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Klamath County, Oregon · near Beatty · APN 279013: Off the Meter, On Your Own Ground near Beatty, OR

Terrill Drive, Beatty, OR 97621

There is no power line running to this one, which is exactly the point for the fella who would rather run on sun than on somebody's meter. It is close to an acre and a half of high-desert ground up around 4,685 feet outside Beatty, in southern Oregon's Klamath Basin, with room to set a small cabin wherever you please and a well to drill when you are ready. Quiet, off the grid, and yours to build on your own clock.

Off the Meter, On Ground That's Finally Yours

You have probably run the numbers on a place of your own more than once and set them back down. Land that comes already wired, already permitted, already spoken for by a utility runs the price up and hands you a monthly bill before you have even driven a stake. This one comes at it from the other direction.

Picture a small cabin set exactly where you want it, close to an acre and a half to spread out on, and nobody near enough to tell you the fence is a foot off. You build on your own clock, no timeline pushing your hand. Off-grid cabin builder, weekend camper, trail rider, or the fella whose idea of a good Saturday is not seeing another soul? There is a spot here for all of you.

You are up around 4,685 feet outside Beatty, a small community out in the Klamath Basin of southern Oregon. Not far from here runs the OC&E Woods Line State Trail, Oregon's longest state park, a hundred and five miles of old railroad grade, the retired OC&E and Weyerhaeuser logging lines, now one long ribbon you can walk, bike, or ride clear across the basin.

Here is the one thing to square with: there is no power at the road. For plenty of buyers that is a dealbreaker, but if you came out here to get off the meter it is the whole appeal, sun on the panels and nothing humming on a bill, with a well for your water when you are ready to drill.

Some ground you buy finished. This is the other kind, the kind you make yours a season at a time, until the quiet and the room out here start to feel like something you built.

  • Skip the power bill and run entirely on your own solar
  • Build the way you want: site-built or a manufactured home
  • Build small or build big, the county sets no minimum house size
  • No HOA and no build clock, so you set the pace
  • Set up your own well and septic, fully independent off-grid
  • Spread out on high-desert ground sitting at about 4,685 feet
  • Explore the nearby OC&E Woods Line State Trail on foot or bike
  • Add the adjoining lot to make 3.12 contiguous acres yours
  • Stock up on groceries in Chiloquin, roughly thirty minutes away
  • Reach Walmart and Home Depot in Klamath Falls, about an hour away

Is this your kind of land

Who this parcel suits

Good fit for

Good fit for a homesteader, off-grid builder, or hunter-angler who wants flat ground near Beatty with no HOA and room to install a well and septic.

Not a fit for

Not a fit for buyers seeking hookups, proximity to power lines, or land that's ready to build on without well and septic permits.

On the ground

Where it sits

The red outline on the map is approximate. It is drawn from county records to show roughly where the lot sits, not a surveyed boundary.

42.545037, -121.375084
Center coordinate · drive out on weak signal
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The four corner coordinates
NW42.5450, -121.3751
NE42.5450, -121.3739
SW42.5445, -121.3751
SE42.5445, -121.3738

Corner coordinates are approximate. Verify against the recorded plat before relying on them.

The record

The facts, every one of them

Acreage
1.56 acres
Lot dimensions
331 feet (Northern Leg) x 204 feet (Eastern Leg) x 328 feet (Southern Leg) x 206 feet (Western Leg)
Subdivision
None
Zoning
Rural Residential
Utilities
Off-grid. No water, power or sewer to the lot.
Terrain
Flat
Elevation
4,685 ft
Access †
The property can be accessed via Terrill Dr.
Flood zone
Not in a FEMA flood zone
Wetlands
A seasonal drainage crosses this parcel
Cell signal
Not confirmed. Plan for none.
Annual taxes
About $95 a year
HOA / POA
None

† From county maps and records. Check with the county, or ask your Land Specialist what we have on file.

