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45497 River Drive Meckling, SD 57069

3 Beds

3 Baths

2,400 SqFt

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Property Type Single Family Home

Sub Type ACREAGE

Listing Status Active

Purchase Type For Sale

Square Footage 2,400 sqft

Price per Sqft $343

Subdivision Sd

MLS Listing ID 20260558

Style Ranch

Bedrooms 3

Construction Status Frame

Abv Grd Liv Area 1,200

Total Fin. Sqft 2400

Year Built 2007

Tax Year 2025

Lot Size 3 Sqft

Acres 3.67

Property Sub-Type ACREAGE

Property Description

Eleven miles west of Vermillion, the Missouri River runs wide and slow, and the bluffs on the Nebraska side hold the view the way they have for a hundred years. This is the kind of place where the world gets quieter the minute you turn off the county road. Three and a half acres of mature cedars and cottonwoods settle in around a 2,300 square foot cabin that was built, clearly, by someone who understood exactly what a river like this is worth. Step inside and the main room lifts into a vaulted knotty pine ceiling, warm and honest, with a wall of windows that pulls the Missouri straight into the space. A floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace anchors one end of the room, the kind that earns its keep in January and sets the mood in July. Slate tile runs underfoot. The kitchen sits open to the living and dining areas in granite and knotty alder, so the cook stays in the conversation and the coffee stays in reach. Three bedrooms and three baths give everyone a place to land at the end of the day, and the finished basement adds room for whoever else shows up, which, with a place like this, they will. The life of the property, though, happens outside. A wraparound deck runs the length of the water-facing side, long enough for a full table at dinner and a pair of rocking chairs at sunrise. A stone fire ring sits between the cabin and the bank, waiting on the next round of kids, marshmallows, and stories that get better every year. A wooden stairway drops down the bluff to a private floating dock, where the boat is ready, the rods are rigged, and the walleye are usually cooperative enough to keep things interesting. This stretch of water is part of the Missouri National Recreational River, one of the last sections of the river that was never dammed or channelized, which means what you see from the deck is essentially what Lewis and Clark saw on the way up. It is the kind of place where the world gets quieter the minute you turn off the county road. The setting does most of the work, but the location earns its keep too. Vermillion and the University of South Dakota are eleven miles east, close enough for a college football Saturday or a run to town for groceries. Yankton sits twenty-six miles west, where Lewis and Clark Lake backs up behind Gavins Point Dam for another stretch of big water and sailing. Sioux City is about an hour southeast with the nearest commercial airport, and Sioux Falls is about an hour north with more flights and more runway for the friends flying in to visit. Nebraska is quite literally across the river. The work, for the most part, has already been done. A new heat pump, propane fireplace, refrigerator, and security system. A detached garage and storage shed for the gear that keeps accumulating. Tree clearing already finished for an additional shop, and a stand of established cherry trees for the pie-makers in the family. Well, septic, and gravel access all in place. Yankton, Sioux City, and Sioux Falls each within an easy drive, which means the grandkids can come for the weekend and the friends can come for the week. Properties like this one on the Missouri don't come up often, and they don't sit long when they do. The craftsmanship is honest, the setting is real, and the only thing left to bring is the people you want to share it with.

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State SD

Area Outlying Area

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Rooms

Family Room Carpet

Basement Full, Fully Finished

Dining Room Living/Dining Combination, Sliding Glass Doors, Tile

Kitchen Electric Range, Refrigerator, Microwave, Tile Electric Range, Refrigerator, Microwave, Tile

Interior

Interior Features Water Softener Owned, Smoke Detector, Security System, Ceiling Fan

Hot Water Propane

Heating Heat Pump, Propane/Owned, Central Air

Cooling Heat Pump, Propane/Owned, Central Air

Fireplaces Number One, Propane

Window Features All

Heat Source Heat Pump, Propane/Owned, Central Air

Laundry Main

Exterior

Parking Features Detached

Garage Spaces 3.0

Utilities Available Propane

Waterfront Description River

Roof Type Comp/Shingle

Building

Construction Status Frame

Listed by Ironhorse Land Company

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45497 River Drive Meckling, SD 57069

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