$465,000
BACK ON THE MARKET — Where the hi-desert slows down.
Wake up to sunrise spilling over the eastern ridgelines and end the day under some of the darkest, most star-filled skies in Southern California. On 2.21 acres in Rancho Mesa, this 3-bedroom, 2-bath home delivers the combination buyers actually come to the high desert for: genuine rural quiet and elbow room, with town close enough that groceries, dining, and schools are an easy drive — on some of the best-maintained roads in the high desert, kept up year-round by the Rancho Mesa HOA. A small thing, until you've lived on the other kind.
The house has the bones desert homes are loved for. Soaring cathedral ceilings and generous windows pull the light and the views in. A brick wood-burning fireplace anchors the living room, flanked by full-wall built-in bookcases. The kitchen runs on granite counters with a built-in microwave and dishwasher. The primary suite has its own bath with dual vanity sinks — and something you won't find on the spec sheet: a bonus room off the back, ready to become a studio, an office, a sunroom, or the quietest reading room in the valley. Central heat and air, a 2-car garage, and 1,420 sqft of single-story living keep the practical side simple.
Outside, the mostly fenced corner lot is dotted with mature Joshua trees, and the fully fenced backyard opens to panoramic desert views in every direction — room for horses, toys, a garden, or just the quiet.
Rancho Mesa puts the whole hi-desert in reach: La Copine and the Giant Rock Meeting Room just down the road, Pioneer town and Pappy & Harriet's inside 15 minutes, downtown Joshua Tree and the National Park entrance the same. Palm Springs in 45 minutes, Big Bear in just over an hour. For families, tho home also sits within the Yucca Mesa Elementary School boundary - one of the higher-rated elementary schools in the Morongo Basin and the best elementary school test scores in Yucca Valley.
Seller will consider a credit toward buyer's closing costs or a rate buydown.
Some listing photos have been virtually altered; the original photos are included in the photo gallery.
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56810 Chipmunk Trail, Yucca Valley
