60 Acres in Beaver, WV - $665,000

6.7+/- acre Blue Jay Lake

40x40 +/- barndominium with move-in ready apartment and large space for RV and ATV storage

Cabin ready sites

Exceptional views

Suited for development of rental cabins

Convenient to ATV trails, hunting land, historical sites

Already established ATV and hiking trails on property

Appalachian Hardwood forest

Nearby public hunting property

Low light pollution

Exceptional stargazing

Convenient to the New River, Bluestone River, Greenbrier River and 2000-acre Bluestone Lake perfect for anglers and all water recreation enthusiasts

30 minutes from Winter Place Ski Resort

LOCATION

Google Coordinates: 37.721217(N), -81.165584(W)

Address: 579 Tilden Road, Beaver, WV 25813

Elevation Range: 2302 ft. to 2501 ft. +/-

Drive Times (approximate)

Highways/Towns

I-64, Beckley-Eisenhower Dr Exit 124: 10 minutes

Athens, Concord University: 45 minutes

Beckley: 10 minutes

Blacksburg, Virginia Tech: 1 hour 30 minutes

Charleston: 1 hour 15 minutes

Princeton: 50 minutes

Airports

Beckley Raleigh County Memorial Airport: 20 minutes

Bluefield Mercer County Airport: 1 hour

Charleston West Virginia International Yeager Airport: 1 hour 15 minutes

Lewisburg Greenbrier Valley Airport: 55 minutes

Recreation

Golf Golfing is just 10 minutes away at the Black Knight Golf Course, Beckley. There are several other golf courses in the area.

Lake Bluestone Lake: 45 minutes

Lake Lake Stephens: 35 minutes

Lake Little Beaver State Park: 15 minutes

National Park Grandview National Park: 25 minutes

National Park New River Gorge National Park and Preserve: 25 minutes

Resort Glade Springs Resort: 20 minutes

Resort The Greenbrier: 1 hour

State Park Bluestone State Park: 45 minutes

State Park Camp Creek State Park & Forest: 40 minutes

State Park Little Beaver State Park: 15 minutes

State Park Pipestem Resort State Park: 1 hour

State Park Twin Falls Resort State Park: 40 minutes

Skiing Winterplace Ski Resort: 30 minutes

Summit Bechtel Reserve: 35 minutes

BARNDOMINIUM HIGHLIGHTS

Overall 40 x40 barndominium style building

Total 1,600 +/- sf

Metal exterior

Metal roofing

Concrete slab

Apartment finished living area = 700 +/- sf

Garage area = 900 +- sf

16 x 40 fenced in area in front

APARTMENT INFORMATION

Two story

Kitchen dining room and setting room = 13 x27 +/-

Entry hall = 4 x 13 +/-

Bathroom = 5 x 7 +/-

Bedroom 1 = 10 x 12 +/-

Bedroom 2 = 12 x 13 +/-

Upstairs setting room / overflow bedroom = 11 x 12 +/-

Hall = 3 x 12 +/-

Laminate floors

Walls and ceiling are tongue and grove wood planks

New dishwasher conveys

RECREATION AT BLUE JAY LAKE RETREAT

Blue Jay Lake Retreat offers unparalleled recreational opportunities. Numerous soft recreational activities are anchored by Little Beaver State Park, Hatfield-McCoy ATV Trail, Winterplace Ski Resort, three area rivers, and 2 lakes.

Snow skiing is just 30 minutes away at Winterplace Ski Resort in Flat Top WV. The Resort features 12 lifts, 27 trails, two terrain parks and WVs largest snowtubing park, offering 16 lanes of fun, and much more.

Water-sports enthusiasts will find the three nearby rivers and the 2000-acre lake ideal for swimming, canoeing, fishing, kayaking, tubing, snorkeling, paddle boarding and windsurfing. Great fishing is found in all the rivers and lake, with small mouth bass, crappie, catfish, muskie and bluegill present in good numbers. Ice skating is occasionally a fun activity during the winter months.

Nature viewing is first in line of recreational activities. Attentive wildlife management has been geared not to just larger animals. Equal consideration has been extended to increasing the numbers and diversity of species including neo-tropical songbirds, butterflies, turtles, frogs, rabbits, chipmunks, dragonflies, owls, eagles and hawks. White tail deer, black bear, red/gray fox, bobcat, wild turkey, grouse, duck, squirrel, raccoon, fox and rabbit make up the resident wildlife population. It is hard to find a property that has a better mix of wildlife.

Stargazing-Planet Observation

Total or near total darkness can be still be found on the property, thereby affording the opportunity to view the night sky in all its brilliant wonder.

