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243 N WILD OAK Drive -, Payson, AZ 85541 (MLS# 7001693)

243 N WILD OAK Drive -, Payson, AZ 85541

$790,000
Cabin Drive Cabin Front 3 Cabin Front 4 Cabin Front 1 Cabin Front 2 Front Patio View from front patio Cabin Front Door View out main window Cabin Main Room Cabin Kitchen Cabin Dining Area Cabin Entryway Front Door Exit Cabin Master Bedroom Garage view Back patio snow Cabin Back View from property View from property line 2 View from property line View from property line 3 Roberts Mesa Cabin Driveway
Property Type: Residential Bedrooms: 3 Baths: 2 Square Footage: 1,782 Lot Size (sq. ft.): 46,537 Status: Active
Current Price: $790,000 Last Modified: 4/29/2026

Overview

Description

Perched above the Valley's ''brown cloud,'' 243 Wild Oak Drive backs directly to Tonto National Forest -- no rear neighbors, ever. Your privacy is permanent. Deep oversized garage handles ATVs, Razors, and side-by-sides. Inside: cherrywood floors, vaulted ceilings, expansive great room, and a master suite with an oversized spa soaking tub. Firepit, deck views into the pines, and hiking trails minutes away. Bonus space above the garage has power and water roughed in -- finish it as a 4th bedroom, office, or rental suite. Collins Ranch community. 3BR/2BA, 2,009 sq ft. $790,000.

Supplements: Escape the Valley. This One Has It All. There's a moment -- usually somewhere around Tuesday afternoon, stuck in traffic with the brown haze sitting low over the Valley -- when you think: there has to be something better than this. There is. It's at 243 Wild Oak Drive, and it's been waiting for you. Perched high above the pollution line in the Coll ... (Read more) Escape the Valley. This One Has It All. There's a moment -- usually somewhere around Tuesday afternoon, stuck in traffic with the brown haze sitting low over the Valley -- when you think: there has to be something better than this. There is. It's at 243 Wild Oak Drive, and it's been waiting for you. Perched high above the pollution line in the Collins Ranch community outside Payson, this isn't a cabin you visit on long weekends and leave feeling like you barely scratched the surface. This is a base camp. A place you actually settle into. Where the air is different, the sky is different, and the pace of life finally matches the one you've been chasing. The Land Itself Is the First Thing to Understand Most mountain homes sell you a view. This one sells you a guarantee. The property backs directly to the Tonto National Forest -- one of the largest national forests in the United States. That means no developer can ever buy the land behind you. No neighbor will ever break ground thirty feet from your back deck. The treeline you see today is the treeline you'll see in twenty years. In a world where open space disappears overnight, that permanence is rare, and it's priceless. The community sits high enough above the Valley that the "brown cloud" -- that familiar blanket of particulate haze that settles over Phoenix, Scottsdale, and the surrounding metro -- doesn't reach you here. The air is crisp. It smells like pine. On a clear morning, you'll wonder why it took you this long. Built for the Way You Actually Want to Live Let's talk about the garage first, because it changes how you think about the whole property. This isn't a standard two-car garage. It's deep -- purpose-built to handle the gear that goes with mountain living. Pull your Razor, ATV, side-by-side, or UTV straight in off the trail. Store your gear, your bikes, your kayaks, your firewood. For buyers who know the frustration of a beautiful mountain property with nowhere to put the equipment that makes mountain life worth living, this garage is the detail that makes everything else click. Step through the door and the home delivers on every promise the setting makes. Warm cherrywood floors run throughout -- rich, grounded, the kind of material that feels more substantial underfoot with every passing year. The ceilings vault overhead, giving the great room a scale that feels open and dramatic without sacrificing the cabin warmth that drew you to mountain living in the first place. Oversized doors throughout reinforce the sense of space. Nothing here feels small or afterthought. The great room is the heart of the home -- genuinely expansive, designed with entertaining in mind, but equally suited to a quiet evening with a book. It's the room where people linger. Where guests end up talking until midnight without noticing the time. High-end finishes extend throughout, reaching a natural peak in the master suite. The Master Suite The master suite is where this home earns its luxury designation without apology. The oversized spa soaking tub isn't a standard builder upgrade -- it's a retreat within a retreat. After a day on the trails, on the water, or behind the wheel of the Razor, this is where you decompress. Warm water, quiet, and nothing but pines visible through the window. It's a small thing that, once you've experienced it, becomes genuinely hard to give up. The Outdoor Life Is Already Here One of the quiet frustrations of mountain property ownership is the gap between the promise and the reality -- beautiful land, but the hiking is forty minutes away, the lake is an hour, the trails require a drive just to access. That gap doesn't exist here. Hiking trails are minutes from your door. Pristine lakes are close enough for a morning and back in time for lunch. The national forest isn't a distant backdrop -- it's your backyard. And when evening comes, the firepit on the deck becomes the center of gravity. Pull chairs around it, light it up, and look up. The stars above Collins Ranch are the kind that stop conversations. The kind that remind you why you wanted a place like this in the first place. The deck itself looks out directly over the pines with nothing but national forest behind it -- no rooflines, no fences, no development. Just trees and sky and the particular silence that only exists this far above the city. And when you need the city -- or just a good meal and some local character -- downtown Payson is a scenic thirty-minute drive. Close enough to be convenient. Far enough that it never intrudes. Room to Grow Into Above the garage sits a partially finished bonus space that already has power and water roughed in. The infrastructure is done. What you make of it is entirely up to you. The obvious play is a fourth bedroom -- ideal for guests, extended family, or the kind of hosting that makes a mountain property truly earn its keep. But the space works equally well as a private home office, a dedicated studio, a gym, or a creative space that benefits from being slightly separate from the main home. This is the kind of flexibility that's hard to find at any price point. The bones are in place. The vision is yours to complete. The Community Collins Ranch is the kind of mountain community that people who live there don't talk about too loudly -- because they like it the way it is. Welcoming, established, and defined by the natural beauty that surrounds it, it attracts people who have made a considered choice about how they want to live. Neighbors who understand that the point of being here is the quiet, the space, and the connection to something larger than the subdivision. It's remote enough to feel genuinely away. It's a community enough to feel genuinely home. The Details 3 bedrooms / 2 bathrooms 2,009 sq ft Deep oversized garage -- ATV/UTV/Razor capable Partially finished bonus space above garage -- power and water in place Tonto National Forest backing -- permanent, protected Cherrywood floors throughout Vaulted ceilings and oversized doors Oversized spa soaking tub in master suite Firepit and deck with forest views Minutes to hiking trails and lakes 30 minutes to downtown Payson Collins Ranch community, Payson AZ 85541 Listed at $790,000 Private showings available. This is the kind of property that makes more sense in person than in photos -- schedule yours today.

