1.25 Acres of Florida Fun & Sun!

Enjoy this 1.25 acre on your own private retreat in sunny Okeechobee or create a small homestead on this quiet county road. Enjoy the wide-open skies, the space, the prairie, trails, town, and lakes! Comps Nearby

This is the perfect location for your sustainable small homestead as zoning for this property allows farm animals as well as separate structures, such as barns or garages; once dwelling of mobile, modular, or site-built home with a minimum under air/heat footprint (excluding porches, garage, etc.) of 1000 sq feet is established.  Setbacks are 50’ from front, 25’ each side and rear.  This lot is unimproved and well and septic will be needed.

This property has agricultural/residential zoning and only a few nearby neighbors and is just minutes from the trailheads at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve – there are 116 miles of multi-use trails you can use for horseback riding, hiking, or biking! Just click this link to see all the natural areas and public lands that surround this area.

Located in Northwest Okeechobee County: Viking Estates borders Kissimmee Prairie Preserve, a breathtaking expanse of grassland known as a premier site for star gazing. You are just 30 miles from the Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, a 109-mile multi-use path around Lake Okeechobee, the third largest freshwater lake in the United States; a premier bass fishing destination and the largest lake in the state of Florida!

Viking Estates is just a half an hour from the town of Okeechobee and nearby Lake Okeechobee and only hour from the Atlantic Ocean beaches, 2 hours from West Palm Beach, 2 hours from Orlando. This location makes Okeechobee the Gateway to South Florida with convenient access to both coasts and all of Central Florida.  You’ll find so many ways to enjoy Okeechobee County!

Okeechobee is known as the “Speckled Perch Capital of the World”, so it is only fitting that they hold an annual event in honor of this title. The Speckled Perch Festival and is held downtown and attracts thousands of out-of-town visitors.

Take advantage of an opportunity to invest in this beautiful area while it’s still affordable - prices are on the rise!  This lot is being offered at a wholesale price; we can price under current market value by selling direct though our secure online marketplace:  TheLotShop.com.

ALL prior year taxes cleared by SELLER & Warranty Deed Provided at closing.

Disclosure: Appraiser parcel information provides for a 1.25-acre lot measuring 165’ x 330’ on the Okeechobee County Appraiser site.   A legal survey would be needed to determine the actual area.  Contact the County to check the current zoning information for the specific parcel that you are interested in, as there could be changes to the regulations and/or use permits.

Contact Okeechobee County Planning & Development for Zoning Information.

Planning and Zoning
1700 NW 9th Avenue, Suite A
Okeechobee, Florida 34972
Phone: (863) 763-5548 x 3073
Fax: (863) 763-5276
email: planning@co.okeechobee.fl.us

The number of animals per plot size is calculated by assigning animal units.  The particulars of animals per acre can be found by going to The Okeechobee County Municode – refer to section 7 for Viking Estates:

Article II - LAND USE: TYPE, DENSITY, INTENSITY | Code of Ordinances | Okeechobee County, FL | Municode Library