243 Oak Dr
Description
Perched above the Valley's ''brown cloud,'' 243 Wild Oak Drive backs directly to Tonto National Forest -- no rear neighbors, ever. Your privacy is permanent. Deep oversized garage handles ATVs, Razors, and side-by-sides. Inside: cherrywood floors, vaulted ceilings, expansive great room, and a master suite with an oversized spa soaking tub. Firepit, deck views into the pines, and hiking trails minutes away. Bonus space above the garage has power and water roughed in -- finish it as a 4th bedroom,...Perched above the Valley's ''brown cloud,'' 243 Wild Oak Drive backs directly to Tonto National Forest -- no rear neighbors, ever. Your privacy is permanent. Deep oversized garage handles ATVs, Razors, and side-by-sides. Inside: cherrywood floors, vaulted ceilings, expansive great room, and a master suite with an oversized spa soaking tub. Firepit, deck views into the pines, and hiking trails minutes away. Bonus space above the garage has power and water roughed in -- finish it as a 4th bedroom, office, or rental suite. Collins Ranch community. 3BR/2BA, 2,009 sq ft. $790,000. Escape the Valley. This One Has It All. There's a moment -- usually somewhere around Tuesday afternoon, stuck in traffic with the brown haze sitting low over the Valley -- when you think: there has to be something better than this. There is. It's at 243 Wild Oak Drive, and it's been waiting for you. Perched high above the pollution line in the Collins Ranch community outside Payson, this isn't a cabin you visit on long weekends and leave feeling like you barely scratched the surface. This is a base camp. A place you actually settle into. Where the air is different, the sky is different, and the pace of life finally matches the one you've been chasing. The Land Itself Is the First Thing to Understand
Most mountain homes sell you a view. This one sells you a guarantee. The property backs directly to the Tonto National Forest -- one of the largest national forests in the United States. That means no developer can ever buy the land behind you. No neighbor will ever break ground thirty feet from your back deck. The treeline you see today is the treeline you'll see in twenty years. In a world where open space disappears overnight, that permanence is rare, and it's priceless. The community sits high enough above the Valley that the "brown cloud" -- that familiar blanket of particulate haze that settles over Phoenix, Scottsdale, and the surrounding metro -- doesn't reach you here. The air is crisp. It smells like pine. On a clear morning, you'll wonder why it took you this long. Built for the Way You Actually Want to Live
Let's talk about the garage first, because it changes how you think about the whole property. This isn't a standard two-car garage. It's deep -- purpose-built to handle the gear that goes with mountain living. Pull your Razor, ATV, side-by-side, or UTV straight in off the trail. Store your gear, your bikes, your kayaks, your firewood. For buyers who know the frustration of a beautiful mountain property with nowhere to put the equipment that makes mountain life worth living, this garage is the detail that makes everything else click. Step through the door and the home delivers on every promise the setting makes. Warm cherrywood floors run throughout -- rich, grounded, the kind of material that feels more substantial underfoot with every passing year. The ceilings vault overhead, giving the great room a scale that feels open and dramatic without sacrificing the cabin warmth that drew you to mountain living in the first place. Oversized doors throughout reinforce the sense of space. Nothing here feels small or afterthought. The great room is the heart of the home -- genuinely expansive, designed with entertaining in mind, but equally suited to a quiet evening with a book. It's the room where people linger. Where guests end up talking until midnight without noticing the time. High-end finishes extend throughout, reaching a natural peak in the master suite. The Master Suite
The master suite is where this home earns its luxury designation without apology. The oversized spa soaking tub isn't a standard builder upgrade -- it's a retreat within a retreat. After a day on the trails, on the water, or behind the wheel of the Razor, this is where you decompress. Warm water, quiet, and nothing but pines visible through the window. It's a small thing that, once you've experienced it, becomes genuinely hard to give up. The Outdoor Life Is Already Here
