Rivers Edge is a 600 acre farm on the St. Mary’s River. The Florida side of the St Mary’s is one of the most coveted locations for recreational land in Florida.

The land is a gently rolling landscape with a couple of steeper ravines formed by backwaters of the river in flood stage. It has abundant Live Oak hammocks along with river swamps containing pine trees over 100 yrs old, planted longleaf stands, natural longleaf and slash pine uplands, oak scrub plus a 30 acre pasture. All of the habitats found along the St Mary’s are found here and have been maintained by prescribed fire in as natural a state as possible to promote the native wildlife populations. The land is bordered to the south by Shoals State Park, which is 2,500 acres of protected land that does not allow hunting. The effect of Shoals Park cannot be overstated – to have a property along the entire southern boundary that cannot ever be developed and is protected from hunting is a major asset to Rivers Edge. The river frontage is also exceptional, the majority of the frontage is high-bluff frontage and easily accessible. A float trip, which is a family favorite, takes about 45minutes to an hour depending on the current. To put the river frontage in perspective, Shoals Park and Rivers Edge have roughly the same amount of river frontage, just a little over 2 miles each, while Shoals Park is 4x the size of Rivers Edge. A year round supplemental feeding program and essentially no hunting pressure have made the property a haven for wildlife. Three large food plots with 2-man Family Tradition Stands make the property ready to hunt today.

The centerpiece is a 6,100SF custom built craftsman style main home overlooking the highest bluff on the river. The home fits perfectly with its surroundings. It is being offered fully furnished. Covered outdoor living space flanks the entire back of the home offering ample space to enjoy the river with friends and family. A nearby sandy beach offers an easy space to launch your kayaks, canoes and paddleboards. Flanking the main home on either side is a croquet court, pavilion and covered shooting range to one side and a 2-car garage with upstairs guest apartment connected by a portico and an additional detached 2-car garage / workshop to the other side. I really don’t know what you would add to make it any more comfortable or appealing. Management of the farm is made simple by 2 barns, a pole barn with feed room and an enclosed barn for additional equipment. The property includes a Kubota tractor and all the implements including a Great Plains Seed Drill as well as many necessary tools for maintenance and management.

We 1st sold this farm back in 2015. As a young land broker, I didn’t grasp the significance of the property I was about to step foot on but what I can tell you today, is that 10 years later, I have still not stepped onto a better one. At that time, the original owner, who spent his whole life in North Florida, told me he traveled the length of the river and this was the best piece on the whole river. He waited patiently until he could buy it, at the time it was owned by a timber company. Words like special, unique, beautiful and abundant are thrown around way too causally these days, but Rivers Edge fulfills them all and then some. In its’ class, a mid-size riverfront farm, it is an A, a 10 out of a 10, you will not find a better one.

Location

Rivers Edge is located approximately 7 miles north of Glenn St Mary, FL and Interstate 10 in Baker County. It is about equi-distant between Jacksonville and Lake City. There are several restaurants, a grocery store and an Ace Hardware and Tractor Supply in Glenn providing any supplies you need.