Listing: Navajo County AZ Silver Creek Acres U3 Lot 143 is 1 Acre 10 Minutes NE of Snowflake

I spotted a tree of nesting Great Blue Herons just outside of Snowflake along Silver Creek! This lots sit about 8/10 of a mile from Silver Creek, walking distance! It's a rural off grid country side setting about 10 minutes from town!
Description:

1  Acre Off Grid Lots For Sale in Snowflake, Arizona With Scattered Trees Between Holbrook and Show Low.

Sits About 8/10 of a Mile from Silver Creek Where I Spotted Great Blue Herons Nesting!

About 3 hours NE of Phoenix in Navajo County With Easy Acces

Pretty Views of the Treed Hillsides and Distance White Mountains!

Near the Woodruff Waterfall and Bridge and the Petrified Forest National Park.

The White Mountains Are Home to Some of the Best Record Setting Fishing Lakes in the State!

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Silver Creek Acres Unit 3 Lot 143



Status: SOLD
State: AZ
County: Navajo

Parcels

APN:
202-28-143
Legal Description:
Silver Creek Acres #3 Lot 143

Listing Details

City:
Snowflake
Snowflake is 7.5 miles S
Show Low is 28 miles S
Holbrook is 35 miles N
Flagstaff is 125 miles NW
Gallup is 131 miles E
Phoenix is 181 miles SW
Albuquerque is 268 miles E
Las Vegas is 374 miles NW
Parcel Size:
1 acre
See Parcel Map
Roads:
Dedicated Easement
Oak Tree Lane is a bladed dirt road along south.

Sit less 4/10 miles SW of Old Woodruff Road which is the main drag back to Snowflake.
Power:
Solar, Generator
Needs installation.
Water:
Well, Holding Tank
Needs installation.

Click here to visit the Arizona Department of Water Resources website for information about well permits.
Sewer:
Septic, Holding Tank
Needs installation.

Liens:
No
Deed Type:
Special Warranty Deed
CCRs:
No
Title Marketable:
Yes
Property Tax:
30.00
Annually per lot approximately. Paid current. Future tax notices are buyer's responsibility.
Doc Prep Fee:
150.00
To be added to the purchase price for document preparation.
Zoning:
Rural-20
Allows for homes and manufactured homes.

Click here for a link to the zoning.

Allows up to 30 days RV use per year. A temporary RV permit is available when in the process of building.

Click here for a link to RV use.
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Property Photos

All of the photos were taken in March 2020  of  Silver Creek Acres Unit 3 Lot 143 and the surrounding views.           

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PROPERTY INFORMATION

1 acre in Snowflake, Arizona in the White Mountains about 3 hours NE of Phoenix, AZ near Holbrook  and Show Low. It sits about 3/4 of a mile from Silver Creek so walking distance with your dogs! There's pretty views of the treed hillsides and easy access on county roads to the property.

All of the photos were taken in March 2020 of the property and the surrounding views. It sits about 7.5 miles N/NE of Snowflake on Oak Tree Lane which is a bladed road along the south. It's about 4/10 of a mile NW of Old Woodruff Road which is the main drag back to town. I did not see any power out in this area and neighbors are off grid and using solar.

 

It sits 4/10 of a mile off graveled Old Woodruff Road. Windmill Lane which runs 1 lot to the East is a marked road

The property is a gentle rolling hill that slopes from the NW corner down to the S and SE.  It's covered in scattered sage brush, native plants and desert grass with a free trees sprinkled about.

Looking towards the property from Windmill Lane - you can see the gentle slope of the property.

 

I found a small rebar stake hidden by the post at the NW corner and there's another tall stake at what appears to be the NE corner.

Looking NE to SE across the property - you can see the stake that I believe marks the NE corner.

 

I spent a moment looking for rocks and quickly found a few smaller pieces of petrified wood as I have seen them here before!! It sits about 17 miles SW of the south entrance into the Petrified Forest National Park and I wasn't surprised to find a piece when I looked!

