Motley County · Available
58.46 ACRES
Darden Canyon Ranch · Tract 28
$222,148 · Ranch King of Texas

THE GROUND.
Plain is the fair word for this one, and plain is the point. Tract 28 at Darden Canyon is 58.46 acres of red soil, brush and scrub, and it asks very few things of the person who buys it. Boots. A good tire. Some patience in July. Folks hunting honest ranch land for sale in Motley County, Texas are usually tired of being sold a picture, and this tract has no picture to sell you, just shape, hard quiet, and a ranch road already laid in. Start where that road forks on the northwest side. Two round steel tanks sit in a worn opening of red soil there, and on an April afternoon the cattle string in to them from all sides, calves and all. You can read the whole property from that opening. Pale trails thread away like spokes, and they show you where animals move when nobody is around. Game waters where cattle water, which is why a hunter who thinks hard about those trails before he picks a spot is ahead of the man who picks a spot first. Ask us what stays with the land and what belongs to the cattle operation, because those two things are not the same. The land lifts and settles some 69 feet, from near 2,372 feet at the low side to 2,441 at the top, and that movement is the character of the tract. Here is where the High Plains start to crack apart. Nothing dramatic yet. Shallow draws just beginning their lives, brush darker in the folds where the moisture holds a day longer, and a horizon to the south that goes flat and blue for as far as you care to look. Stand up on the high end late in the day and the far rim turns rust colored. That red soil is the quiet advantage out here. A blade opens it easily, it is kind to a shovel, and a two-track holds its shape after a rain instead of turning to glue. Brush and scrub carry the entire tract, so you have screening in every direction and a project you can take at your own pace: open a lane where you want one, leave the thick stuff standing where the animals bed. Nothing has to be done on day one. - Interior ranch road access, with the fork and the water on the northwest side - 69 ft of elevation movement, 2,372 to 2,441 ft - Surveyed boundaries and deeded access, light restrictions This is the old Matador range. A Scottish syndicate out of Dundee bought the Matador in 1882 and built it to 861,000 acres under the plains rim, headquartered at Ballard Springs some fifteen miles from here, and that outfit is still handling cattle today. Hide men out of Dodge City raised Tee Pee City in 1875 in this same part of the county, a trading post so rowdy the Matador put it off limits to its own cowboys. Wild then. Lonesome now, in the best way the word can be used, with mesas standing off in the distance and very few lights at night. Ownership is kept simple on purpose. The tract is surveyed before you buy, with deeded access and light restrictions, and the ranch carries an agricultural valuation that we can walk you through so you understand what it takes to keep it in effect on your own acreage. Walk it in spring while the brush is leafing and the calves are out. Wear something a thorn will not tear and bring water. We will park at the fork, look at the tanks and the trails leading away from them, then follow the land uphill east to the high end and watch the draws start to take shape under your feet. Call us about Tract 28 and we will meet you at the gate.
Property Features
- Deeded access: Yes
- Surveyed: Yes
Utilities
- Power: confirm with Frank
- Shared well: 1/4 interest · solar pump
Wildlife
Wildlife includes quail.
Location
Motley County, Texas. Situated just 20 minutes east of the quaint town of Roaring Springs, the Darden Canyon Ranch features varying terrain ranging from hill top vistas to creek beds and draws.
SELLER FINANCING ESTIMATES
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Listed price: $222,148.00
| Down % | Down payment | Amount financed | Rate | Monthly payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5% | $11,107.40 | $211,040.60 | 9.9% | $1,836.46/mo |
| 10% | $22,214.80 | $199,933.20 | 8.9% | $1,594.34/mo |
| 15% | $33,322.20 | $188,825.80 | 8.5% | $1,451.91/mo |
| 20% | $44,429.60 | $177,718.40 | 8.0% | $1,304.03/mo |
VETERAN SELLER FINANCING
Listed price $222,148.00
2% veteran discount −$4,442.96
Veteran price $217,705.04
| Down % | Down payment | Amount financed | Rate | Monthly payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5% | $10,885.25 | $206,819.79 | 9.9% | $1,799.73/mo |
| 10% | $21,770.50 | $195,934.54 | 8.9% | $1,562.46/mo |
| 15% | $32,655.76 | $185,049.28 | 8.5% | $1,422.87/mo |
| 20% | $43,541.01 | $174,164.03 | 8.0% | $1,277.95/mo |
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5% minimum down · 1–30 year terms · No credit check · No pre-payment penalty · Warranty deed delivered at closing
Darden Canyon Ranch
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Ranch restrictions
1,322.32 ACRES, MOTLEY COUNTY RESTRICTIONS AND COVENANTS 1. That these covenants are to run with the land and shall be binding on the Purchaser and all persons claiming under him. Purchaser understands that these restrictions and covenants are filed in the Real Property Records of Motley County, Texas. 2. Hunting of all kinds for all game or other animals, whether on foot or by vehicle, is prohibited on or from roads in Motley County Ranch. The property shall not be used for commercial hunting. No seasonal lease or day lease hunting is permitted. All hunting leases are prohibited. Hunting by landowners and their guests only. 3. The property shall not be used for commercial or manufacturing purposes. 4. There exists a grazing lease on this property. Purchaser understands that livestock may be present on his land and that sources of water on his land that existed when the property was purchased may be used for said livestock. Purchaser has no obligation to continue this lease and may cancel the lease on his property by constructing fencing that meets local standards and is adequate to keep Lessee's livestock off his property and then giving Lessee 30 days advance notice that he wishes to not participate in the lease. If Purchaser desires to remove or alter any existing fences on his property Lessee shall be notified in advance in order to maintain control of the livestock. 