Unparalleled Northern Flint Hills Recreation

Property Description

Located in eastern Pottawatomie County, between Onaga and Wamego, this 210-acre property is a quintessential Flint Hills recreation farm. The property has almost 1 ¼ miles of Red Hen Road frontage and consists of native grass, timbered draws, and over 200 feet of elevation change. The 4 different draws have multiple varieties of acorn-producing oaks, elm, hedge, hackberry, among other hard and soft wood species. The beauty of these draws is that they are the travel corridor and bedding grounds between hundreds of acres of neighboring farmland and close to 20,000 acres of native prairie with minimal road access throughout. These draws come together to form a ridge, saddle, and plateau that provide some of the most breathtaking views of the Kansas countryside that I have ever seen. Being at the top of the farm and looking in any direction you turn will stir your soul. With the Vermillion bottoms to the west and vast, undisturbed prairie to the east, it provides unmatched peace. I have been on very few properties that I can honestly say that about, but this is one of them.

The recreational history of the farm is very strong, with years of trail camera and harvest photos of deer, turkey, and even elk. Multiple bow stands can be found throughout the property in addition to two redneck blinds and two 1,000-pound babyback low-profile Outback feeders. Miles worth of trails access different parts of the farm, and the extensive road frontage provides multiple points of access. Three ponds do not hold water, but the dams provide equipment access across the drainages. A high-quality 5-strand barbed wire fence with steel braces was recently installed across the entirety of the road frontage of this property, with three steel double gates. The timber was cleared along this fence to allow for travel within the gates. Pieces of ground adjoining the quantity of undisturbed land that exists here provide an opportunity for deer to reach a level of maturity that many other farms won’t sustain. It is a truly unique opportunity.

In the north corner of the farm, sitting amongst a grove of cottonwood trees adjoining a hay meadow, there is a 2018-built off-grid cabin with 2 sleeping lofts, a kitchen, a living space, and a shower/sink nook in the back. The cabin is plumbed with propane and wired for electricity to hook up a generator. There is a wood stove as well as a propane stove and range. Behind the cabin, there is an outhouse along with a box to put a generator in to deaden the sound. This highly functional cabin serves as a comfortable, secluded dwelling that provides zero disturbance to the rest of the farm. There is a solar well near the cabin that feeds a stock tank.
The farm is 22 minutes from Wamego, 40 minutes from Manhattan, and 1 hour from Topeka. Call Joey Purpura at (785) 831-3045 for maps, disclosures, or to schedule a showing.