One of the quiet frustrations of mountain property ownership is the gap between the promise and the reality -- beautiful land, but the hiking is forty minutes away, the lake is an hour, the trails require a drive just to access. That gap doesn't exist here. Hiking trails are minutes from your door. Pristine lakes are close enough for a morning and back in time for lunch. The national forest isn't a distant backdrop -- it's your backyard. And when evening comes, the firepit on the deck becomes the center of gravity. Pull chairs around it, light it up, and look up. The stars above Collins Ranch are the kind that stop conversations. The kind that remind you why you wanted a place like this in the first place. The deck itself looks out directly over the pines with nothing but national forest behind it -- no rooflines, no fences, no development. Just trees and sky and the particular silence that only exists this far above the city. And when you need the city -- or just a good meal and some local character -- downtown Payson is a scenic thirty-minute drive. Close enough to be convenient. Far enough that it never intrudes. Room to Grow Into
Above the garage sits a partially finished bonus space that already has power and water roughed in. The infrastructure is done. What you make of it is entirely up to you. The obvious play is a fourth bedroom -- ideal for guests, extended family, or the kind of hosting that makes a mountain property truly earn its keep. But the space works equally well as a private home office, a dedicated studio, a gym, or a creative space that benefits from being slightly separate from the main home. This is the kind of flexibility that's hard to find at any price point. The bones are in place. The vision is yours to complete. The Community
Collins Ranch is the kind of mountain community that people who live there don't talk about too loudly -- because they like it the way it is. Welcoming, established, and defined by the natural beauty that surrounds it, it attracts people who have made a considered choice about how they want to live. Neighbors who understand that the point of being here is the quiet, the space, and the connection to something larger than the subdivision. It's remote enough to feel genuinely away. It's a community enough to feel genuinely home. The Details
3 bedrooms / 2 bathrooms
2,009 sq ft
Deep oversized garage -- ATV/UTV/Razor capable
Partially finished bonus space above garage -- power and water in place
Tonto National Forest backing -- permanent, protected
Cherrywood floors throughout
Vaulted ceilings and oversized doors
Oversized spa soaking tub in master suite
Firepit and deck with forest views
Minutes to hiking trails and lakes
30 minutes to downtown Payson
Collins Ranch community, Payson AZ 85541
Listed at $790,000
Private showings available. This is the kind of property that makes more sense in person than in photos -- schedule yours today.
Most mountain homes sell you a view. This one sells you a guarantee. The property backs directly to the Tonto National Forest -- one of the largest national forests in the United States. That means no developer can ever buy the land behind you. No neighbor will ever break ground thirty feet from your back deck. The treeline you see today is the treeline you'll see in twenty years. In a world where open space disappears overnight, that permanence is rare, and it's priceless. The community sits high enough above the Valley that the "brown cloud" -- that familiar blanket of particulate haze that settles over Phoenix, Scottsdale, and the surrounding metro -- doesn't reach you here. The air is crisp. It smells like pine. On a clear morning, you'll wonder why it took you this long. Built for the Way You Actually Want to Live
Let's talk about the garage first, because it changes how you think about the whole property. This isn't a standard two-car garage. It's deep -- purpose-built to handle the gear that goes with mountain living. Pull your Razor, ATV, side-by-side, or UTV straight in off the trail. Store your gear, your bikes, your kayaks, your firewood. For buyers who know the frustration of a beautiful mountain property with nowhere to put the equipment that makes mountain life worth living, this garage is the detail that makes everything else click. Step through the door and the home delivers on every promise the setting makes. Warm cherrywood floors run throughout -- rich, grounded, the kind of material that feels more substantial underfoot with every passing year. The ceilings vault overhead, giving the great room a scale that feels open and dramatic without sacrificing the cabin warmth that drew you to mountain living in the first place. Oversized doors throughout reinforce the sense of space. Nothing here feels small or afterthought. The great room is the heart of the home -- genuinely expansive, designed with entertaining in mind, but equally suited to a quiet evening with a book. It's the room where people linger. Where guests end up talking until midnight without noticing the time. High-end finishes extend throughout, reaching a natural peak in the master suite. The Master Suite
The master suite is where this home earns its luxury designation without apology. The oversized spa soaking tub isn't a standard builder upgrade -- it's a retreat within a retreat. After a day on the trails, on the water, or behind the wheel of the Razor, this is where you decompress. Warm water, quiet, and nothing but pines visible through the window. It's a small thing that, once you've experienced it, becomes genuinely hard to give up. The Outdoor Life Is Already Here
