Roger Riley Ranch, one of the last remaining cattle ranches in Contra Costa County has been listed for sale. The 500-acre cattle ranch is an ode to a time long ago when cattle outnumbered people on the wide-open California East Bay rangelands.
Listing agent Todd Renfrew of California Outdoor Properties said, “You’ll be hard pressed to find a serene ranch property of this magnitude and uniqueness so easily accessible to many cities in California’s East Bay and San Francisco.”
The homestead consists of a 2,037 sq. foot home with an attached two-car garage and private well. Outbuildings include a 2,550 sq. ft. horse barn, 1,008 sq. ft. storage barn with concrete floors, and an additional detached two-car garage.
Seasonal creeks and pond, coupled with a developed natural spring with a gravity-fed holding tank, provide ample year-round supply of one of California’s most precious commodities, water, for grazing livestock and property landscaping. Two undeveloped springs exist on the property as well. There is a cattle lease in place on the property, presenting an additional income-generating opportunity for the new owner.
List price is $6,999,000.
Per the listing:
- Five minutes to Pittsburg, CA
- Views of Walnut Creek and the entire East Bay
- Beautiful and one of the few remaining cattle ranches in Contra Costa County
- Gated passcode entry
- 2,037 SF main home with an attached two-car garage
- Private well
- Backup generator automatically comes on if power goes out
- Tankless water heater and Culligan filtration system in home
- 2,550 SF horse barn
- 1,008 SF storage barn with concrete floors and 12’ clearance height
- Detached two-car garage
- Workshop
- Seasonal creeks, pond, a developed natural spring, and two undeveloped natural springs
- Cattle lease on property; income generating opportunity for new owner
- Cistern feeds the cattle troughs, a 4,000-gallon tank year-round, & provides irrigation for the house
- Picturesque views of the Delta, Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve, and Mt. Diablo
- Outdoor recreation: horseback riding, ATV’ing, biking, hiking, etc
- Flanked on the west, north, and eastern fronts by the East Bay Parks District
- Radio tower for the Coast Guard
- Nice oak trees on the property
- Easy access to California’s East Bay and San Francisco Bay Area
For more information on the listing, click here.
4 comments
East Bay Parks please purchase the land. WE DONT NEED MORE residents. East county is over populated!
Please EBRP buy this property, please.
Share the views and landscape with everyone.
If I had 7 million I’d buy it, 20-30 years from now that property will quadruple in value
Ugh. I’m terrified to see what might end up there. I sincerely hope someone buys it who will maintain the open space.