Shooting-sports devotees find all the land and privacy needed to enjoy:

Paintball-Airsoft-Laser Tag-Archery tag

Shotgun sport shooting including Skeet, Trap, Double Trap and Sporting Clays

Rifle & Handgun shooting: bullseye, silhouette, western, bench rest, long-range, fast draw

Archery and Crossbow competition shooting

Plain ole plinking: Grandpas old 22 single shot rifle and a few tin cans make a fun day

All Terrain Motorsports

The property is perfect for experiencing the property from an ATV or UTV. Riders are welcome to ride all public roads that do not have a painted dividing line and there are miles and miles of open roads in the area. These exciting machines handle the wide variety of the forests terrain.

Hatfield-McCoy Trail System

More than 45,000 off-road vehicle enthusiasts annually tour the Hatfield-McCoy Trail network near the property, a chief driver of development in the region. Officials with the trail authority, which oversees more than 1,500 miles of off-road routes, emphasize the need for private investors to develop more lodging and services for users. The nearest trailhead, Pinnacle Creek, is just 34 miles from the property.

Dirt bikes can also be a lot of fun and they come in all sizes and horsepower to fit anyone who enjoys being on two wheels.

Mountain Biking, Horseback Riding and Hiking

The gently laying land may be used for conventional and mountain biking, hiking or horseback riding and the area offers several state and national parks geared for these activities.

FOREST/TIMBER RESOURCES

The timber at Blue Jay Lake Retreat adds a great deal of value to this property. The abundant hardwood timber resource which is a composite of high-quality Appalachian Hardwood is ready to harvest. This well-maintained timber resource can provide a great deal of flexibility to the next ownership. Capital Timber value of the timber and pulpwood has not yet been determined. The forest has predominantly well-drained upland terrain which has led to a resource dominated by hardwood species. Overall, the species compensation is highly desirable and Favors Appalachian hardwood types, consisting primarily of black walnut, sugar maple, Poplar, Basswood, Red Oak groups, White Oak and Chestnut Oak, Soft Maple, Hickory, and a host of associated species.

WILDLIFE

Blue Jay Lake Retreat has an abundant wildlife population. The wild turkey, bear, and whitetail deer population is particularly impressive. The mixture of mature forest and emerging forest and abundant rugged mountain terrain, coupled with an abundant water supply from the lake, create the perfect wildlife habitat. The hardwood forest produced tons of acorns, Hickory nuts, beechnuts and black Walnut. Whitetail deer, wild turkey, squirrels, raccoons, fox and many species of songbirds and raptors make up the resident wildlife population. It is hard to find a property that has a better mix of wildlife and an environment more suited for wildlife habitat.

HUNTING

Blue Jay Lake Retreat is a hunters paradise and a tremendous recreational property. Being surrounded by rugged mountains with tremendous wildlife food sources lend to the hunters dream property. The two spring fed streams that flow into the lake, coupled with the abundance of Hickory, White Oak, and Red Oak, create a habitat for the large and small game. The abundance of year-round water sources with the streams and lake and their surrounding aquatic plant life create a water supported community with a wide variety of wildlife. Some of the margins of the creeks and lake support the aquatic food web, provide shelter for wildlife, and stabilize the shores. There are many animals that live in the water and around the edge of the spring fed creeks including raccoons, possums, Blue Heron, turtles, salamanders, crayfish, bullfrog, Eagles, Hawks and Red Wing Birds. The property has a mixture of hardwood species, and the adverse tree species coupled with the abundant water supply from the creeks create a perfect wildlife habitat. The edge effect created between the creeks, hollows, ridge, rock out-cropping and forest is a textbook habitat benefiting all of the resident wildlife. Whitetail deer, black bear, wild turkey, squirrels, rabbits, Bobcats, raccoons, fox and many species of song birds and raptors makeup the resident wildlife population.

WATER

Two dashed blue line intermittent streams have portions on the property that flow into the area that is Blue Jay Lake. The lake area contains about 7 acres. The streams should have periodic water flow, especially during rain events and snow melt.

MINERAL RESOURCES

This property is Surface Only. All minerals and mineral rights were severed by a prior deed. All rights that the owner has will convey.

BOUNDARIES AND SURVEY

A plat showing a boundary survey of the property dated February 27, 2023 is recorded as Map 5079-3101. A long section of the southwestern property boundary runs with Tilden Road Route 19/41. The property is being sold by the boundary and not by the acre.

UTILITIES

Water: A well has been drilled

Sewer: Septic system has been installed

Electricity: Available on-site, including camper hookup

Internet: Available through satellite providers

Cellphone Coverage: Excellent

ACCESS/FRONTAGE

The property has a long section of frontage on Tilden Road Route 19/41. Property roads/trails connect directly to Tilden Road.

ZONING

Raleigh County has some zoning and subdivision regulations. All prospective buyers should consult the County Government and also the Health Department for regulations regarding zoning, building codes, and installation of water wells and septic systems.

PROPERTY TYPE/USE SUMMARY

The property has cleared areas accessed by property roads, a lake area of about 7 acres, and forestland.

(This is an estimation of current property use as determined from aerial photography. It is made subject to the estimation of property boundaries and any errors in the interpretation of land use type from the aerial photography utilized.)