One of the quiet frustrations of mountain property ownership is the gap between the promise and the reality -- beautiful land, but the hiking is forty minutes away, the lake is an hour, the trails require a drive just to access. That gap doesn't exist here. Hiking trails are minutes from your door. Pristine lakes are close enough for a morning and back in time for lunch. The national forest isn't a distant backdrop -- it's your backyard. And when evening comes, the firepit on the deck becomes the center of gravity. Pull chairs around it, light it up, and look up. The stars above Collins Ranch are the kind that stop conversations. The kind that remind you why you wanted a place like this in the first place. The deck itself looks out directly over the pines with nothing but national forest behind it -- no rooflines, no fences, no development. Just trees and sky and the particular silence that only exists this far above the city. And when you need the city -- or just a good meal and some local character -- downtown Payson is a scenic thirty-minute drive. Close enough to be convenient. Far enough that it never intrudes. Room to Grow Into
Above the garage sits a partially finished bonus space that already has power and water roughed in. The infrastructure is done. What you make of it is entirely up to you. The obvious play is a fourth bedroom -- ideal for guests, extended family, or the kind of hosting that makes a mountain property truly earn its keep. But the space works equally well as a private home office, a dedicated studio, a gym, or a creative space that benefits from being slightly separate from the main home. This is the kind of flexibility that's hard to find at any price point. The bones are in place. The vision is yours to complete. The Community
Collins Ranch is the kind of mountain community that people who live there don't talk about too loudly -- because they like it the way it is. Welcoming, established, and defined by the natural beauty that surrounds it, it attracts people who have made a considered choice about how they want to live. Neighbors who understand that the point of being here is the quiet, the space, and the connection to something larger than the subdivision. It's remote enough to feel genuinely away. It's a community enough to feel genuinely home. The Details
3 bedrooms / 2 bathrooms
2,009 sq ft
Deep oversized garage -- ATV/UTV/Razor capable
Partially finished bonus space above garage -- power and water in place
Tonto National Forest backing -- permanent, protected
Cherrywood floors throughout
Vaulted ceilings and oversized doors
Oversized spa soaking tub in master suite
Firepit and deck with forest views
Minutes to hiking trails and lakes
30 minutes to downtown Payson
Collins Ranch community, Payson AZ 85541
Listed at $790,000
Private showings available. This is the kind of property that makes more sense in person than in photos -- schedule yours today.
- Listed by Brian Killion • Brokerage DRE #LC629808022 • RE/MAX Fine PropertiesP: (602)-451-0881 C: (602)-451-0881 bkillion9@gmail.com
Property Details for 243 Oak Drive
Architectural Style
Cabin
Subdivision NameCOLLINS RANCH
ViewPanoramic, Trees/Woods, Mountain(s)
View YNYes
LISTING UPDATED: 04/28/2026 08:20 PM
Property Details for 243 Oak Drive
| Status | Active |
|---|---|
| MLS # | 7001693 |
| Days on Market | 75 |
| Taxes | $4,620 / year |
| HOA Fees | - |
| Condo/Co-op Fees | - |
| Property Type | Single Family |
| MLS Type | Residential / Single Family Residence |
| Year Built | 2005 |
| Lot Size | 1.07 AC / 46,537 SF |
| County | Gila County |
Location
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Building Information for 243 Oak Drive
Stories2Year Built2005Building Size-Lot Size1.07 AC / 46,537 SF
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$4,322 per month
30 year fixed, 6.36% Interest
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1Property Information for 243 Oak Drive
Summary
Location and General Information
- Unparsed Address: 243 N WILD OAK Drive -, Payson, AZ 85541
- City: Payson
- Coordinates: -111.14546, 34.347344
- Country: US
- County Or Parish: Gila
- Cross Street: Hwy 260 & Fire Control Road (Nf-64)
- Directions: Follow the Fire Control Road from Hwy 260, past Tonto Village for approx. 4.2 mi, take a right onto Roberts Mesa Road for approx 3.8 miles, right onto Park Road for .3 miles, left onto Park Road East for .3 miles, right onto Brook Ln for 300 ft, right onto Wild Oak/Oak Drive for 300 ft, property is on the right hand side at the cul-de-sac
- Latitude: 34.347344
- Longitude: -111.14546
- Postal City: Payson
- Postal Code: 85541
- Postal Code Plus4: 6551
- State Or Province: AZ
- Street Suffix: Drive
- Year Built: 2,005
Taxes and HOA
