Gentlemen's Farm with Wine Cellar and Sweeping Mountain Views on 64 Acres in Sullivan County
$889,000
Sullivan County sits deep in Pennsylvania's Endless Mountains, one of the least-populated counties in the state and a place where land prices have not yet caught up to the quality of the landscape. Forksville is a small village where Loyalsock Creek runs through a narrow valley flanked by heavily forested ridgelines — the kind of country that has a loyal following among fly fishers, hikers, and people who have driven through on a clear October day and come back to look at land. World's End State Park is effectively next door, the Loyalsock State Forest covers most of the surrounding hills, and Eagles Mere — one of Pennsylvania's most intact Victorian resort villages — is a short drive away. Williamsport is about 40 miles south, far enough to preserve the rural character of the valley without cutting off access to regional services.
The gentlemen's farm at 221 Meadowwood Lane has the core features that make a large rural property livable rather than just large: 64 acres of rolling pasture with a barn and outbuildings, a well-appointed ranch that keeps everything on the main level with additional lower-level space below, and a screened porch positioned to capture the long sweeping mountain views that are the property's defining daily experience. The listing describes watching weather come and go across the ridgelines from that porch as the best thing about the place — and given what Sullivan County ridge-and-valley country looks like through the seasons, that's not an oversell. The wine cellar is a surprise for a rural Pennsylvania ranch, the greenhouse handles vegetable production, and the outbuildings cover storage and farm support. This is a property sized and equipped for legacy ownership — someone who wants the land to be used, the structure to be lived in, and the views to be watched for years.
Listed at $889,000. Listing courtesy of Robin Fiester, Adventure Realty - Muncy Valley.
Homestead Potential
Water & Infrastructure
The listing does not specify a surface water feature on the property itself, though the surrounding Sullivan County landscape — within the Loyalsock Creek watershed — generally supports reliable groundwater. Rural properties in this part of Pennsylvania typically rely on private wells; buyers should confirm well depth, yield, and water quality as standard due diligence. The rolling pasture land and forested acreage suggest the parcel has natural drainage patterns worth mapping, particularly for buyers planning any livestock operation or crop irrigation. Loyalsock Creek runs through Forksville itself and is accessible from nearby public land for fishing and water recreation, though it does not appear to run through this parcel.
Crop & Income Potential
Sixty-four acres of rolling pasture in Sullivan County is serious agricultural land for a working gentlemen's farm. The pasture and barn infrastructure is already in place, making a cattle, sheep, or horse operation immediately viable without major capital investment in fencing or outbuilding construction. The greenhouse handles a vegetable growing operation appropriate to the household scale. Sullivan County's climate — Zone 5b, with an average frost-free season of roughly 130 days — is workable for most cool-season crops, small fruits, and orchard production, though buyers should plan the orchard placement carefully to take advantage of the best-drained slopes on the rolling acreage. Hay production to support the existing AG use and provide bedding material is a natural fit for the pasture portions.
Sustainability
A 1984 ranch form has inherent efficiency advantages — single-story heating and cooling with no cathedral spaces or multi-floor stack effect losses, and a lower-level that maintains natural temperature regulation year-round, making the wine cellar a logical extension of that thermal character. The screened porch provides passive cooling through the Endless Mountains summer, which is milder than the mid-Atlantic lowlands. The greenhouse extends the growing season without requiring heated infrastructure investment. Buyers should conduct an energy audit given the age of the structure and expect to address insulation and HVAC efficiency as standard 40-year-old-construction issues. The 64-acre scale and barn infrastructure support a wood-heating operation from managed timber on the wooded portions of the acreage.
The Boundaries
A 63.91-acre parcel in Sullivan County warrants a current survey before closing, particularly to confirm boundaries along the pasture edges, any timber easements on the forested portions, and access road rights. The barn, greenhouse, and outbuildings should be confirmed as permitted or grandfathered structures under Sullivan County and Forks Township regulations. The listing's 'gentlemen's farm' framing suggests primarily personal-use agricultural character; buyers planning any commercial operation — agri-tourism, event hosting, or STR — should review applicable zoning before purchase. No Zestimate on this property reflects its unique rural character and limited comparable sales data in Sullivan County.
Beyond the Property Line
Local Flavor & Small-Town Character
Forksville is a village of roughly 150 people where the post office, a general store, and the old hotel that has anchored the village since the 1800s are the civic anchors. Sullivan County as a whole has a population of about 6,000 — the second-least-populated county in Pennsylvania — which means the land character has been preserved almost by default. The area draws a steady but not overwhelming stream of visitors for World's End State Park, fall foliage, and fly fishing on the Loyalsock, but it has not been developed for tourism in the way that the Pocono Mountains to the east have been. Eagles Mere, about 15 miles away, is an intact Victorian-era lake resort community with summer rentals, a small yacht club, and a character that feels genuinely historic rather than reconstructed.
Agricultural Resources & Neighbor Networks
Penn State Extension maintains a Sullivan County presence through the North Central Pennsylvania extension office, with programming on beef cattle, forage management, timber, and small farms relevant to a 64-acre working property. The Endless Mountains Heritage Region provides agricultural and rural preservation resources across the seven-county area. The Sullivan County Conservation District offers soil and water conservation assistance, land use planning support, and connections to federal program enrollment through the USDA Farm Service Agency. Timber management on the forested portions of the 64 acres can be guided through the Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry's North Central Region office, which provides free forest stewardship planning for private landowners.
Outdoor Recreation & Natural Surroundings
World's End State Park, adjacent to Forksville, offers some of the most dramatic gorge hiking in Pennsylvania — the Loyalsock Trail runs through it, and the swimming holes in Loyalsock Creek draw visitors from across the state. The Loyalsock Creek itself is one of the premier native brook trout and wild brown trout streams in Pennsylvania, with public access points throughout the valley. The Loyalsock State Forest covers roughly 115,000 acres surrounding the valley and provides extensive hiking, mountain biking, hunting, and cross-country skiing. The Endless Mountains are a serious fall foliage destination — peak color typically in mid-October across the Sullivan County ridgelines. Eagles Mere Lake, a private lake in the adjacent resort community, is open to guests of Eagles Mere properties and provides a quieter water recreation alternative to the creek.
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