225.36± Acres
$2,255,000

Mason, Texas
Mason County

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DIVERSE HUNTING OR WEEKEND RETREAT
IN THE HEART OF THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY

Another FINE Texas Property

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Introduction

Deer Creek Summit is a beautiful, blank canvas ranch situated just N of Doss, featuring healthy, mature Live oak trees, rolling topography with fantastic views, and 4,235 feet of frontage along both sides of Deer Creek. This rare offering is in a very desirable area and is the complete package for buyers seeking the perfect country property to build their dream home. Deer Creek Summit is being offered without any restrictions and can easily be subdivided by the new owner.

Location & Access

The property sits in the heart of the Texas Hill Country and is located 8.5 miles N of Doss, 30-miles NW of Fredericksburg, and 17-miles S of Mason. The ranch has 0.80 miles or 4,330 feet of frontage along the W line of RR 783. This is a highly desirable area that is close enough to town to feel convenient, yet far enough away to feel like you are out in the country. Property Address: 22726 N RR 783, Mason, TX 76856.

Nearby Fredericksburg

Fredericksburg is the epicenter and premier destination of the Texas Hill Country and boasts a small-town feel with the restaurants, accommodations, shops and attractions usually reserved for a much larger destination. The town’s German roots are evident today in its charming historic Main Street, which offers some 150 shops, art galleries, museums, bakeries and restaurants in a walkable setting. Fredericksburg, known for decades as a premier shopping destination, offers the best of home decor, western wear, fine art, jewelry, kitchen wares, linens, antiques and more.

Fredericksburg is also Texas Wine Country. With over 50 wineries in the area, visitors can sample a diverse range of varietals in picturesque vineyards or boutique tasting rooms. The selection of lodging options in Fredericksburg includes 23 hotel/motels with over 1,100 rooms as well as nearly 1,500 vacation rentals, bed & breakfasts, and guesthouses in the area. Great food and fantastic dining are a fixture in Fredericksburg with more than 100 restaurants that feature everything from fine dining to regional Texas Hill Country cuisine, to authentic German, Tex-Mex and BBQ.

Wineries

The Texas Hill Country is home to over 100 wineries and vineyards and Fredericksburg is the beating heart of Texas Wine Country. There are more than 60 wineries, vineyards, and wine tasting rooms located in Fredericksburg's Gillespie County, in addition to dozens more wineries located within an hour or two drive. Fredericksburg’s Urban Wine Trail, which includes more than 10 downtown wineries and wine tasting rooms owned by Fredericksburg wineries, are all within walking distance to historic hotspots, shops and boutiques, and the town’s B&Bs and hotels.

Land

The habitat on this ranch consists of a rolling, oak dominated savannah, interspersed with other native tree, brush, and grass species such as Texas persimmon, Mesquite, Cedar elm, Black hickory, and Little bluestem. Live oak is the primary and most visible oak species, with scattered Spanish oak, Blackjack oak, and Shinnery oak. At the center of the property near the cabin, there are some very special groves of mature Live oaks with large crowns.

Soils consist of deep sandy loams along Deer Creek and the secondary drainages that feed it, to shallower, more rocky soils on the hillsides. The elevation ranges from 1,500 feet along Deer Creek up to 1,640 feet in multiple sections of the property.

Water

Deer Creek runs for 4,235 feet through the upper end of ranch, flowing from east to west, with three smaller seasonal creeks flowing into it in the center of the property. There is a short dam near the cabin area that can back-up water during non-drought periods. Owning both sides of the creek, there is an opportunity to enlarge the dam and create a significant water feature. Along Deer Creek and all of the secondary drainages, there are many beautiful rock outcroppings which add to the unique character of this ranch. There is a water well (water at 12 feet, drilled to 125 feet), yielding 8 GPM that was completed in February 2024 which sits next to the cabin. The well is serviced with a windmill which pumps water into an adjacent concrete holding tank.

Wildlife

White-tailed deer are especially abundant and have been lightly hunted over the years. Rio Grande turkey, mourning & white-wing dove, and other indigenous wildlife species such as raptors, songbirds, various small mammals, and reptiles are also abundant and are commonly seen. There is an Ag-Exemption in-place. Deep, loamy soils found in the flats along Deer Creek provide multiple, ideal locations for food plots, hunting blinds, and feeder stations.

Improvements

Cabin, Fencing & Roads

There is a small 312 SF cabin built around 1940, complete with an old pot-bellied wood stove, that has served the family as a rustic hunting cabin through the years. The cabin sits in the center of the property along Deer Creek with the water well and water storage tank sitting nearby. There are two (2) wooden tower deer blinds that will convey in the sale.

The ranch is entirely perimeter fenced and is in good condition. There are no interior cross fences, but there are approximately 2.50 acres of fenced-in area adjacent to the cabin that serve to trap livestock. Access throughout the ranch is provided by typical ranch roads and trails. CTEC power has been extended into the property at the cabin.

Financial / Title

DEER CREEK SUMMIT, as previously described herein (225.36± ac), is offered at $2,255,000 or $10,006/ac in Cash or at Terms acceptable solely at the discretion of the Sellers.

The conditions of sale are as follows:

Offers to purchase or letters of intent must be in writing and accompanied by 1.00% of the purchase price to the escrow account at Hill Country Titles in Fredericksburg, TX.
The Sellers will provide and pay for a standard owner’s title insurance policy. Title to the real property will be conveyed by a general or special warranty deed.
The Sellers will provide a new survey.
Mineral rights which the Sellers own will be conveyed to the Buyer at Closing.
All water right claims controlled by the Sellers will be transferred to the Buyer at Closing.
The property lies in the Mason ISD.
The property does not have deed restrictions.
The 2024 ag-exempt property taxes were $772.07.