- Assocsp Rules Infoco Petssp OK splparen Seesp Rmrks rparen: Yes
- Association Fee Includes: Other (See Remarks), Water
- Association YN: No
- Tax Annual Amount: $4,620.00
- Tax Book Number: 302.00
- Tax Legal Description: LOT 2 COLLINS RANCH
- Tax Lot: 2
- Tax Map Number: 76.00
- Tax Year: 2,025
Parking
- Attached Garage YN: Yes
- Carport Spaces: 3
- Carport YN: Yes
- Covered Spaces: 5
- Garage Spaces: 3
- Garage YN: Yes
- Open Parking Spaces: 3
- Open Parking YN: Yes
- Parking Features: Attached Garage, Gated, Garage Door Opener, Extended Length Garage, Direct Access, Over Height Garage
School Information
- Elementary School: Payson Elementary School
- Elementary School District: Payson Unified District
- High School: Payson High School
- High School District: Payson Unified District
- Middle Or Junior School: Rim Country Middle School
Property
Lot Information
- Building Area Total: 1,782
- Building Area Units: Square Feet
- Living Area: 1782.0
- Living Area Source: Assessor
- Living Area Units: Square Feet
- Lot Features: None, Rural, Remote, Street(s) Not Paved, Borders Preserve/Public Land, Cul-De-Sac
- Lot Size Acres: 1.07
- Lot Size Area: 46537.0
- Lot Size Source: Assessor
- Lot Size Square Feet: 46537.0
- Lot Size Units: Square Feet
Property and Assessments
- Propertysp Descriptionco Culhyphen Dehyphen Sacsp Lot: Yes
- Builder Name: Custom
- Building Area Source: Assessor
- Disclosures: Well Disclosure
- Documents Change Timestamp: 04-08-2026 12:28:10 PM
- Documents Count: 5
- Ownership: Fee Simple
- Parcel Number: 30276002
- Possible Use: None
- Property Attached YN: No
- Property Sub Type: Single Family Residence
- Property Type: Residential
- Public Survey Range: 11
- Public Survey Section: 32
- Public Survey Township: 11
- Road Responsibility: County Maintained Road, City Maintained Road
- Road Surface Type: Paved, Dirt
Utilities
- Electric On Property YN: Yes
- Sewer: Septic Tank
- Utilities: Phone Available
- Water Source: Shared Well
Interior and Exterior Features
Exterior Features
- Construction Materials: Wood Frame, Painted, Block
- Exterior Features: Rain Gutters, Private Street(s)
- Fencing: Perimeter, Wood
- Horse YN: Yes
- Patio And Porch Features: Rain Gutters, Private Street(s)
- Pool Private YN: No
- Roof: Composition
- Security Features: Security System Owned
- Stories Total: 2
Interior Features
- Kitchensp Featuresco Builthypheninsp Microwave: Yes
- Bathrooms Total Integer: 2
- Bedrooms Possible: 3
- Bedrooms Total: 3
- Cooling: Central Air, ENERGY STAR Qualified Equipment, Programmable Thmstat
- Cooling YN: Yes
- Fireplace YN: No
- Flooring: Tile, Wood
- Heating: Hot Water, Forced Air, ENERGY STAR Qualified Equipment, Electric, Ceiling
- Heating YN: Yes
- Interior Features: Granite Counters, Double Vanity, 9+ Flat Ceilings, No Interior Steps, Vaulted Ceiling(s), Wet Bar, Full Bth Master Bdrm, Separate Shwr & Tub
- Laundry Features: Inside
- Spa Features: None
- Window Features: Dual Pane, ENERGY STAR Qualified Windows
- Number of Interior Levels: 1.0
Room Information
Room Information
- Mastersp Bedroomco Split: Yes
- Rooms Total: 0
Rental
Rent Information
- Land Lease YN: No
Property History for 243 Oak Drive
| Date | Event & Source | Price | Appreciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2026 | Price Change ARMLS #7001693 | $790,000 | — |
| Mar 13, 2026 | Listed (Active) ARMLS #7001693 | $800,000 | — |
| Oct 8, 2003 | Sold (Public Record) Public Record #122780137 | $79,000 | — |
| Date | Event & Source | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 04/28/2026 | Price Change ARMLS #7001693 | $790,000 |
| 03/13/2026 | Listed (Active) ARMLS #7001693 | $800,000 |
| 10/08/2003 | Sold (Public Record) Public Record #122780137 | $79,000 |
For completeness, we often displays two records for one sale: the MLS record and the public record.
Public Records for 243 Oak Drive
Taxable ValueLand$11,454Additions$45,101Total$56,555
Tax Record2025$4,807 ($401 / month)
Home Facts
Beds0Total Finished SqFt1,782 SqFtAbove Grade Finished SqFt1,782 SqFtStories1Lot Size45,302 SqFtStyleMiscellaneous ResidentialYear Built2005CountyGILAAPN302-76-002
Schools near 243 Oak Drive
This home is within Payson Unified District.
Rating | School | Type | Grades | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public - | K to 2 | |||
| Public - | 2 to 5 | |||
| Public - | 6 to 8 | |||
| Public - | 9 to 12 |
Rating | School | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Payson Elementary School PublicK to 2 | ||
Julia Randall Elementary School Public2 to 5 | ||
Rim Country Middle School Public6 to 8 | ||
Payson High School Public9 to 12 |
School ratings and boundaries are provided by GreatSchools.org and Pitney Bowes. This information should only be used as a reference. Proximity or boundaries shown here are not a guarantee of enrollment. Please reach out to schools directly to verify all information and enrollment eligibility.
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