6691 Reading Creek Road, Douglas City, CA 96024

$1,378,000
Property Type: Residential Bedrooms: 3 Baths: 3 Square Footage: 2,400 Lot Size (sq. ft.): 6,969,600 Status: Active
Current Price: $1,378,000 List Date: 5/19/2025 Last Modified: 5/19/2025

Description

Discover the ultimate blend of sustainability, seclusion, and sophistication on this extraordinary 160-acre off-grid, modern mountain estate. Crafted in 2014, The Lantern House an architecturally striking 2,400 sq ft home was designed with efficiency and resilience in mind, featuring a steel, concrete, and glass exterior, nearly 50% window coverage with Anderson 400 series tempered windows, Velux skylights, and a steel roof with a membrane under layer. Surrounded by nature and built to the highest fire safety standards, this home is as durable as it is beautiful. Inside, enjoy radiant floor heating powered by solar, propane, and a stunning double-sided contraflow wood-fired heater with an integrated water coil and pizza-style oven. The heart of the home boasts high-end finishes including a BlueStar 6-burner range with griddle and double oven, a Bosch dishwasher, KitchenAid refrigerator, large pantry, root cellar, and ducting for a heat recovery ventilator. With bathrooms featuring Toto bidets and an outdoor shower, comfort meets functionality at every turn. Energy independence is effortless here, with a 13.5 kW solar array (six poles, three sun-tracking), 60 kWh of battery storage (new at the end of 2023), solar thermal for heat and hot water, a micro-hydro generator, and a 20 kW Kohler propane backup generator. The home also features an EV charging station, and Starlink high speed internet— providing all the modern conveniences while living off-grid. Water is abundant with a well and state water rights to both Barleyfield and Reading Creeks, supporting a seasonal pond near the home and a larger ¾-acre pond, home to the endangered Western Pond Turtle. A total of 25,000 gallons of water storage supports the main residence, mobile unit, and fire suppression system. There's also a charming orchard of apple and pear trees and a slow sand filtration system for the mobile water supply. Additional features include a 1,200 sq ft 3-bay shop (plumbed for a bathroom), steel woodshed, storage trailer, an older dirt-floor garage, and a second permitted dwelling unit — an older mobile home offering additional potential. The property is securely gated with Viking Access and even plumbed for an outdoor kitchen, ideal for entertaining under the stars. Bordering BLM and Sierra Pacific lands, this property is a rare find for those seeking true off-grid luxury, unmatched privacy, and a deep connection with the land — whether as a full-time residence, sustainable retreat, or generational homestead.

More Information MLS# 25-2259

Address Information

Street Number: 6691 Street Name: Reading Creek Street Suffix: Road Cross Street: highway 3 State/Province: CA Postal Code: 96024 County: Trinity

Property Description

Type: Single Family Current Price: $1,378,000 Property: Detached Scope of Service: Full Service Listing Area: 61 - Douglas City List Price: 1378000 Parcel Number: 015-180-13-00 Approx. Acres: 160 Acres Range: 81 Acres or More Year Built: 2014 Yr Blt Description: 10-20 Years Approx. SqFt.: 2400 Total Bedrooms: 3 Total Bathrooms: 3 Total Full Baths: 3

Remarks

Public Remarks: Discover the ultimate blend of sustainability, seclusion, and sophistication on this extraordinary 160-acre off-grid, modern mountain estate. Crafted in 2014, The Lantern House an architecturally striking 2,400 sq ft home was designed with efficiency and resilience in mind, featuring a steel, concrete, and glass exterior, nearly 50% window coverage with Anderson 400 series tempered windows, Velux skylights, and a steel roof with a membrane under layer. Surrounded by nature and built to the highest fire safety standards, this home is as durable as it is beautiful. Inside, enjoy radiant floor heating powered by solar, propane, and a stunning double-sided contraflow wood-fired heater with an integrated water coil and pizza-style oven. The heart of the home boasts high-end finishes including a BlueStar 6-burner range with griddle and double oven, a Bosch dishwasher, KitchenAid refrigerator, large pantry, root cellar, and ducting for a heat recovery ventilator. With bathrooms featuring Toto bidets and an outdoor shower, comfort meets functionality at every turn. Energy independence is effortless here, with a 13.5 kW solar array (six poles, three sun-tracking), 60 kWh of battery storage (new at the end of 2023), solar thermal for heat and hot water, a micro-hydro generator, and a 20 kW Kohler propane backup generator. The home also features an EV charging station, and Starlink high speed internet— providing all the modern conveniences while living off-grid. Water is abundant with a well and state water rights to both Barleyfield and Reading Creeks, supporting a seasonal pond near the home and a larger ¾-acre pond, home to the endangered Western Pond Turtle. A total of 25,000 gallons of water storage supports the main residence, mobile unit, and fire suppression system. There's also a charming orchard of apple and pear trees and a slow sand filtration system for the mobile water supply. Additional features include a 1,200 sq ft 3-bay shop (plumbed for a bathroom), steel woodshed, storage trailer, an older dirt-floor garage, and a second permitted dwelling unit — an older mobile home offering additional potential. The property is securely gated with Viking Access and even plumbed for an outdoor kitchen, ideal for entertaining under the stars. Bordering BLM and Sierra Pacific lands, this property is a rare find for those seeking true off-grid luxury, unmatched privacy, and a deep connection with the land — whether as a full-time residence, sustainable retreat, or generational homestead. Directions: From Redding take Highway 299. left on Highway 3. Right on Reading Creek. Property at end of Road where gate is. gate to this property is on the left.

Contract Information

Status: Active Listing Contract Date: 2025-05-09 List Date: 2025-05-19

Lockbox

Bluetooth: No Under Construction: No

SELM Filed on Listing

Filed on Listing: Yes

Bath

# Shower Stalls: 3

Parking

# Detached Garage: 3

Fireplace

Fireplace: Wood Free Standing: Wood

Kitchen

Counter Tops: Quartz Fuel Source: Propane

Bonds

HOA: No

Heat

Gas: Propane Propane: Leased

Water

Well: Single User

Solar

Solar Power: Yes

Property Features

How to Show: Call Listing Agent Dining: Dining Area; Eating Sp in Kitchen Style: Contemporary Lot Description: Privacy; Rolling; Secluded; Steep Story: Two Lot Type: Country; Waterfront; Creek; Pond; Seasonal Creek Roof: Flat; Metal; Other Exterior: Stucco; Wood Siding; Other Pool: None View: Mountain; Wooded Bath: Mstr Porcelain; Porcelain; Mstr Stall Parking: Boat; Oversized Parking; RV; Oversized Garage Additional Rooms: Great Room; Laundry Room; Rec Room; Storage Room Fireplace: Living Room Floors: Decorative Concrete Kitchen: Convection Oven; Dishwasher; Range/Oven; Refrigerator; Island Foundation: Slab Heat: Radiant; Wood Stove Electric: Generator; Off the Grid Cable: None Available Cool: None Waste: Septic Available Terms: Conventional Loan; All Cash to Seller; Cash; Submit Possession: Arrange; Close of Escrow Solar: Owned Road: Asphalt; Gravel
Listing Office: Wahlund & Co. Realty Group
Last Updated: May - 19 - 2025
6691 Reading Creek Road, Douglas City, CA 96024- MLS# 25-2259
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