YOUR BASE CAMP IN VIRGINIA'S PREMIER HUNTING CORRIDOR — 21 MILES FROM ROANOKE, A WORLD AWAY FROM EVERYTHING ELSE
Every hunting trip has a tax on it before you ever leave the driveway. Loading Friday night, checking the trailer lights, gassing up the ATV, unloading Sunday, doing it all again next weekend. Every trip is a logistics operation — and that's time you're not hunting. This rare opportunity eliminates that tax entirely.
Sitting at approximately 1,000 feet of elevation in the heart of Botetourt County, this parcel is your personal foothold in one of Virginia's most coveted hunting and outdoor recreation corridors. The George Washington & Jefferson National Forest wraps around this region, with over 70,000 acres of national forest land in Botetourt County alone, offering world-class opportunities for deer, turkey, and bear.
This unique parcel doesn't share a boundary with the national forest — the forest is ATV distance away — which means this land functions as your private staging ground, not a public thoroughfare. No shared fence line with weekend hikers. No crowded forest road traffic bleeding onto your camp. The national forest is the playground. This is your personal locker room.
Bring in a lockable barn, run power out (yep, electricity is available in the area), bolt down a gun safe, and your entire hunting life lives here organized and waiting in the place where you actually use it. You just show up with your boots and get to hunting. (And for the folks with little ones at home, keeping the firearms off-site in a proper safe isn't a bad side benefit either.)
You’re already paying $150–200 a month to rent a mini-storage unit near your house just to keep the ATV out of the HOA’s. (That’s money down the drain.) Then you’re still hauling everything two hours to the hunt and two hours back, right?
OR, at $172 a month with seller financing, you could bring in your own storage, build equity in the land it’s sitting on, and you never make that gear drag again. (Note: Parcel does not support a traditional septic system. Buyers should verify alternative sanitation options with Botetourt County.)
This parcel sits in the Eagle Rock community, cradled between the Alleghany and Blue Ridge Mountains along the James River corridor. The surrounding landscape is a mosaic of hardwood ridges, mountain laurel thickets, and creek hollows — classic Appalachian terrain that holds game and rewards patience. Hunters in this area find abundant deer, bear, and turkey roaming the surrounding forests, and with Botetourt County among Virginia's designated counties for extended deer firearms and muzzleloader seasons on private lands, your time in the field stretches long into the autumn and winter.
Eagle Rock is approximately 21 miles north of Roanoke via US Route 220. Natural Bridge State Park is roughly 25 miles away, Lexington is under 40 miles, and the Roaring Run Recreation Area is just northwest of Eagle Rock off Routes 615 and 621. The James River runs through Botetourt County and is designated as a Virginia Scenic River for 59 miles, offering exceptional fishing for smallmouth bass, catfish, muskie, and crappie just minutes from your property.
The future of this area is bright for outdoor recreation investment. Botetourt County's Envision Botetourt 2045 Comprehensive Plan charts a 20-year course that prioritizes orderly growth with a strong emphasis on preserving its rural and recreational character. Major manufacturers are actively investing in Botetourt County, with a $29.95 million expansion recently announced that will create 270 new jobs — economic momentum that raises the profile of the entire county without threatening the wild lands that surround Eagle Rock. Buyers who get into this corridor now, at a price point that reflects the land's current recreational-only use, are positioning themselves ahead of a market that is steadily waking up to what locals have always known: there are few places in Virginia where you can be this deep in the mountains, this close to national forest, this surrounded by game — and still make it home in time for dinner with no trailer to unload first.
SELLER FINANCING AVAILABLE: $4,000 down · Payments as low as $172/month · No prepayment penalty. Contact us for full terms.
PROPERTY DETAILS
Parcel #: 9-4A
Property Address: Wood Town Rd, Eagle Rock, VA 24085
County: Botetourt County, Virginia
Parcel Size: 1 Acre
Property Type: Recreational / Camp Parcel
Elevation: ~1,000 ft
GPS Center Coordinates: 37.74285, -79.84215
GPS Corner Coordinates:
37.742, -79.8425
37.7422, -79.842
37.7435, -79.8419
37.7434, -79.8422
Annual Taxes: $105
Asking Price: $19,597 cash or Seller financing with $4000 down payment.