There is a neighbor across the street to the south that looks like has been empty for a while. There's a log cabin 1 street to the NW that you can see popping up above the rolling hill. Otherwise there's not a whole lot of people around.

 They have a solar set up and a large holding tank for water on the side of the house.

 

There is a view of the White Mountains in the distance from the S to the SE! They still had a bit of snow in them. The White mountains are home to some of the best fishing and hunting in Arizona and I spend quite a bit of time playing in them myself!

 

I spotted a tree full of nesting great blue herons along Silver Creek just outside of Snowflake in March, 2018. Wow was I surprised when I blew up the photo to see what they were! How many times have I passed by and never noticed! Gotta love your own back yard!

The lots sit about 8/10 of a mile to the east of Silver Creek as seen in the maps! I think that's pretty cool that the creek is walking distance! Silver Creek flow north to the Little Colorado River at the Woodruff Bridge. Built in 1917, it's a historic one lane bridge that's a fun place to spend an afternoon hiking around. There's a beautiful little waterfall and I've spotted ducks and another blue heron at the creek and I included a few photos of that as well!

I took this first photo the same day I viewed the property and both water falls were spilling their cholocate color!

I took the next 3 in 2018 - it sure turns a pretty green with algae once it warms up! 

RIP BUDDY MY LOVE XO

 

 

Snowflake is the northernmost community in the region known as Arizona’s White Mountains. With a trading area of approximately 30,000 residents, the area is known principally for its tourism and natural resources industries. The White Mountains are considered the playground for people in the Phoenix and Tucson areas who wish to escape to the cooler temperatures of the higher altitude. It's the home of the Apache/Sitgreaves National Forests and White Mountain Apache Reservation.

It is the second highest mountain range in Arizona. It's also home of Smile4u! I've fished a few lakes, hiked a few canyons, found Native American pottery shards and petrified wood, taken quad rides, harvested a Christmas tree from the forest, driven over a few one lane bridges, seen a few waterfalls, floated the creek, seen a couple hundred beautiful sunsets, adopted a homeless cat we named Winslow, explored pueblo ruins of the Native Americans, and spotted herds of elk and antelope.

The Apache/Sitgreaves National Forests, often called the White Mountains, and White Mountain Apache Reservation is the second highest mountain range in Arizona. It is very diverse geographically and culturally and known for it’s outstanding fishing, camping, hiking, hunting, golfing and in the winter months cross-country, downhill skiing and snowmobiling. It is home to more than 400 species of animals including antelope, elk, deer, fish, big horn sheep, mountain lions, black bears and gray wolves. With over 450 miles of streams and 50 lakes with over 2000 surface acres of cold water lakes, many fisherman, bird watchers and hunters are drawn to the area. It also offers winter time recreational fun like skiing and snowmobiling.

Here are a few of my fishing adventures these past few years: I fell in love with Big Lake in November 2015 and included a few photos of fisherman out having fun! It is considered one of the White Mountains best fishing lakes because of its size and amount of trout caught. I asked these guys what they were catching and they said catch and release trout because they had so many fish already. I've fished there a few times now myself but still haven't caught anything! Ha!

 

Fishing at Black Canyon Lake on my 52nd birthday! I caught my face and my middle finger!

I caught this giant blue gill on the Fort Apache Reservation near the Salt River Canyon! I let him go!

Check out the trout I caught at Luna Lake in Apline in 2019! IT WAS THIS BIG!!!!!

 

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Within two or three hours are some of the most interesting Indian ruins and parks to explore including Canyon de Chelly, Window Rock, Monument Valley, Walnut Canyon and Wuptaki National Monument. My favorite spot to take visitors is to the Wukoki ruin which is part of the Wuptaki National Monument near Flagstaff. It resembles an old castle and is enormous and makes me marvel at how they made it by hand!

