10133

$995,000

RM -1 (Resource Management) – a second home can be built

• 3100+ square foot custom home, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, built 2006, wrap around veranda, brick patio area.
• 2600 square foot shop and storage
• Small greenhouse

Park like setting surrounds the 3000+ square foot 4 year old home, built to the owners high standards. Most of the living happens on the main floor (app. 2250 sq.ft.) with access to the yard and surround deck from 4 access points. The kitchen is quite bright with cherry cabinets and granite counters, you have both an electric stove and a classic Elmira wood stove to cook on. The adjacent dining room and family room provides for cozy gatherings with family and friends, with good access to the large patio/deck overlooking Kinkade creek. The main floor has three bedrooms (two plus den) and two bathrooms including an ensuite with walk in shower. A hallway allows circular access throughout the main floor.

The upstairs area (app. 800 sq.ft.) has two spacious bedrooms a bright sewing area and a four piece bath. There is an accessible crawl space under most of the house and a 400 sq.ft. basement with a woodstove and the furnace (heat pump). The large shop (75’ x 35’) is well away from the house and consists of a heated insulated workshop and toilet on one side and a large unheated storage area with 12’ ceilings on the other. A small greenhouse and garden area is located between the house and shop.

The property is 49.42 acres and has been selectively logged 11 years ago, however this is not apparent around the home. Kinkade creek flows through the property and is pristine and has many small pools and waterfalls. Domestic gravity water system is from licence on Kinkade Creek with 8 gpm well backup from a drilled 240’ well. You are within a five minute walk to Spider Lake and the provincial park there, the fishing is excellent for trout and small mouth bass, no engines are allowed on Spider Lake.

Near Spider Lake west of Qualicum Beach on Vancouver Island.

From Nanaimo head north on Hiway 19 to the Horne Lake turnoff (app 53km) and turn left. After 100 meters turn left on the Spider Lake turnoff and proceed to Marshland Road (4km) and turn right, go to 2700 Marshland.

Drilled well, hydro, satellite TV and internet

Qualicum Beach gently spreads in front of one of the most pleasant small towns on the east coast of Vancouver Island. Pause here at any of the numerous beachside pullouts and smell the salt air intermingled with the perfume from the many private and public floral displays.

The original Coast Salish settlers of this area knew it as "where the dog salmon run" - a wonderful place to fish, pick berries, and dig for clams. The name Qualicum Beach is derived from Quallchum, an early variation of this term.

Steeped in quaint British heritage, and famous for its local arts, crafts and beautiful English gardens, modern day Qualicum Beach offers visitors the same gentle countryside and golden, seemingly endless, sandy beaches. Six provincial parks are located within thirty minutes drive from Qualicum Beach.

Like its close neighbour Parksville, Qualicum Beach is an enchanting seaside village that will capture your heart. Discover for yourself why so many people return again and again to this central Vancouver Island getaway. Accessible by road, rail or air, the central location of Qualicum Beach makes this oceanside playground a convenient base from which to enjoy all your vacation activities on Vancouver Island.

Spider Lake Provincial Park encompasses Spider Lake and its shoreline, west of Parksville on Vancouver Island. This quiet and peaceful park is a day-use only recreation area.

The 65-hectare park is a great place for a family outing, with the warm water lake being noted for its excellent swimming, canoeing and kayaking potential. Paddlers can spend a peaceful afternoon exploring the shoreline and the many secluded bays. Shaded lakeside trails and a lovely sandy beach make Spider Lake a favoured destination.

Spider Lake (57 hectares) contains smallmouth bass, which provide year round fishing. The lake is also stocked with both steelhead and rainbow trout that provide plenty of excitement on a fly or light tackle. Powerboats are prohibited on the lake, but small cartoppers can be launched from the beach beside the parking lot. Nearby Horne Lake provides good fishing year-round for rainbow and cutthroat trout, steelhead and kokanee. Full boat launch facilities are available at the private campsite near the west end of Horne Lake.