Listing Details MLS# 7001693

Location, Tax & Legal

House Number
243
Compass
N
Street Name
WILD OAK
St Suffix
Drive
City/Town Code
Payson
State/Province
AZ
Zip Code
85541
Zip4
6551
Country
US
County Code
Gila
Assessor Number
302-76-002
Subdivision
COLLINS RANCH
Tax Year
2025
Unit #
-
Building Number
-
Assessor's Map #
76
Legal Description (Abbrev)
LOT 2 COLLINS RANCH
Assessor's Parcel #
2
Tax Municipality
Gila - COUNTY
Taxes
4620

Contract Information

Type
Exclusive Right To Sell
Ownership
Fee Simple
Co-Ownership (Fractional) Agreement YN
No

General Property Description

Dwelling Type
Single Family Residence
Dwelling Styles
Detached
Exterior Stories
2
# of Interior Levels
Yes
# Bedrooms
3
Full Bathrooms
2
Total Bathrooms
2
Approx SQFT
1782
Price/SqFt
443.32
Horses
Y
Builder Name
Custom
Year Built
2005
Approx Lot SqFt
46537
Approx Lot Acres
1.068
Flood Zone
No
Community Pool Y/N
No
Private Pool Y/N
No
Fireplace YN
No
Elementary School District
Payson Unified District
High School District
Payson Unified District
Elementary School
Payson Elementary School
Jr. High School
Rim Country Middle School
High School
Payson High School
Half Bathrooms
0

Remarks Misc

Cross Street
Hwy 260 & Fire Control Road (Nf-64)
Directions
Follow the Fire Control Road from Hwy 260, past Tonto Village for approx. 4.2 mi, take a right onto Roberts Mesa Road for approx 3.8 miles, right onto Park Road for .3 miles, left onto Park Road East for .3 miles, right onto Brook Ln for 300 ft, right onto Wild Oak/Oak Drive for 300 ft, property is on the right hand side at the cul-de-sac

Legal Info

Township
11
Range
11
Section
32
Lot Number
2

Basement

Basement Y/N
N

More Information

Parking Spaces

Garage Spaces
2.5
Carport Spaces
2.5
Slab Parking Spaces
2.5
Total Covered Spaces
5

Showing Notification Methods

Showing Service
Non-MLS Showing Service - See Private Remarks
Text
Yes
Email
Yes
Phone Call
Yes

Special Listing Cond

N/A
Yes

Construction

Block
Yes
Wood Frame
Yes

Const - Finish

Painted
Yes

Roofing

Composition
Yes

Association & Fees

HOA Y/N
N
PAD Fee Y/N
N
Land Lease Fee Y/N
N
Ttl Mthly Fee Equiv
0

Lockbox Type

Other
Yes
See Private Remarks
Yes

Architecture

Cabin
Yes

Master Bathroom

Full Bth Master Bdrm
Yes
Separate Shwr & Tub
Yes
Double Vanity
Yes
Private Toilet Room
Yes

Master Bedroom

Split
Yes

Additional Bedroom

Master Bedroom Walk-in Closet
Yes

Add'l Property Use

None
Yes

Flooring

Tile
Yes
Wood
Yes

Window Features

Dual Pane
Yes
ENERGY STAR Qualified Windows
Yes

Dining Area

Dining in LR/GR
Yes

Heating

Ceiling
Yes
Forced Air
Yes
Hot Water
Yes
Electric
Yes
ENERGY STAR Qualified Equipment
Yes

