Pritchard Sumner Ranch is featured in the Summer 2024 issue of LAND magazine. Click here to find out more.
- Situated in Shandon, California
- Scenic views in every direction
- Seasonal elk, deer, quail, dove and rabbits
First homesteaded in the 1860s, the 8,525-acre Pritchard-Sumner Ranch is rich with history and available for purchase for the first time in over 150 years. Operated as a cow-calf cattle business for almost 50 years, running 250 cow-calf pairs (or 1,000-1,200 yearlings), the Pritchard-Sumner Ranch is completely outfitted with cross-fencing, pastures, and troughs, plus over 80,000 gallons of water storage and miles of pipeline to distribute water all throughout the Ranch. The Pritchard-Sumner Ranch is complemented with a freshly remodeled ranch-style home, barns, historic buildings, juniper trees, and a variety of wildlife.
Location & Access
The Pritchard Sumner Ranch is situated in Shandon, California, with acreage spanning across both San Luis Obispo and Kern Counties. The main headquarters is situated at 8050 Bitterwater Road and is accessed through the main gate on the east side of the road.
Improvements
The recently remodeled main home is comprised of 3 bedrooms and 1 bathroom. Built in the 1930s, the home includes heating and air, a new roof, and a stabilized foundation. Further there is a metal pole barn, equipment shed, fencing and all-weather ranch roads. The cattle operations include a new set of corrals, a new loading chute, a 60-foot truck scale and troughs sprinkled throughout.
Operations
For over 50 years, the Pritchard-Sumner Ranch has been utilized as a cattle ranch and is currently running 250 head. This is a total turn-key operation, complete with cattle guard, fencing, alleys, pens, a 60- foot scale, brand new loading chutes and approximately 22 water troughs scattered across the ranch.
Additionally, because of the rich history of the Pritchard Sumner Ranch, there is the potential opportunity for agricultural tourism and studies. The ranch has been visited by Cal Poly animal science students and utilized by various organizations as a fundraiser site.
Water
With the capability to store 80,000 gallons, water on the Pritchard-Sumner Ranch is supplied by two wellsone solar powered, the other electric on a timer. The water is gravity fed through miles and miles of built-in pipeline all throughout the Ranch. There are also 3 stock ponds that collect an ample amount of water each year. However, though safe for cattle, there is currently there is no potable water on the property, as is typical for this area. Drinking and cooking water are purchased and stored in the home.
8,525± Acres
Kern & San Luis Obispo Counties, California
$8,350,000
Clark Company
Pete Clark, Broker • 805-238-7110 • Pete@ClarkCompany.com
ClarkCompany.com
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