More information about The Island Farm

Property: The Island Farm is 564 Acres

Parcels: The Island Farm title maps show five legal parcels. View parcel map

APN: 081-330-010-0; 081-340-030-6; 081-340-040-5; 081-340-050-4.

Address: 1900 Bear Gulch Road • San Gregorio, CA 94074. Note: A 24-hour notice to tour the Island Farm is required. Please do not disturb the owners. To arrange an appointment, contact Ryland Kelley: theislandfarm@gmail.com; (650) 747-9332; (650) 823-1515.

Location: The Island Farm is located within the spectacular El Corte de Madera Watershed in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The watershed’s green forest sweeps up to the El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve in Woodside.

Nearby destinations: 15 Min: Half Moon Bay; Pescadero; Ritz Carlton Hotel; Ocean Colony Golf Course. 50 Min: San Francisco. 30 Min: Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park. 70 Min: Carmel-by-the-Sea; Pebble Beach.

Satellite view map: The El Corte de Watershed (with the El Corte de Madera Preserve). View satellite map.

Water: The Island Farm's water is permitted for domestic, stockwatering, and irrigation usage. Sources: Springs; El Corte de Madera Creek (riparian rights). Reservoir: Permitted water allotments. Water tanks: Sufficient water tanks are strategically situated on the property. For information on water rights, see 'Water Rights Judgments' and "Richard K. Miller" listed in the 'San Gregorio Watershed' of the following website: www.swrcb.ca.gov

Roads: Paved asphalt roads connect the entrance driveways from the front gates and back gates to the cottages and the barns. The roads are private; there are no shared easements.

Elevation: The elevations range from approximately 300 feet (deep in the redwood grove near the property line) to over 1,000 feet from the highest hill.

Ocean proximity: 3.5 miles.

The Island Farm is a designated Williamson Act property.

Wildlife: The Island Farm’s reservoir attracts abundant wildlife.

An elegant and serene pond edged by redwoods surrounds the deck of the main lodge.

Six cottages are uniquely situated from the forest floor to the hills. The Farm house is under a 5-year permit for Farm Labor housing.

Bedroom/Ba & Heat source:
Historic Log Cabin: 2/2. Heat: Fireplace; wood stoves; forced-air propane heat.
Rose Cottage: 5/4. Heat: Wood stoves; forced-air propane heat.
Guest Cottage: One Unit, 2/2. Second Unit, 1/1. Heat: Forced-air propane heat.
Farm house: 3/2.5. Heat: Fireplace; forced-air propane heat.
Green House: 3/2. Wood stoves, forced-air propane heat.
Mountain Hide-away: Studio/1. Wood stove.

Three barns grace the land’s fields and hidden glens: Bavarian style barn; Upper barn; Tractor barn. Plus maintenance garage.

Fuel: 2 fuel tanks for vehicles and farm equipment.

Codes: San Mateo County manages the planning and building regulations for the coastal region of unincorporated San Mateo County.

Zoning: PAD (Planned Agricultural Development); CD (Coastal Development). For a referral to an independent consultant who specializes in zoning, planning, and building regulations, contact Ryland Kelley: theislandfarm@gmail.com.