5. That no automobile, truck, trailer, or other vehicle shall be abandoned on this property, nor shall there be any dumping or placing of unsightly objects of any kind on the property. 6. That no structure of any kind (including hunting blinds and/or deer feeders) shall be permitted within 100 feet of any property line. All fencing must be thirty (30) feet from the centerline of all main access roads. 7. No noxious or offensive activity shall be carried on upon any tract nor shall anything be done thereon which may be or become an annoyance or nuisance to any adjoining tract. No tract shall be maintained or utilized in such a manner as to violate any applicable statute, ordinance or regulation of the United States of America, the State of Texas, the County of Motley, if applicable, or any other governmental agency having jurisdiction thereof. 8. Discharge of sewage from an RV, travel trailer, home or cabin on your property is strictly prohibited and illegal unless it is discharged into a permitted septic system (On Site Sewage Facility - OSSF) installed by a licensed installer. 9. Not more than one residence shall be permitted on any tract. No communal residences shall be permitted. RVs, travel trailers and tents may not be used as a permanent residence. 10. That no commercial swine operation shall be permitted. 11. PURCHASER agrees not to impede the flow of water in and to existing water lines, tanks, or troughs that are on his property and grants ingress and egress to persons who need to maintain said improvements and wells which furnish water to the lines, tanks or troughs. Only those Purchasers who own an interest in an existing well shall have the right to use water from said well unless water use is granted by the owners of the well. Seller will not furnish water to any existing water troughs or tanks. 12. That no tract may be subdivided without the express written consent of the SELLER. This restriction will not prevent the Texas Veteran's Land Board (TVLB) from deeding a tract to a veteran for the purpose of a home site. 13. Seller has constructed or intends to construct a graded cliché/gravel covered road (the "Access Road") between the entrance of the development and the above-described property adequate in width for single vehicle access. Seller, by written instrument or by the plat, grants to Buyer or Buyer’s heirs and/or assigns, a non-exclusive easement right to use said Access Road for the purpose of ingress and egress to the property. Buyer is hereby notified that caliche or other material may be removed from his property to construct this road. Buyer understands that this is a common practice in the construction of this type of road and agrees that he will not be compensated for these activities. 14. PURCHASER hereby authorizes SELLER and/or Assigns to charge each property owner not fronting exclusively on a County Road a maintenance fee of $5.00 per acre, per year, not to exceed $500.00 to improve and maintain entrances, roads, community wells, water lines, storage tanks and any other maintenance deemed necessary by the SELLER and/or Assigns in the Motley County Ranch Subdivision. Such charge shall not be assessed against SELLER and/or Assigns. Such charge shall be made by direct billing to the property owner. If PURCHASER refuses to make said payments, PURCHASER hereby authorizes SELLER, at SELLER's option, to deduct such charge from payments made by PURCHASER, and any such charge so deducted will not be credited to the payment on the balance due on the purchase price, principal or interest. It is understood and agreed that this road maintenance charge (if not paid within 60 days of billing date) shall become a lien against the tract being conveyed, permitting SELLER and/or Assigns such rights to enforce said liens as may be set forth in Sec. 51.002 of the Texas Property Code, as amended time to time. 15. That at such time as SELLER may determine at his sole discretion, the SELLER shall have the authority but not the obligation to notify each tract owner of the time, date, and a place of a meeting of all tract owners to be held for the purpose of organizing a Property Owner's Association. A majority of the votes of the tract owners in attendance at such meetings or by written proxy shall be sufficient to transact business at such meeting. Each tract owner, including SELLER, attending or represented by written proxy at such meetings shall have one vote for each tract owned by such owner on all business to come before the meeting. Upon the creation and organization of such organization, as non-profit corporation, or otherwise, SELLER shall transfer and assign to the association the current balance of the road improvement and maintenance, if any. Thereafter such association shall have the power, authority and obligation to maintain the roadways of the development and collect the road maintenance assessment. All such assessments upon any tract in the development shall become the personal obligation of the owners of such tract and such association is hereby granted a lien upon each lot to secure the payments of such assessments, permitting said association such rights to enforce said liens as may be set forth in Sec. 51.002 of the Texas Property Code, as amended time to time. It is understood that SELLER, or SELLER’S assigns, shall not be responsible for paying this assessment under any circumstances. In the event a lien has been placed on property to secure the payment of assessments and that property is repossessed or otherwise transferred to SELLER it is understood that all such liens will be released. 16. No deviation of any kind shall be permitted from these restrictions unless permission is granted in writing by the SELLER.
Tract map
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Property information as of November 3, 2026. Confirm availability and details with Frank.
