JOHNSON CITY, Texas — An 844-acre Texas Hill Country ranch that has remained in the same family since the 1950s is now on the market for $21.4 million as development continues west of Austin.
Miller Creek Vista Ranch sits about 30 miles west of Austin and is being offered as a single property or as two separate ranches, according to listing agency West & Swope Ranches.
The property features about 4,400 feet of frontage along both sides of spring-fed Miller Creek, along with 200 feet of elevation change, mature live oaks, native pasture and Hill Country views.
The ranch also includes the original 1,659-square-foot ranch house, which has two bedrooms and one bathroom. Other improvements include a wood barn, livestock facilities, equipment storage, fencing and ranch roads.
A historic native stone cistern remains on the property, adding to its connection to the area’s early ranching history.
The land also carries a legacy dating to the 1870s, when cattlemen William, John and Abner Blocker used the area to rope wild Longhorns and stage cattle drives along the Great Western Trail.
John Blocker later became the first president of the Old Time Trail Drivers Association of Texas. The Blocker family also is credited with developing the “Blocker Loop,” a brush-roping technique used by cowboys.
The ranch has about a mile of frontage along Robinson Road and Yeager Creek Road.
The property is entering the market as land along the Highway 290 corridor attracts growing interest for residential, commercial and recreational development.
Listing agents said potential buyers could use the ranch as a multigenerational family property, long-term investment or future hospitality or residential development.
Despite the development pressures around it, Miller Creek Vista Ranch retains its historic ranch house, working facilities, live water and open Hill Country landscape.