View

Panoramic
Yes
Trees/Woods
Yes
Mountain(s)
Yes

Kitchen Features

Built-In Electric Oven
Yes
Dishwasher
Yes
Disposal
Yes
Electric Oven
Yes
Electric Range
Yes
Built-in Microwave
Yes
Refrigerator
Yes
Electric Cooktop
Yes
Granite Counters
Yes

Cooling

ENERGY STAR Qualified Equipment
Yes
Programmable Thmstat
Yes
Central Air
Yes

Interior Features

Vaulted Ceiling(s)
Yes
9+ Flat Ceilings
Yes
Wet Bar
Yes
No Interior Steps
Yes
Water Softener Owned
Yes

Laundry

Washer Included
Yes
Dryer Included
Yes
Inside
Yes

Separate Den/Office

Sep Den/Office Y/N
N

Road Access Type

Forest Service Road
Yes
Private Road
Yes

Road Surface Type

Dirt
Yes
Paved
Yes

Road Responsibility

City Maintained Road
Yes
County Maintained Road
Yes

Technology

Pre-Wire Srnd Snd
Yes
Sat Dish Intrnt Ownd
Yes
Security System Owned
Yes

Fencing

Perimeter
Yes
Wood
Yes

Water Source

Well - Shared
Yes

Exterior Features

Covered Patio(s)
Yes
Patio
Yes
Open Deck
Yes
Private Street(s)
Yes
Rain Gutters
Yes

Spa

None
Yes

Sewer

Septic Tank
Yes

Parking Features

Over Height Garage
Yes
Attached Garage
Yes
Direct Access
Yes
Extended Length Garage
Yes
Garage Door Opener
Yes
Gated
Yes

Irrigation

None
Yes

Foundation Details

Block
Yes
Combination
Yes

New Financing

Cash
Yes
Conventional
Yes
FHA
Yes

Plumbing

Electric Hot Wtr Htr
Yes

Utilities

APS
Yes
Phone Available
Yes

Existing 1st Loan

FHA
Yes
Conventional
Yes

Property Description

Borders Preserve/Public Land
Yes
Cul-De-Sac Lot
Yes
Street(s) Not Paved
Yes
Remote
Yes
Rural
Yes

Landscaping

None
Yes

Services

City Services
Yes
County Services
Yes

Unit Style

All on One Level
Yes

Disclosures

Well Disclosure
Yes

Possession

By Agreement
Yes

Association Fee Incl

Water
Yes
Other (See Remarks)
Yes

Assoc Rules/Info

Pets OK (See Rmrks)
Yes
Rental OK (See Rmks)
Yes

Property Features

Special Listing Cond: N/A Add'l Property Use: None Architecture: Cabin View: Panoramic; Trees/Woods; Mountain(s) Master Bathroom: Full Bth Master Bdrm; Separate Shwr & Tub; Double Vanity; Private Toilet Room Master Bedroom: Split Additional Bedroom: Master Bedroom Walk-in Closet Flooring: Tile; Wood Window Features: Dual Pane; ENERGY STAR Qualified Windows Spa: None Dining Area: Dining in LR/GR Kitchen Features: Built-In Electric Oven; Electric Oven; Electric Range; Electric Cooktop; Disposal; Dishwasher; Built-in Microwave; Refrigerator; Granite Counters Laundry: Washer Included; Dryer Included; Inside Foundation Details: Block; Combination Interior Features: Vaulted Ceiling(s); 9+ Flat Ceilings; Wet Bar; No Interior Steps; Water Softener Owned Technology: Pre-Wire Srnd Snd; Sat Dish Intrnt Ownd; Security System Owned Exterior Features: Covered Patio(s); Open Deck; Patio; Private Street(s); Rain Gutters Parking Features: Attached Garage; Direct Access; Extended Length Garage; Garage Door Opener; Gated; Over Height Garage Road Access Type: Forest Service Road; Private Road Road Surface Type: Dirt; Paved Road Responsibility: City Maintained Road; County Maintained Road Construction: Block; Wood Frame Const - Finish: Painted Roofing: Composition Cooling: Central Air; Programmable Thmstat; ENERGY STAR Qualified Equipment Heating: Ceiling; Forced Air; Hot Water; Electric; ENERGY STAR Qualified Equipment Plumbing: Electric Hot Wtr Htr Utilities: APS; Phone Available Water Source: Well - Shared Irrigation: None Sewer: Septic Tank Services: City Services; County Services Fencing: Perimeter; Wood Property Description: Borders Preserve/Public Land; Cul-De-Sac Lot; Street(s) Not Paved; Remote; Rural Landscaping: None Showing Notification Methods: Text; Email; Phone Call Lockbox Type: Other; See Private Remarks Possession: By Agreement Unit Style: All on One Level Association Fee Incl: Water; Other (See Remarks) Existing 1st Loan: FHA; Conventional New Financing: Cash; FHA; Conventional Disclosures: Well Disclosure
IDX
Listing Office: RE/MAX Fine Properties
Last Updated: April - 29 - 2026
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