Keyes Ranch is featured in the Spring 2026 issue of Texas LAND magazine. Click here to find out more.
Keyes Ranch is a true Hill Country standout, offering exceptional raw land with dramatic elevation changes, panoramic 360° views, and two rare, scenic lakes. This is a property where water and topography meet—creating a landscape as functional as it is beautiful. With rolling pastures, scattered hardwoods, and multiple natural water features, this ranch represents one of the best opportunities to secure premier acreage in a highly desirable area near Austin, San Marcos and San Antonio. This property is co-listed with Dave Ramsey and Danny Quinlan at NewQuest.
Prime Location
Located just 9± miles from Dripping Springs—known as the “Gateway to the Hill Country”—Keyes Ranch offers privacy with easy access to wineries, breweries, and wedding venues. Its central location makes it an ideal weekend retreat or long-term investment, with short drives to Johnson City (27± miles), Blanco (28± miles), Austin (29± miles), San Marcos (41± miles), Fredericksburg (57± miles), and San Antonio (78± miles).
Expansive Land
Keyes Ranch is first and foremost, an extremely rare land offering—superior raw acreage with unmatched topography for this part of the Hill Country. Elevations range from 880’± to 1,180’± above sea level, creating multiple build sites with dramatic 360° views. Open pastures, wooded draws, and scattered live oaks, Spanish oaks, and black walnut trees create a quintessential Hill Country landscape and excellent grazing potential. A neighboring property under conservation easement protects two sides of the ranch, ensuring lasting privacy and unobstructed vistas.Large tracts of this size and quality are increasingly rare in this area, making Keyes Ranch an exceptional investment and a unique opportunity to own a premier piece of the Hill Country.
Water Features
Purola Lake, a prominent attraction of the property, currently spans approximately 1.5± acres but has expanded to as much as 12± acres in wetter years—creating a spectacular focal point and natural gathering place. A second lake in the northeastern portion of the ranch, two additional surface tanks, and several wet-weather creeks add by the property’s character and provide year-round interest and beauty.
Wildlife
Wildlife is abundant, with frequent sightings of white-tailed deer, turkey, dove and other native game. Four strategically placed feeders help sustain healthy game populations, making the ranch ideal for hunting, wildlife viewing, and recreation.
2,175± Acres
Hays County, Texas
$65,250,000
Ken Hoerster, Broker
830-249-9339
Info@TexasRanchesForSale.com
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Last Updated on March 12, 2026
