6340 Grizzly Flat Road, Somerset, CA 95684

Embrace California's western heritage on the historic Albright Ranch, a 110-acre working cattle ranch located in Somerset, El Dorado County. This property features a 1940's vintage ranch house, large barn, workshop, greenhouse, guest house, pear orchard, multiple water wells, 2-acre bass pond, and is fully fenced and crossfenced.

The gently rolling terrain has mature oaks, pines, and open grasslands suitable for a wide variety of wildlife.The Albright Ranch is a 110-acre cattle ranch located in Somerset, California. Once a portion of the historic Meyer Ranch nearby, the ranch is situated between the North and Middle Forks of the Consumnes River.

The ranch is a short 20 minute drive to Placerville to the north and Jackson to the South. Sitting at an elevation of approximately 2,400 feet, the gently rolling hills of the ranch provide mature native oaks, conifers, and open grasslands suitable for a wide variety of livestock and wildlife.

Water is abundant on the ranch with multiple natural springs, a year-round pond, and several productive water wells. Located in the Fairplay AVA wine growing region and surrounded by neighboring vineyards, the ranch's favorable soils may have the potential for planting a vineyard, expanded fruit orchard, or other crops.

The Ranch is under an active Williamson Act conservation contract. The Albright Ranch features a 1940's vintage ranch house with 2,439 sq ft, 4-plus bedrooms, 3 full baths, and a large outdoor deck. The detached 1,300 sq ft garage and workshop provides plenty of room for tools, equipment, and toys.

Within the ranch house complex, a large 1,800 sq ft barn includes a tackroom, hay storage, office, and blacksmith shop. Attached to the barn is 6 enclosed and covered horse stalls. A corral provides an area to contain and sort livestock, and includes a squeeze chute.

Nearby is a 450 sq ft greenhouse to exercise your green thumb. The Ranch also includes a 1,800 sq foot manufactured home suitable for a rental, guest house, or onsite housing for a hired hand. There are multiple water wells that provide domestic water to the ranch and to the livestock.

The 1-acre orchard is planted in mature Asian Pears. The natural springs on the ranch feed an approximate 2-acre year-round bass pond behind an earthen dam. Several other smaller seasonal ponds with dams are located throughout the property. The Ranch is fully fenced along the perimeter and crossfenced creating multiple pastures.

The interior of the Ranch is accessible via a network of roads and trails that brings visitors through open grasslands, oak woodlands, and mixed conifer forest. Perfect for between-the-ears trail rides on horseback or on ATVs. For the hunter, the varied terrain and vegetation offers excellent habitat for for wildlife including wild turkey and blacktail deer.

The 2-acre spring-fed pond is the perfect opportunity to get a line wet and reel in a bass. Within just a short drive, the lands of the El Dorado National Forest, with thousands of acres to explore, hundreds of miles of trails, cold mountain streams, and high-country alpine lakes, is a outdoorsman's paradise.

The Albright Ranch is primarily used currently for cattle grazing on its open grasslands and woodlands. Situated in the Fairplay AVA, the upper portion of the ranch along Grizzly Flat Road was once planted in wine grapes and currently features a small 1-acre Asian Pear orchard and several large walnut trees near the ranch house.

With it rich soils and plentiful water, the Ranch can support a variety of agricultural uses and is subject to an active Williamson Act conservation contract. Somerset, California, is located in the Sierra Foothills and experiences a climate defined by its elevation, with warm, dry summers and cool, wet winters.

This seasonal variety supports a range of outdoor activities, from hiking and water sports to wine tasting and camping. Outdoor activities: Hiking and trails The Sly Park Recreation Area is a key destination near Somerset, off