If you look closely you can see Buddy standing on the steps on the right hand side!

One of the greatest adventures in my lifetime was my trip in 2017 to Monument Valley which sits about 200 miles NE of Holbrook. I met up with a Navajo guide Roger for a jeep tour of Mystery Valley and Monument Valley. At one point he beckoned me to sit beside him as he painted a Kokopeli with sand on a rock in front of one of the ruins. He first spent a moment touching the rock with his hands, feeling it. I sat quietly and watched so mesmerized by how quickly the image came to life.

 

Roger had been joking with us that if we listened we would hear the Kokopelis flute calling us to him. Apparently he calls all the ladies, a modern day Casanova. He was said to travel to villages bringing the change of winter to spring, carrying a sack of seeds and songs on his back. He is the source of human conception and everyone would sing and dance when they heard his flute. The next morning every maiden in the village would be with child.

 

When we were done I said we should say a prayer or something - it was so spiritual. And before we left Roger walked over to the rock and said a quick prayer then used a stick to erase the image. I asked him what he had said in his native tongue and it was something along the lines of "I did not have the right to draw on this rock and I have erased it to show respect."

 

People often ask me if I miss living in Washington State with her tall pine trees and its an easy answer - NOPE! I love looking across the wide open valley covered in juniper trees, sage brush, native brush, cactus and desert grass. I love watching the colors of the seasons and there's sun for miles no matter what time of year! Home! Char the Explorer : )

PROPERTY MAPS

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Property Map

Prior to visiting the property I suggest you study the maps and the satellite image as they tell the story on how to get there. Get a mental picture of how to get to a property from a main road. I frequently write notes on how I got to the property.

Print out the important maps like the parcel map, aerial photo with the GPS coords and street map. These are the maps I use myself if I was going to view the property. You can enter the latitude and longitude into Google or Bing maps by putting a comma between them.

I also suggest you bring a street dedicated GPS like a Garmin, not your phone. Do not rely on your GPS to take you the correct way as she'll take you down miles of roads that aren't the main drags. I've named mine Thelma and Louise because she's tried to drive me off a cliff a few times! If I could just get Brad Pitt to sit in the back seat! : )

Most of the properties I sell are down some kind of dirt road - my favs! Be smart and bring a shovel, water, food, blankets, mace, a dog and anything else you might need if you get stuck for a day or two. I've been stuck in the sand, a marsh, had tires blow out - you name it. Be prepared, be safe, and have fun. She's a beautiful Earth. We only get one shot here - get out there and see all she has to offer. Char the Explorer : )



Google Maps and Bing Maps links for those customers who would like to research the street and aerial views further:

Google Maps: We suggest clicking on the "Tilt the view" button located on the bottom right side twice so it rotates the earth until you see the blue sky.

Google Interactive Map to the SE corner of the property.

 

 

 


Approximate parcel GPS coordinates:

Parcel: Silver Creek Acres #3 Lot 143
Latitude: 34.592349
Longitude: -110.063243
Coordinate location: SE corner of the lot

Google Interactive Road Map based on Coordinates
Bing Interactive Road Map based on Coordinates

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Apache - Apache and Navajo County Arizona

Apache and Navajo County Area Information

Apache County has a population of about 69,423 and encompasses 11,216 square miles. The Apache and Navajo Indian Reservations cover more than 65.4% of the county and more land is designated Indian Reservation than any other county in the USA. Approximately 21 percent is public land and 13.2 is privately owned so majority of the land is not for sale. Its also home of the Petrified Forest National Park and Canyon de Chelly National Monument.

Adjoining to the west is Navajo County with a population of about 107,500, encompasses 9,960 square miles. Many people think that Arizona is a vast, open desert without vegetation but Navajo County offers Monument Valley, Keams Canyon, part of the Petrified Forest National Park, and the largest stand of Ponderosa Pines in North America.

