completely reminiscent of the old west, yet complete with updated modern conveniences, including your own private airstrip and large airplane hangar, a full ranch headquarters, six center drive hay pivots, can run over 600 pair of cattle, and easy access to town, this is the quintessential western cattle ranch.

PROPERTY HIGHLIGHTS:

Benefits from Nevada’s favorable state income tax structure
Water Resources & Hay:
- Some of the oldest water rights in the State of Nevada
- 3 streams on the ranch; California Creek, Winters Creek & Foremans Creek (These 3 streams are the headwaters of the Humboldt River)
- 6141 acre-feet of water from the Humboldt River Adjudication water rights
- Six center drive hay pivots with very economical yearly operating costs
- 590.46-acres are irrigated by pivots and 1578.94-acres are flood irrigated
- 2,169 acres of total irrigated land
Cattle:
- Third-party lessee run 600 or more pairs of high quality, NHTC, all-natural export Angus Beef
Improvements:
- A 2800’ long by 100’ wide private airstrip with a large aircraft hangar
- A nearly 5000 sq ft 5 bedroom, 5 bath main residence
- Main residence renovated as a B & B
- Three additional houses for guests or employees
- Two large fully enclosed hay barns; holds about 1,000 bales of hay
- A roughly 16 stall Horse Barn
- One large heated repair shop with adjacent fully enclosed equipment storage
- Old original 1860s cabin still intact
Recreation:
- Property backs up to National Forest, yet just 5 miles off the highway
- Wildlife includes: Shiras moose, rocky mountain elk, mule deer (about 5,000-6,000), several hundred antelope, and many more