Big Bend Ranch is a 108± acre private nature reserve located at the intersection of Jalama Road and Highway 1, about 5 miles south of the City of Lompoc. The ranch offers endless hiking opportunities through expansive groves of oak trees, abundant wildlife, and wonderful recreation opportunities along El Jaro Creek, which runs through the property. The creek, vegetated in a lush community of mostly-native riparian forbs, shrubs and canopy-forming trees is known to support steelhead and other species of special status birds, reptiles and amphibians.
About one-third of the property is grassland and about one third is mixed oak woodland and scrub; both communities have been routinely grazed by cattle for many years. On the flat bottomland near the creek, about 30 acres are devoted to dry farming of beans and other crops in an operation run by the neighboring property owner.
The rest of the property is occupied by small paddock areas and a development compound. There is an existing 1,400± sq ft 3bed, 1bath home on the property with an in-ground pool and an easterly facing porch that offers unobstructed views of the mountains and surroundings. The area also has a pole barn and associated agricultural structures. The property is zoned as AG-II-100 and is not located in the coastal zone. The property is currently under a Williamson Act Contract.
The ranch has a prime, potential two-acre homesite overlooking the beautiful Jalama Valley where you can build the home of your dreams (up to 4,000sf, single-story), a guest house, and pave a driveway to the site. Permission has been granted by the Land Trust, but requires county approval. Additional details available upon request to qualified potential buyers. In addition to the potential homesite, the property possesses remarkable scenic and open space resources and a vigorous agricultural operation.