76-acre complex near Placerville hits market at $2.6 million – indoor gun range included
A 76-acre El Dorado Hills compound for sale for $2.6 million is impressive in many ways, but of all the amenities the property has to offer perhaps the one that stands out most is a two-station pistol range custom-built below an Ahwahnee-style lodge.
Villa Cielo Ranch, just minutes from Highway 50 and downtown Placerville, hit the market a little over a week ago, but listing agent Bruce Renfrew of California Outdoor Properties said he’s already got interest in the property.
“It’s a pretty unique property,” Renfrew said. “There’s a lot to it. It’s just amazing.”
He said he got his first call on the property within an hour and a half of the listing going live, and that potential buyer from the Bay Area is coming back out for a second tour this weekend.
The interest is partly due to the amenities of the place, and partly due to how the coronavirus pandemic is impacting the real estate market, Renfrew added.
“(Villa Cielo) has generated a lot of buzz, a lot of interest,” he said. “What’s happened in our real estate market in the era of COVID is people want to have properties that have acreage around them. They can get out of the Bay Area and have their own private country estate and, in this case, live very high-end. And where it’s located you have big-town amenities” nearby.
The property at 2190 Lotus Road in Rescue, California, is entered through an impressive stone and iron front gate. A stone fountain sparkles in the driveway on the way up to a 3,770-square-foot main residence that features two large bedroom suites and three bathrooms. There’s a high-end chef’s kitchen and large spaces for entertainment.
The complex of buildings—the main home, a three-bedroom guest cottage and a rustic lodge—surround a Pebble Tech pool with a rock waterfall, flagstone patios and numerous decks “creating a private country club feel,” according to the official listing.
The lodge was dubbed the “trophy room” by the owner, an avid hunter and nature conservationist. He now lives in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. The lodge boasts a professional kitchen, a bar and two fireplaces. Down a gorgeous wooden spiral staircase is the sound-proof gun range with two firing stations, “making it very convenient to practice marksmanship right on your own property,” Renfrew said.
Other amenities on the property include an indoor spa room and a gymnasium.
Villa Cielo is a working ranch, fenced and cross-fenced, with a year-round cattle lease. Outbuildings include a wooden barn with cement slab floor and tractor overhang. A year-round pond fed by Indian Creek provides water rights to 130 acre-feet, allowing for 40 acres of irrigated pasture. An owned solar array sits next to the large vegetable gardens and fruit-tree orchard.
