Lodge-Style Home with Salmon Stream on 22 Acres Bordering BLM and Elliott State Forest
$699,000
North Bend sits on Coos Bay at the southern end of the Oregon coast — a working port town with a shipbuilding history, flanked by the Oregon Dunes to the north and Cape Arago's dramatic headlands to the south. Coos County is one of the last places on the coast where serious acreage is still possible at a price that does not require liquidating a retirement account, and the reason is that the land here is forested, rugged, and not particularly oriented toward the weekend visitor economy.
The property at 96863 Larson Lane is one of those rare Coos County parcels where everything compounds: 22.26 acres with BLM land to the south and Elliott State Forest to the north — permanently protected surroundings on two sides that no future development can alter. A salmon-bearing stream crosses beneath the house, feeding an interior waterfall feature and turning an exterior waterwheel visible from the living room. Open beam ceilings, expansive windows, built-in bookshelves, and a propane fireplace give the 3,357 sq ft interior its lodge character. Outside, the amenities keep adding up: four acres of pasture, roughly 18 acres of merchantable timber, a flourishing orchard, greenhouses, a brick oven, an expansive deck, and a 40x36 shop with 13-foot doors sized for an RV, a boat, or serious equipment. Solar power with two meters keeps utility costs impressively low per the seller. Two certified wood stoves and a heat pump mini-split handle the heating and cooling. The 50-year DeBella roof is transferable. A dedicated office and a game room or mother-in-law suite round out a layout designed for flexible long-term use.
Listed at $699,000 following a $60,000 price reduction in June. Listing courtesy of Stacie Rudolfs, Keller Williams Southern Oregon Coastal Real Estate Group.
Homestead Potential
Water & Infrastructure
The salmon-bearing stream is the property's most extraordinary water feature — a live stream running beneath the structure and through the land is genuinely rare, and buyers should treat it seriously in due diligence. Confirm the stream's classification under Oregon water law, any associated water rights, and the implications of salmon habitat designation for any future work near or within the stream channel. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Army Corps of Engineers both have jurisdiction over salmon-bearing waters; any structural work involving the stream should be reviewed by a land use attorney before closing. Domestic water supply should be confirmed separately — buyers should ask about well or municipal connection, depth, yield, and quality.
Crop & Income Potential
Four acres of pasture and roughly 18 acres of merchantable timber represent two distinct productive uses operating simultaneously. The pasture acreage is immediately usable for livestock — the shop and existing infrastructure support horses, cattle, or small animals without additional outbuilding investment. The timber stand is a long-horizon asset: Oregon's coast range supports Douglas fir and other high-value species, and buyers interested in selective harvest should engage a licensed forester to assess species composition, volume, and harvest timing before factoring timber income into purchase planning. The orchard and greenhouses extend the growing season and support serious food production at a latitude where the maritime climate keeps frosts moderate but limits heat for warm-season crops.
Sustainability
Solar power with two meters and impressively low utility costs per the seller is a meaningful operating-cost advantage — buyers should request actual utility bills to understand the system's real-world performance before relying on the seller's characterization. Two certified wood stoves and 18 acres of timber on the property mean firewood supply is effectively unlimited and self-sourced. The 50-year transferable DeBella roof removes the largest single deferred-maintenance risk from the purchase. The heat pump mini-split is the most efficient option for supplemental heating and cooling in a coastal Oregon climate. Buyers should confirm the solar system's age, inverter condition, and net-metering agreement with Pacific Power before closing.
The Boundaries
The BLM and Elliott State Forest boundaries on two sides are the property's most durable feature — they cannot be developed and effectively expand the usable wilderness accessible from the property far beyond the 22.26 deeded acres. Buyers should confirm the exact boundary lines with a current survey, particularly along the stream corridor where riparian setbacks and fish habitat protections may constrain future construction. Oregon's land use planning system (Goal 5 for natural resources, Goal 4 for forest lands) applies to Coos County properties of this type — buyers should confirm with a local land use attorney what structures, uses, and timber harvest activities are permissible under the current zoning designation before closing.
Beyond the Property Line
Local Flavor & Small-Town Character
North Bend and adjacent Coos Bay form the largest metro area on the Oregon coast between the Columbia River and the California border — a distinction that speaks more to the region's rural character than to urban scale. The area has a working-town identity built on timber, fishing, and the port, with a genuine arts and food scene that has grown around the coast's outdoor economy. The Coos Bay Boardwalk, the Egyptian Theatre, and the Coos History Museum anchor a downtown that functions year-round rather than seasonally. Bandon, known for its cheese and its world-class golf, is about 25 miles south.
Agricultural Resources & Neighbor Networks
Oregon State University Extension Service maintains a Coos County office in Coquille with programming on forestry, livestock, and small farms relevant to a property of this scale. The Coos County Farm Bureau and local timber industry contacts are accessible through the broader region. Feed supply and farm hardware are available in Coos Bay and North Bend. The Oregon Department of Forestry's Coos Bay district office is the right resource for timber harvest planning and the Small Forestland Owners program, which provides technical assistance to landowners with smaller timber holdings.
Outdoor Recreation & Natural Surroundings
Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area stretches 40 miles along the coast north of North Bend — the largest expanse of coastal sand dunes in North America, with ATV access, hiking, and freshwater lakes formed between the dune ridges. Cape Arago State Park, Sunset Bay State Park, and Shore Acres State Park are accessible within 20 minutes, offering tidepooling, whale watching, and one of the Oregon coast's most dramatic formal gardens. The Umpqua River and Coos River systems provide salmon and steelhead fishing throughout the season. The Pacific Crest Trail's Siskiyou leg and the Oregon Coast Trail are accessible within the broader Coos County region for serious backpacking.
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