Picture this: you pull off a quiet gravel road, cut the engine, and step out onto your own 36.9 acres. There's no fence crowding you in, no neighbor's porch light in view - just open, sage-and-juniper flats rolling gently up toward the northwest, and the outline of distant mountains holding the horizon to the south. The wind moves through, a pronghorn lifts its head somewhere off in the distance, and otherwise it's just quiet. This is Elk Valley Ranch, and this particular parcel gives you something genuinely rare out here: power already run to the lot line.

That one detail changes what's possible. Whether you're parking an RV for weekends, setting up a full-time off-grid home base, or building something more permanent down the road, you're not starting from zero on electricity - a real head start in a part of Arizona where most buyers are budgeting for a solar system just to run the basics.

Getting there is straightforward. Access runs via N6500 and N6502, which tie into CR6040, the main gravel corridor for this part of the county - so the route in stays well-traveled rather than obscure. Inside Elk Valley Ranch itself, the roads are maintained by the POA rather than the county, and there can be washes to navigate after heavy rain, so a little seasonal caution (as with any rural Arizona property) is worth planning for. From there, it's about 16 miles - roughly 26 minutes - into St. Johns, the Apache County seat, for groceries, fuel, and everyday supplies.

Zoning here is genuinely flexible. The parcel carries an A-General classification, and Apache County is known for welcoming alternative building methods - earthships, cordwood, rammed earth, cobb, and tiny homes under 600 square feet all qualify under modified codes, alongside standard single-family, modular, and manufactured construction.

RV living is squarely on the table. Full-time RV living is allowed as long as you're connected to an approved septic system, and incidental RV camping is permitted as an accessory use outright - one of the more RV-friendly zoning setups you'll find in this part of the state.

The Elk Valley Ranch POA keeps things simple: $230.40 in annual dues and covenants that keep the neighborhood residential and recreational hobby-ranching in character. Sanitary systems must be septic-based, and animals (aside from swine) are permitted as long as the parcel is fenced and it's not a commercial operation. There's no added restriction on building materials, camping, or RV use beyond what the county already allows. The POA's main amenity is road maintenance, which keeps N6500/N6502 passable.

A quick note on hunting: it isn't permitted directly on this parcel under the POA covenants. That said, the section this property sits in is surrounded - in every direction, as close as a few hundred feet away - by hundreds of thousands of acres of BLM and Arizona State Trust land, all within Game Management Unit 2A (the St. Johns Elk Hunt Area), where over-the-counter tags are available. So while you won't be hunting your own 36.9 acres, serious public-land access is essentially at your doorstep.

Sitting at roughly 6,560 feet of elevation, the area enjoys a high-desert climate with around 275 sunny days a year. Summers bring highs near 87°F with cool nights dropping into the mid-60s - genuinely comfortable sleeping weather - while winters run milder than you'd expect, with highs around 46°F, lows near 19°F, and about 20 inches of snow spread across the season. Roughly 13 inches of precipitation fall annually, mostly during winter and the summer monsoon.

For recreation beyond the property line: Apache National Forest is about 22 miles south, Lyman Lake State Park is 28 miles (about 40 minutes) away for fishing and camping, and Becker Lake, Fool Hollow Lake, and Show Low Lake are all within an hour to 90 minutes for a full day of fishing. Show Low, with its larger shopping options, is about 61.5 miles (roughly 1 hour 16 minutes) away.

PRICING

This property is available for $33,900 cash, or through owner financing with $6,750 down and $497/month for 72 months (total price of $42,534). No hidden fees, no prepayment penalties, no credit checks - just straightforward terms.

Ready to see more? Contact us - we're happy to walk you through everything before you make the trip out.

At Ashbrook Land Company we perform extensive research into all of our properties before listing them, but it is ultimately the buyer's responsibility to perform their due diligence before purchase. The information provided on this page is, to the best of our knowledge, correct, and is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. All prospective buyers are encouraged to contact the county to confirm legality or feasibility of any future development plans. Rural, undeveloped land can be dangerous due to terrain, weather, and poor or non-existent road access and calls for caution when visiting. Ashbrook Land Company will not be held responsible for any action or outcomes by visitors to a property of ours. We make no warranties or representations about the land, its condition, or what can be built on the property. Property lines in photos and the LandID interactive map are approximate and for visual purposes only. GIS/aerial maps vary slightly from actual property boundaries.