About this property

Smithwick Hills Ranch is located in the heart of the highly sought after Highland Lakes area just 10 minutes to Marble Falls, 20 minutes to Horseshoe Bay, 55 minutes to Downtown Austin, and 1 hour to Fredericksburg. The ranch is an ideal opportunity to buy a piece of the Texas Hill Country centrally located in of one of the fastest growing regions in the State of Texas, just minutes from wineries, restaurants, state parks, lakes, boating, and more. The ranch is extremely versatile and would make a great full time ranch, recreational property, 1031 investment hold, hunting ranch, or potential development, offering 1,465 feet of FM 1431 frontage. An agricultural exemption is in place on the property. **Additional acreage available up to 220 acres total** The ranch boasts stunning natural features from hill tops, valleys, bottom land, hills glazed with endless amounts of wildflowers through spring and summer. Scattered through the ranch you will find many large old heritage oaks, as well as many other diverse trees native to the Texas Hill Country like Pecan, Mesquite, Cedar Elm, Cedar, Red Oak, Texas Mountain Laurel, Eve's Necklace, Texas Kidneywood, Persimmon, etc. WILDLIFE: On the ranch you can find Whitetail Deer, Rio-Grande Turkey, Feral Pigs, Dove, Duck, Coyote, Bobcat, along with many other various species native to this Region of the Texas Hill Country. LOCATION: 9738 East FM 1431 Marble Falls, Texas 78654. 1,465 feet of highway frontage on FM 1431. 10 minutes to Marble Falls, 20 minutes Horseshoe Bay, 20 minutes to Lago Vista, 35 minutes to Johnson City, 55 minutes to Austin, 1 hr 45 mins to San Antonio, 3 hours to DFW, and 3.5 hrs to Houston. WATER: 2 water wells, an old hand dug well and also a 1+ GPM, 140ft deep well. IMPROVEMENTS: Old 3 bedroom 2 bath ranch house on the hill top, with a separate 2 car garage that could be converted into another living space. Also several other structures that could also be fixed up and converted into living space / cabins.