Dig deeper

Zoning & building rules: see What’s allowed here
Water & septic detail

Water: On-site: None. Options: Well or Haul. Would be a well, water haul and holding tank or other similar option

Sewer / septic: On-site: None. Options: Septic.

What’s allowed, and what it’s for

This one is a homestead first.

The lot is zoned R-2 Rural Residential, so a small cabin or a full home works, site-built or manufactured, with no county minimum house size, on your own timeline with no build clock. Power is off-grid by design, run it on solar, wind, or a generator, with your own well for water and a septic system for sewer. There is no HOA and the annual taxes are low. Access is off Terrill Dr (confirm the recorded legal easement with the county), and the adjoining lot, APN 279004, is available if you want the full 3.12 contiguous acres. Chiloquin covers the nearest groceries about half an hour out, and Klamath Falls handles the big-box run roughly an hour southwest.

A plain-language summary of how Klamath County's Rural Residential zone reads, current to October 2026. It is not a determination of what you may do here, and it is not legal or land-use advice.

Yes, you can build here, a site-built or manufactured home on R-2 Rural Residential ground, with no county minimum house size and no time limit to build.
This is an off-grid setup, no power at the road, water by well, sewer by septic. RVs are fine for camping (up to 21 days per six-month period) but not as a permanent residence, and a tiny home on a trailer frame counts as an RV under those camping rules.
Homes and dwellings
Allowed
Living on the land
Restricted
Off-grid and utilities
Allowed

Klamath County decides what is allowed, not us. Confirm current rules with Planning & Zoning before you buy.

Call (541) 883-5121
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Homes and dwellings
Build a house
Allowed
Allowed. Septic or onsite approval comes before the building permit, and the permit has to stay active.
Modular home
Allowed
Allowed, and permitted and inspected like a site-built house. It counts as your one dwelling.
Manufactured home
Allowed
Allowed by right. The county permits and inspects placement, setup and foundation, and it counts as your dwelling.
Mobile home
With permit
Needs a conditional use permit from county planning. That is a land use approval, not a counter permit.
Tiny home
Allowed
Allowed on a foundation, with no minimum or maximum size. Subdivision covenants can set their own minimum.
Alternative structures
With permit
Allowed, but the house permit comes first. Domes, yurts and container homes work if an engineer certifies the design.
Living on the land
Tent camping
Restricted
Up to 21 days in any six months. The first 7 days are free, then a posted county permit is required.
Camp in RV
Restricted
Up to 21 days in any six months, with a posted county permit after day 7. Not as a full time home.
RV while building
With permit
Allowed once the dwelling permit is issued. A Temporary Use Permit lasts as long as that permit stays active.
Off-grid and utilities
Off-grid setup
Allowed
Allowed, and the county is solar friendly. Septic or onsite approval has to come before the building permit.
Power nearby
No
No utility power near the parcel
Water
Well or Haul
On-site: None. Options: Well or Haul. Would be a well, water haul and holding tank or other similar option
Sewer
Septic
On-site: None. Options: Septic.
AllowedWith permitRestrictedNot allowedAsk the county
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What it costs

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Down payment$150
Doc fee$250
To claim today$400
$150/mo · 72 months
Note maintenance fee$12/mo
Property taxes, prorated$8/mo
Billed monthly$170
Total price$10,950

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Listing IDORKLA-00484

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Plenty of folks claim sight unseen, and plenty like to walk the corners before they decide. If that is you, we will text you a one-page field guide to take along.

Driving in

  1. Start in the nearest town
    Beatty, Klamath County
  2. GPS to the parcel center
    42.545037, -121.375084
  3. Look for the road access
    Dirt road frontage · check the corners on the plat before you park

Before you leave town

  • Bring water and layers
    Cell service can drop past the nearest town. Plan for a round-trip without it.
  • Save the corners offline
    Copy the four corner coordinates before you head out.

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