Gooch Falls Timber Property within Willamette National Forest near Mt. 117 Jefferson Wilderness, Linn County, PUBLISHED RESERVE: $485,000 LAST ASKING: First Time Offered SIZE: 40± Acres ELEVATION: 3,046± Feet ZONING: FC – Forest Conservation PROPERTY INSPECTION: Locked Gate – Walk In Only. Entry Permit Required FINANCING: None – All Cash DESCRIPTION: Gooch Falls, a 40± acre property located within the Willamette National Forest, is the only major waterfall along Marion Creek, tributary to the . Acquisition of this 40± acre tract, which contains Gooch Falls, provides opportunity for ownership of a rare, private waterfall, with potential for use as a private seasonal camp or for obtaining value through a conservation easement. The tract contains an estimated 33 acres of primarily well-stocked 60+ year old timber, not impacted by harvest regulations, which could provide significant near-term cash flow. It is estimated that 60% of the volume is Douglas-fir, with the balance a mix of western hemlock, true fir, western red cedar, and some red alder. Please see Supplemental Information Package for timber stand description report. Marion Creek has its headwaters at Marion Lake, Oregon’s largest wilderness lake. One of the major trailheads to the Mt. Jefferson Wilderness is located a mile east of Gooch Falls, with access from Highway 22 at Marion Forks, by both the Marion Forks Fish Hatchery, and Marion Forks Campground. Marion Creek Road, USFS 2255, provides access to the northwest corner of the 40± acre tract. There is a gated entry road that provides access to the area which contains the trail to Gooch Falls. Please use extreme caution on trail when viewing the waterfall. Gooch Falls is 90± feet in height and has an average width of 110± feet, and pitch of 90 degrees, according to Northwest Waterfall Survey. Marion Creek runs through the middle of the tract. Gooch Falls was first discovered in 1874. In the 1880s, Nathan Gooch took a squatter’s claim to the land by the falls, and remnants of a log cabin, located near the waterfall, remain still. It has been identified as Gooch Falls since 1970.

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