Star Lake Cattle and Timber

Hawthorne, FL on Lake Susan RoadLocated in Putnam County, the Star Lake Cattle and Timber property offers an opportunity to own a diverse Florida ranch only 20 miles from Gainesville. With over 1,700 acres in pasture, 900+ acres in timber production (and another 900 acres ready for reforestation or conversion to pasture), over 1,000 acres in natural pine, hardwood and cypress forest, plus approximately 170 acres of natural lakes, this property offers an exceptional opportunity for multiple use management including grazing, forestry, recreation, and wildlife conservation. The property boasts approximately 77% uplands, with the remaining wetlands comprised of beautiful natural lakes and cypress/hardwood bottoms, much of which is along its two miles of Orange Creek frontage. The 1,714 acres of grazing and pasture lands are adequately fenced and cross fenced to facilitate a robust and efficient cattle operation, featuring well-designed and maintained cattle working pen and loading chutes near the center of the property. Dispersed throughout are approximately 900 acres of cutover timberland ready to be converted to grazing, replanted in pines, or some combination thereof, depending on the management objectives and desires of the owner. The planted timber stands consist of 624 acres of ready-to-harvest merchantable planted pine, along with 300 acres of premerchantable planted pine providing for future timber harvests. The diverse planted pine stands are comprised of a mixture of slash, loblolly, and longleaf pines. All the planted pine stands are fully stocked and exhibit exceptional growth rates. Access is excellent with 1.25 miles of frontage on Lake Susan Road (2-lane, paved), 1.3 miles on Star Lake Drive (2-lane, paved), and an excellent network of interior roads traversing the property, both improved/graded and unimproved woods roads. This ranch is a rare opportunity to own a productive timber and cattle operation that also provides exceptional recreational potential.