PThe 16,000 acre Pettyjohn Ranch is located on the west side of Tehama County twenty miles from Red Bluff, CA on Interstate 5. It is surrounded by privately owned land and can be reached all year by paved and gravel county roads. This ranch has been privately held by one family for over fifty years and is a distinctive ranching and hunting property because of its many unique features. Landscapes varies from flat open meadows to blue oak studded hills to steep wooded terrains with deep valleys where the trophy Blacktail deer hang out. Elevation varies from 600 feet to over 2,000 feet. The Yolla Bolly Mountains are the backdrop for the ranch. Water is everywhere on the Pettyjohn. Dozens of springs on the ranch keep many of the reservoirs with water on a year-round basis while others stay wet at the head of the countless seasonal creeks that flow at first rainfall that are tributaries to the major creeks. Priced at $16 Million.
PPettyjohn Ranch The 16,000 acre Pettyjohn Ranch is located on the west side of Tehama County twenty miles from Red Bluff, CA on Interstate 5. It is surrounded by privately owned land and can be reached all year by paved and gravel county roads. This ranch has been privately held by one family for over fifty years and is a distinctive ranching and hunting property because of its many unique features. Landscapes varies from flat open meadows to blue oak studded hills to steep wooded terrains with deep valleys where the trophy Blacktail deer hang out. Elevation varies from 600 feet to over 2,000 feet. The Yolla Bolly Mountains are the backdrop for the ranch. Water is everywhere on the Pettyjohn. Dozens of springs on the ranch keep many of the reservoirs with water on a year-round basis while others stay wet at the head of the countless seasonal creeks that flow at first rainfall that are tributaries to the major creeks. The year-round south fork of Cottonwood Creek meanders for five miles through the ranch. Cottonwood Creek is an environmentally treasured, major tributary to the Sacramento River. Cold Fork Creek runs year-round about four miles on the ranch and joins up with Cottonwood Creek further down stream. As many folks recognize and concede, available water is the lifeblood of any successful ranch. Whether for livestock or game, water must be available all year long as it is on the Pettyjohn Ranch. Stock water should never be a problem. On a seasonal basis, as most California cattle ranches are operated, this ranch will feed 800+pair (a cow and a calf) for the season. In addition the ranch supports numerous kinds of game. There are many black bears and mountain lions, tons of wild hogs and an abundance of big trophy Blacktail deer. Although quail and dove are seldom hunted they can be found in profusion. Bass fishing is great all the time in some of the large reservoirs. Improvements on the ranch include hunters quarters that are detailed in photos, and two sets of working corrals for cattle. Rarely does a California ranch feature so many varied qualities necessary to serve the needs of ranchers and sportsman alike. The Pettyjohn Ranch serves all of these. The Pettyjohn Ranch is in the Williamson Act Preserve and the annual property taxes are approximately $16,000. Asking price is $16 million cash. All photos were taken in October 2013 after the second drought year in a row. Hunting and fishing photos courtesy of RockyRidgeHuntingClub.com
Pettyjohn Ranch Corrals Creek Wide Open Feed Country Open Hill Feed Cottonwood Creek Never out of Water
Fishing Reservoir Open country with Reservoir Cottonwood Spring Fed Reservoir Typical Blue Oak Cover Ten Year-round Reservoirs Cottonwood Creek Meadow
Many Wet Springs Willow Spring Reservoir Hunting Camp Camp Accommodations Camp Kitchen Camp Accommodations
Wild Hogs on the ranch Pettyjohn Blacktail and Crysta Hog Hunting Fish in ranch reservoirs Turkey Hunting Ranch Corrals
Year-round Reservoir Cold Fork Creek Cold Fork Creek Fishing Reservoir
Ranch Map Red Bluff Area Map