Recreational Land for Sale in Washougal, Washington

Over 50 acres on the Washougal River in Skamania County, bordering State of Washington forestland, with over 1,500 feet of private river frontage, private waterfalls and commercial timber value in western redcedar, western hemlock and Douglas fir. Ground like this rarely comes to market. It gets handed down.The Chinook named this water Washougal, rushing water, and you hear why before you see it. The river cuts through andesite lava that cooled more than 23 million years ago, and along portions of this stretch, sheer rock faces rise dramatically above the water, offering intriguing possibilities for rock climbing, mountaineering enthusiasts and summer swimming holes. What the river carved out of this landscape is a run of waterfalls, rock races polished smooth, and pools below them. Summer and winter steelhead, coho and coastal cutthroat run this river system. Elk, blacktail deer, black bear, bald eagle and osprey work the banks.Above the water, the timber stands on both sides of N Fork Rd. A giant redwood anchors the property, planted by someone who meant to stay. The old, worn-down Johnny's cabin still stands from a bygone era of slinging steelhead from a fly rod.State forestland on the boundary means the woods keep going past your line. Multiple potential building sites and the opportunity to divide the property into multiple parcels create options for a private riverfront estate, a legacy timber holding or a property shared among generations. Hold it whole, build above the water, or keep a piece for the next generation.Very few people will ever hold title to a reach of river like this one. About 25 minutes to Washougal and 45 to PDX, with the Gifford Pinchot National Forest up the road.