The counties offers extreme diverse regions with the forested White Mountains and green pastures in the south and high, dry, colorful plateau regions to the north. The Petrified Forest National Park and Painted Desert that we learn about in our elementary school geography books, offer visitors a spectacular journey into prehistoric times.

The dinosaurs originally came to the banks of the Little Colorado River and then the Indians. Pioneer families arrived from the east in the early 1880's. Scattered over the greater portion of the county and especially along the Colorado Chiquita River are many ruins of a prehistoric people. There is plenty of pure spring water in every town and village in the county, constantly fed by the rains and melting snow in the mountains.

The area is gorgeous and not what you would typically think of when you think of the desert. With elevation ranging from 4,000 to 10,000 feet, plush green pastures with animals grazing in the plateau region to the north and the snowcapped ski slopes in the White Mountains to the south offer a picturesque setting. The area has four seasons with warm summer months and a few snow days in the wintertime. The snow usually melts in the lower altitudes in a day or two but the White Mountains become a wintertime playground.

Excellent fishing, hunting and skiing make the White Mountains a year-round recreation area for many living in the hot Phoenix sun. It is home of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests with 8 notable cold water lakes and numerous lakes and reservoirs: Aker Lake, Big Lake, Woods Canyon Lake, Willow Springs Lake,Black Canyon Lake, Chevelon Canyon Lake, Luna Lake, Bear Canyon Lake, Crescent Lake, and Blue River. There are over 680 miles of rivers and streams and the headwaters for the Black, Little Colorado and San Francisco rivers are in the White Mountains.

Click here for the White Mountain Apache Tribe Game and Fish website.

Click here for Arizona Game and Fish

Click here to visit The Petrified Forest National Park and Painted Desert.

Click here for the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest.

Click here for the White Mountains Arizona website for recreational opportunities.

Click here for Walnut Canyon National Monument's website.

Click here for Canyon de Chelly National Monument's website.

Click here for Wupatki National Monument's website.

Click here for Rainbow Bridge National Monument's website.

Click here for information on Lake Powell.

Click here for information on Horseshoe Bend.

Click here for information on Monument Valley.

Click here for information on Antelope Canyon.


SALE TERMS & DISCLOSURES

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Sales Process and Terms

Please conduct your due diligence research and be sure to ask all questions prior to hitting the "Buy Now" button below.

All of the maps and information provided in this listing are intended to assist you in your due diligence research. We try and include many resources that we use ourselves. Over the years we have found information to be incorrect like a road that shows on an aerial photo or street map that we can't find because it is overgrown or doesn't exist or a difference in GPS settings. So while we try and include as much of this information as possible we greatly encourage you to carefully do your research to be sure the property suits your needs.

If you would like to purchase this property click on the "Buy It Now" button at the bottom of the listing. A form will ask for your name, email address and phone number. There is a box to indicate if you are purchasing if for cash or financing. Once you click submit it will change the Status at the top of the listing from "Available" to "Sale Pending". We will hold it for you for 3 days. We will then send you an email that confirms our agreement and our process to complete the transaction. Please contact us within 24 hours of receiving that email from us and we will continue to hold the property for you.

Payment is due within 3 days unless prior arrangements are made. You can either send a cashier's checks or money orders, or you can call the office with a debit or a credit card. We often have several interested buyers in the same property and in fairness we keep the property available until someone is 100% prepared to complete the transaction.

If purchasing for cash, once we have received payment we will prepare all documents necessary to transfer ownership and even include a check to cover all recording fees and transfer taxes as well. It's all part of the non-refundable $150 doc prep fee!

If purchasing a Contract for Deed Click Here to view the highlights of our owner financing. PLEASE READ THIS DOCUMENT PRIOR TO CLICKING THE BUY IT NOW BUTTON FOR CONTRACTS!

With my sincere thanks,

Char : )

Please feel free to call me at 360-550-8943 with any questions!