Beautiful 20-Acre Rural Retreat Near Lake Sugema & Lacey Keosauqua State Park
If you’ve been looking for the perfect combination of comfortable country living, abundant wildlife, and exceptional recreational opportunities, this property deserves a look! Situated on 20 acres, m/l, just 4 miles south of Keosauqua in the Villages of Van Buren County, this ranch-style home offers an incredible Southeast Iowa location surrounded by nature.
The home features an inviting eat-in kitchen with a large island, pantry, spacious living room, convenient laundry, 3 bedrooms, and 2 bathrooms. Large windows and the peaceful rural setting allow you to enjoy beautiful sunrises and sunsets from the comfort of home.
Outside, the property offers a wonderful mix of hay ground, mature trees, and a stocked pond, providing plenty of opportunities for recreation and enjoying the outdoors. Wildlife is abundant, with frequent sightings of whitetail deer, foxes, rabbits, squirrels, and a variety of birds. Whether you enjoy watching wildlife, fishing, hunting, or simply relaxing in a peaceful setting, there is something here for everyone.
The location is truly hard to beat! The property is located approximately ½ mile from the south entrance to Lacey Keosauqua State Park, one of Iowa’s largest state parks, and approximately ½ mile from the north side of beautiful 574-acre Lake Sugema, including the handicap-accessible boat ramp and fishing jetty. The area immediately surrounding the lake, Lake Sugema Wildlife Management Area, encompasses about 3,000 acres. This land has been purchased by the DNR and Van Buren County to be managed as a wildlife area. That management is helping to build on the number of wild turkey, deer, squirrel, geese, quail, rabbits, songbirds, and other wild animals. Habitat is also being developed for raccoon, fox, mink, muskrats, and bald eagles, among other wildlife. Take a hike on the rustic trail down toward the lake or stay closer to home and cast a line in the property’s stocked pond.
With its combination of acreage, hay ground, trees, stocked pond, wildlife, comfortable ranch-style living, and incredible proximity to Lake Sugema and Lacey Keosauqua State Park, this property offers a rare opportunity to enjoy the best of Southeast Iowa’s rural lifestyle. All of this just minutes from the amenities of Keosauqua and the beautiful Villages of Van Buren County.
