SOLD!! 54 Acres of Hunting and Recreational Land For Sale in Franklin County VA!

This Diverse Property Located Just Minutes From Turkeycock Wildlife Management Area Contains Hardwood Stands, Bold Streams, Open Fields and is Ideal for a Secluded County Home or Your Next Managed Hunting Ground!

Tucked away in the hills of Franklin County, Virginia this 54 acre property provides a serene country setting that will provide you with the perfect outdoor escape. Located on Bonfield Drive this property has approximately 1/4 mile of road frontage and a maintained tractor trail to the pasture at the back border making access for hunting, recreation or building your country home a breeze. The property contains a diverse landscape of open hardwoods, pasture, and creek bottoms making it perfect habitat for wildlife. There is plenty of game sign throughout and multiple established stand sites in place and ready for you to enjoy this hunting season. The pastures on this property could easily be turned into food plots or orchards to enhance the wildlife on the property and would also be perfect for horses or other livestock if you are looking for a place to start your hobby farm.

There is plenty of other outdoor recreation at your finger tips with this property as well. It is a short 4 1/2 mile drive to Turkeycock Mountain Wildlife Management Area (WMA). This WMA has 2,679 acres and lies along the ridge of Turkeycock Mountain. Here, the mountains ridge forms the boundary between Franklin and Henry Counties. The WMA is predominantly a forested landscape with several wildlife openings located throughout. There are a number of small streams on this property and Scout Pond is located near the southwestern corner of the WMA. Hunting for deer, bear, turkey and small game can be enjoyed here along with hiking and wildlife viewing. Fairystone Farms Wildlife Management Area is also located in Franklin County and is a short drive west of this property. From Fairystone Farms WMA you can also access the adjoining Fairystone State Park and Philpott Lake lands. Altogether these three public lands provide over 14,000 acres that is open to hunting including a 5,000-acre quality deer management zone that has special antler restrictions.

If fishing and water recreation is what you are looking for, Smith Mountain Lake is only 20 minutes away and provides water recreation on 26,000 acres and 500 miles of shoreline. This premier fishery offers outstanding fishing for bass, stripers, crappies, catfish and bluegills. Other recreational opportunities like waterfowl hunting, boating, sailing, and recreational water sports are also popular on the lake. There are approximately 25 marinas on the lake that offer many rental opportunities for boats, jet skis and fishing gear.

As tucked away as this property is you can still be in the town of Martinsville in 15 minutes for all of your needs. This town is also famous for NASCARs Martinsville Speedway. This Speedway was founded in 1947 and is the only track that has hosted the NASCAR Cup Series races every year since the divisions inception in 1949. The .526-mile Speedway is the shortest track on the NASCAR Cup Series circuit. Because of its small size, tight corners and unique shape Martinsville Speedway offers some of the most exciting and close-quarters racing in the sport and the fans are closer to the action than any other track on the circuit. The cars are never more than a few hundred yards away and sometimes they seem close enough to reach out and touch.

If you have been looking for a secluded country property for outdoor recreation, for building a home or a place to get your family farm started this property can accommodate your needs. If you are interested in viewing this property please contact the listing agent.

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