OakBrook

Here are some pictures and maps of Oakbrook, which is a beautifully forested 43 acre parcel that includes a private road and power lines that are already in place. There are also a few thoughts to consider.

Located in mid-coast Maine, on the Hope - Appleton town line and accessed from Appleton, this land is about 5 miles from Route 17 and has frontage on the Appleton maintained town road.

The view above was taken from the center of one of the many possible excellent homesites that are sprinkled around on the 43 acre forested tract. One of its best features is the remarkable natural terracing which allows long pastoral views, like the one above, to be obtained easily from many locations with a minimum of cutting and trimming.

All of the photographs shown here (except the aerial photo) were taken while standing on the Oakbrook property. Most of the photos were taken from the center of different potential home sites.

There are two ways to buy long view property. 1.) Spend the money and yearly property taxes required for waterfront land or 2.) look for naturally terraced land with great views and steep terrain in front of the home sites. Oakbrook is a classic example of the second choice.

Interested in finding out more about owning this unique 43 acre property?

Call the owner at (207) 236-9886 and ask for Peter or..
Call Vicki Doudera at Camden Real Estate at (207) 236-6171.

If you would like to walk the property please get in touch with either Peter at 236-9886 or contact Vicki at Camden Real Estate 236-6171 or (800 236-1920) and we can email a PDF file to you. Or you can just stop in at the Camden Real Estate office in Camden and ask for Vicki. There is a smaller version of that map posted immediately below.

Then, if you would like to drive up to the part of the area with the best long views, you'll have to arrange for someone to meet you to unlock the chain gate at Jones Hill Road. If you wish to park on the town road and don't mind hiking up over one half mile, please be careful not to park where you might block our private road or any other property. It will probably be easiest for you to schedule an initial visit.

In fact, there are enough acres, and potential building sites, in this park like parcel, to create your own private home site and a private nature preserve and a wood lot and still leave you with enough extra land to help finance your retirement plan and maybe even a college fund or two.

Did we mention how quiet and peaceful it is?

In order to enhance your views, it might be neccessary to selectively harvest enough red and white oak for the floors, furniture and cabinets of your new home and, eventually, enough firewood to warm your hearth.

Of course, for the same money, you could always buy that nice old house that sits on almost one whole acre of land.

You know, the house designed and built with insulation and heating details that worked well when heating oil was less than a dollar a gallon.

Exceptionally beautiful natural features include several musical brooks and a wide variety of forest cover types with red and white oak trees predominating. This very healthy hardwood forest could also supply many of your building materials as well as all your firewood needs.

Perhaps the single best feature of this property is the variety of excellent long view home sites that are available. Even without trimming to maximize views, it is easy to see that long views and sunsets will be very rewarding from many locations.