A Turnkey Off-Grid Homestead on 160 Acres
$465,500
Piercy sits in northern Mendocino County, in the wild, forested hills of far Northern California just south of the Humboldt County line — 160 off-grid acres of homestead land with sunny flats, a creek, a pond, and stands of mature conifer.
This is a homestead someone has already built out, top to bottom. Power comes from a reliable off-grid solar system with a propane backup generator; water from a developed spring with a backup well behind it; and the food side is genuinely turnkey — a large, mature producing orchard, a fenced garden, a separate canning shed, a barn, and a chicken coop, everything you'd need to feed yourself off the land. There are two homes: a custom single-story main cabin, nautical-themed and full of character, wrapped by a Trex deck at 2,000 feet with sweeping mountain views, plus a roughly 1,000-square-foot guest house with its own bedroom, bath, and two-car garage — ideal for family, guests, a caretaker, or rental income. The 160 acres hold sunny flats, a pond, a fern-lined creek, and beautiful mixed conifer. 2 bd / 2 ba total, 1,678 sq ft main cabin, built 1983, on 160 acres.
Recently reduced by $84,500 to $465,500. Listing courtesy of Derek Baca, Madrone Realty.
Homestead Potential
Water & Infrastructure
The water setup here is a homesteader's dream and the backbone of the whole place. A developed spring provides the primary supply, with a backup well behind it — genuine year-round security when you're off-grid. Beyond the household water, a pond and a flowing, fern-lined creek wind through the 160 acres, giving you irrigation, livestock water, wildlife habitat, and beauty all at once. Confirm the spring's flow, the well, and any water rights as part of due diligence, but this is about as water-secure as remote California land gets — a genuinely big deal in this part of the state.
Crop & Income Potential
This is where the property shines. A large, mature orchard is already producing, a fenced garden is ready to plant, and a separate canning shed means you're set up to preserve the harvest the way serious homesteaders do — not many properties hand you that infrastructure. The large sunny flats at 2,000 feet make ideal growing ground, and with 160 acres you've got room for far more: pasture, more orchard, hay, or livestock ranging through the conifers. The chicken coop and barn are standing and ready. Between the orchard, the garden, the coop, and the canning shed, feeding your family from this land isn't a someday project — it's already built.
Sustainability
Self-sufficiency isn't a goal here; it's the whole design. The off-grid solar system with propane backup means your power is your own, the spring and well mean your water is too, and the orchard, garden, coop, and canning shed mean a real share of your food comes off the land. The second home adds resilience and options — a caretaker, extended family, or rental income to help carry the place. This is the rare listing where the entire homesteading dream is already assembled and working: you're not building it from raw land, you're stepping into it. For anyone who wants true independence, it's hard to overstate what a head start that is.
The Boundaries
A remote off-grid property rewards careful, specific homework — and here it genuinely matters. It's two adjoining parcels, so confirm the survey, the exact boundaries, and whether they convey and can be used or sold separately. Have the off-grid systems evaluated by someone who knows them — the solar array and batteries, the generator, the spring and the well — so you understand their age, capacity, and upkeep. Ask about the road and any access easements off Bell Springs Road (all-season access is worth verifying up here), and about fire insurance and defensible space, which are real considerations in Northern California. None of it should scare you off a place this well developed; it's simply the due diligence that off-grid living asks for.
Beyond the Property Line
Local Flavor & Small-Town Character
Piercy sits at the meeting of Mendocino and Humboldt counties, in the heart of California's fabled redwood country — the Avenue of the Giants and some of the tallest trees on earth are just up the road. This is the Emerald Triangle: rugged, independent, and deeply rural, with a long homesteading and back-to-the-land tradition. Garberville, about 45 minutes north, is the regional hub for groceries, supplies, and community, and the wild Lost Coast and the Eel River are close by. It's genuinely remote country, made for people who want space, privacy, and self-reliance.
Agricultural Resources & Neighbor Networks
University of California Cooperative Extension serves both Mendocino and Humboldt counties, with Master Gardener programs, orchard and small-farm guidance, and livestock and forestry expertise suited to this rugged terrain. The region has one of the strongest homesteading, permaculture, and small-farm cultures in the country — decades of back-to-the-landers mean deep local knowledge, seed swaps, and skill-sharing are part of the fabric here. For an off-grid orchard-and-garden homestead, you're surrounded by people who have done exactly this.
Outdoor Recreation & Natural Surroundings
The recreation here is the wild, spectacular Northern California most people only get to visit. Your own 160 acres — creek, pond, flats, and conifer forest — are an endless backyard for hiking, hunting, and exploring, and just beyond are the redwood parks, the Eel River for swimming and fishing, and the remote Lost Coast for backpacking and beaches. Richardson Grove and Humboldt Redwoods State Parks are close, and the whole region is a paradise for anyone who loves forests, rivers, and true solitude. This is a place to live outdoors, right at the edge of the wild.
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