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"Magic Ranch" is a nearly new cabin on ten acres in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Its 1400 square-foot design is compact but roomy enough for a small group.
Enjoy the cool summer days above the Valley heat; relax on either of the two deep, covered porches and sip a cool beverage. Want to swim, sunbathe, or water ski? Magic Ranch is a short trip to Rollins Lake where you'll find many beaches, restaurants, marinas, and other summer water-sport opportunities. You can also head up the hill a few miles to Lake Spaulding and Lake Valley Reservoir.
Beyond those you can take a day trip to Donner Lake and Donner Monument, and while you are there, enjoy one of Truckee's many fine restaurants and it's abundant shopping opportunities.
This Non-Smoking cabin boasts an outdoor picnic area with gas barbecue (in summer months), woodburning stove, spacious living room with vaulted ceilings, formal dining room with hardwood floors, fully-equipped kitchen, spacious covered front porch, a semi-enclosed loft with sleeping for four, and a cozy master bedroom with its own covered porch.
The decor is a little bit ranch-style, a little bit western lodge-style, with a slightly southwestern flavor. You'll find cozy futons in the loft, which doubles as a sleeping area for up to four. The master bedroom houses a queen-sized log bed, and both of the covered porches welcome you with lodge-style adirondack chairs. Sit and watch the sunsets and enjoy the comfort of the original old-time camp cabin chairs.
In the living room, the lodge-style western theme is underscored with custom furnishings such as the "canyon" sofa and the over-sized "Old Hickory" arm chair, as well as the heavy rocker which once graced the den of an old Montana lodge. The furnishings are an accumulation of the owners' efforts at hand-selecting items which pleased them, and they hope you, too, are pleased.
Located above the normal "snow line," Magic Ranch receives snow every year, however, there is always winter access as the paved road and the driveway are kept plowed. It's an easy drive to summer and winter recreation - please see our website link (below) for a partial listing of recreational activities, restaurants, nearby ski areas, mountain biking areas, and fishing and hiking locations (as well as additional photos).
Even if you don't want to leave the property during your stay, the winter snow cover on the ten acres generally affords snow-play, impromptu cross-country skiing, and walks in the area both on and off the property. Likewise, in summer, spring, and fall, the serenity of the setting with its trees, clean air, and this cozy home will afford you much relaxation.
The cabin is located within an easy drive of Royal Gorge Cross-Country Skiing Trail System; Soda Springs, Sugar Bowl, Boreal, and Donner Ski Ranch Ski Resort areas; Loch Leven Trail System for hiking and fishing; Lake Spaulding; The Town of Truckee and Donner Lake; and many other recreational points of interest.
Accommodations are one Queen-sized bed in master bedroom and two Double-sized futon sofa sleepers in the spacious loft.
