Is Sisters Country a Good Place to Buy Horse Property?

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Sisters Country, meaning the town of Sisters plus the surrounding area out to Camp Sherman, Black Butte Ranch, and Crooked River Ranch, has a small but steady supply of horse property. Listings right now include turnkey barns near the National Forest inside city limits and larger raw acreage out in the unincorporated county land that makes up most of Sisters Country. Horse-ready parcels average around $1.6 million and roughly $104,000 per acre close to town, with better per-acre value the farther out you go. Sisters Country is a good location for horse property overall, especially for buyers willing to look past the city limits.

What horse properties are for sale across Sisters Country right now?

A handful of true horse properties are on the market across Sisters Country today, ranging from small in-town acreage to bigger parcels out toward the National Forest boundary and into the unincorporated county land that surrounds the town. One turnkey setup on National Forest Lane, inside city limits, sits on five acres with a six-stall barn, fenced paddocks, and direct trail access into the Deschutes National Forest, listed near $1.2 million. Nearby, a five-acre property on Crooked Horseshoe Road offers a similar forest-trail setup with two barns and cross-fenced pasture, priced closer to $2.18 million. On the more affordable end, raw parcels like the 6-acre listing on Wilt Road give you land to build your own barn and arena from scratch, starting well under $200,000. Further out toward Crooked River Ranch, Cloverdale, and the county land between Sisters and Camp Sherman, you'll find larger acreage at a lower cost per acre, though listings there are less frequent and move fast. 

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17521 Forked Horn, Sisters

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16055 Foothill Lane, Sisters

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15385 Windigo Trail, Sisters

4 Beds 5 Baths 4,654 SqFt Residential MLS® # 220226511

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16611 Wilt Road, Sisters

3 Beds 5 Baths 3,593 SqFt Residential MLS® # 220218973

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70041 Annies Drive, Sisters

3 Beds 3 Baths 2,580 SqFt Residential MLS® # 220225665

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16664 Pine Tree Lane, Sisters

2 Beds 1 Bath 972 SqFt Residential MLS® # 220225706

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17760 Edmundson Road, Sisters

3 Beds 2 Baths 1,974 SqFt Residential MLS® # 220225468

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70090 Mckenzie Canyon Road, Sisters

3 Beds 2 Baths 1,927 SqFt Residential MLS® # 220224904

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17521 Forked Horn, Sisters

3 Beds 3 Baths 2,172 SqFt Residential MLS® # 220224230

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16927 Highway 126, Sisters

5 Beds 3 Baths 3,590 SqFt Residential MLS® # 220223737

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18203 Fadjur Lane, Sisters

4 Beds 3 Baths 2,150 SqFt Residential MLS® # 220223207

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69420 Crooked Horseshoe Road, Sisters

3 Beds 2 Baths 2,201 SqFt Residential MLS® # 220223133

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How often do horse properties come up for sale in Sisters Country?

Not often, and that's the honest answer. At any given time, listing sites typically show around five true horse properties for sale in and near the town of Sisters, with a handful more scattered across the wider Sisters Country footprint that includes Camp Sherman, Black Butte Ranch, and Crooked River Ranch. Sisters Country is wrapped by National Forest and BLM land on one side and agricultural zoning on the other, so the supply of usable, horse-ready acreage stays tight no matter what the broader housing market is doing. Most years, you'll see new horse listings trickle in a few at a time rather than in a wave. If you're set on a specific size, barn configuration, or trail access anywhere in Sisters Country, expect to wait, watch closely, or be ready to act fast when the right one lists.

What does horse property cost per acre across Sisters Country?

Horse-ready land close to town runs an average of about $104,000 per acre, based on the current pool of equestrian listings inside and near Sisters. That average gets pulled up by smaller, fully improved parcels close to the city limits, where a five-acre setup with barns, arenas, and trail access can price similarly to a much larger raw parcel further out. A bare six-acre lot without improvements can trade for a fraction of that per-acre number, since you're paying for dirt and zoning rather than fencing, stalls, and irrigation. Once you move out into the wider Sisters Country area, toward Crooked River Ranch, Terrebonne, or unincorporated land between Sisters and Camp Sherman, per-acre costs typically run lower than parcels inside the golden triangle of town, forest, and Highway 20.

Where are the best values for horse property in Sisters Country?

Right now, the best values sit on raw or lightly improved acreage a few miles outside the Sisters city limits, out in the broader Sisters Country footprint, not on the polished, forest-access showplaces close to town. A property like the Wilt Road parcel, at roughly six acres for $150,000, gives you a blank canvas at a fraction of the per-acre cost of a finished equestrian estate. Larger holdings in the 15 to 35-acre range, when they do surface farther out toward Crooked River Ranch or the county land ringing Sisters, often price more efficiently per acre than the small five-acre forest-adjacent lots, because you're not paying a premium for direct trail gates or mountain views. The trade-off is distance from town and the cost of building out barns, fencing, and an arena yourself. For buyers with time and a builder in mind, that's often where the real value sits.

Is Sisters Country a good place to buy a horse property?

Yes, with the caveat that patience pays off more than urgency. Sisters Country covers the town of Sisters plus Camp Sherman, Suttle Lake, Black Butte Ranch, Aspen Lakes, and Crooked River Ranch, which gives buyers a much wider range of terrain, price points, and trail access than the city limits alone suggest. Broader home prices in the area have softened too, and that gives horse-property buyers a bit more room to negotiate than in recent years. Sisters home values are down roughly 1 to 5 percent year over year depending on the source, and homes are sitting on the market longer than they were twelve months ago. Horse property doesn't always move in lockstep with the general housing market since supply is so limited, but a slower overall market usually means less competition and more willingness from sellers to talk price. If you've been waiting for a window without a bidding war, this is closer to that window than Sisters Country has seen in a while.

Frequently Asked Questions

What areas count as Sisters Country?

Sisters Country covers the town of Sisters plus the surrounding unincorporated area, including Camp Sherman, Suttle Lake, Black Butte Ranch, Aspen Lakes, and Crooked River Ranch. It's a much wider footprint than the city limits alone.

How many acres do you need to keep horses in Sisters Country?

Most local horse owners are comfortable on one to two acres per horse if you're supplementing with hay, though five acres or more gives you room for pasture rotation, an arena, and a barn without feeling cramped.

Do Sisters Country horse properties have direct access to National Forest trails?

Some do. Several current listings inside city limits, including properties on National Forest Lane and Crooked Horseshoe Road, connect directly to Deschutes National Forest trail systems, which is a strong selling point for trail riders.

Is it cheaper to buy raw land and build a barn, or buy a turnkey horse property?

Raw land is almost always cheaper up front per acre, but turnkey properties save you the time, permitting, and cost of building barns, fencing, and arenas yourself. Which makes sense depends on your timeline and budget.

Are there horse properties in Sisters Country with more acreage than in town?

Yes. Areas like Crooked River Ranch and unincorporated Deschutes County land between Sisters and Camp Sherman tend to offer larger parcels at a lower cost per acre than land close to the Sisters core.

Posted by [Mark Ossinger](https://www.centraloregonrealtygroup.com/blog/author/mark/) on July 21st, 2026 

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