3505 N Timber Lost Rd

Seventy-two acres in Chippewa County in the eastern Upper Peninsula, with roughly 1,260 feet of frontage on the Tahquamenon River, three old log cabins that the listing says need work, and a gated two-track in from the road, listed at $299,000. One thing first: the seller has already accepted an offer. Zillow shows the listing as active contingent, which means a buyer is under contract with conditions still to clear. The property may not be available, and a backup offer is the realistic way in.

The land and setting

The listing describes 72.3 acres of mature forest, maple, birch, cedar, spruce and pine, with approximately 1,260 feet of private river frontage. The aerials show the Tahquamenon making a wide bend through unbroken woods, with the cabins tucked into the trees on the near bank and nothing else in sight. One aerial carries the listing’s own outline of the parcel drawn beside the bend.

The Tahquamenon is the river that runs over the falls in the state park a few miles away. Its water is the color of tea from the cedar swamps it drains. The listing pitches the setting for whitetail, black bear, eagles, fishing and paddling, and puts Tahquamenon Falls State Park, Whitefish Point and Lake Superior minutes away. Paradise, the nearest town, is a small place on Whitefish Bay.

Access is a gated two-track through the woods. The listing does not say who maintains the road in, how far it is from a plowed road, or whether it is passable year-round, which matters in a part of Michigan known for heavy lake-effect snow.

What’s on the land

Zillow says three cabins near the river, describes them as needing some elbow grease, and calls them a good start to a deer camp. The brokerage’s own page does not mention the cabins at all beyond listing “cabin” as a property type. The photos tell a third story: a main log cabin with a porch and antlers over the door, two smaller log cabins with metal roofs, a small board-sided outbuilding, and a cabin with a wall of windows and a deck sitting on the river bank. That is four or five structures depending on what counts, against a listing that says three or says nothing.

Inside, the main cabin has a stone fireplace, a wood stove, built-in bunks with bare mattresses, a table, and a carved Timberlost sign with camp pennants on the wall. These are camp buildings, not a house. Nothing on the listing gives a year built, a size, a water source, a septic system, or electricity, and nothing says whether the cabins were permitted.

The facts

Status	Active contingent per Zillow. The brokerage page says For Sale
Price	$299,000
Acreage	72.3 acres per the listing. County record: not verified
River frontage	Approximately 1,260 feet per the listing. Not stated whether surveyed
Beds / baths / sqft	Not listed
Structures	Three cabins per Zillow. Not mentioned on the brokerage page. Photos show four or five buildings
Year built	Not listed
Property taxes	Not listed
HOA	Not listed
Financing	Not listed
Water	Not listed
Sewer	Not listed
Power	Not listed
Internet	Not listed
Heating / cooling	Not listed. The photos show a wood stove and a fireplace
Road access	Not listed. The photos show a gated two-track
Zoning	Not listed
Flood zone	Not listed
Days on market	Not listed. The brokerage page was updated August 19, 2026
Listing agents	Derrick Volchoff, 231-233-3575, and Brendon Delger, 616-550-4446
Brokerage	Century 21 Trophy Class, phone Not listed
Agent email	Not listed
MLS	#26043686

What to know before you call

It is under contract. The seller has accepted an offer with conditions outstanding, per Zillow. Contingent deals on remote land fall through often enough that backup offers are worth writing, but go in knowing you are second in line, and ask the agents what the contingencies are and when they expire.

The acreage is unverified and the frontage is approximate. The listing says 72.3 acres and “approximately 1,260 feet” of river, in its own words. A search of the county’s online parcel records for the address returned nothing, so the county figure is unknown. Get the parcel numbers and the legal description, and treat the frontage as an estimate until a survey says otherwise. On a river property the frontage is the value, so it is worth measuring.

Nobody agrees on how many buildings there are. Zillow says three cabins. The brokerage’s copy says nothing. The photos show three log cabins, an outbuilding, and a cabin on the river bank, which is four or five. Get the count in writing before you offer, because every extra structure on a river parcel is a permit, a setback, and a tax question.

The cabins are undocumented. No year built, no size, no utilities, no permit history on the listing, and the brokerage’s copy leaves them out entirely. Ask Whitefish Township what is on record for the parcel and what its zoning and any river setback rules allow, before you plan on rebuilding or adding to them. Budget for the cabins as land value plus whatever you decide they are worth to you.

Taxes will reset. No tax figure is listed. Michigan uncaps a property’s taxable value the year after it sells, so the new owner’s bill is based on the current assessed value rather than the previous owner’s capped figure. Ask the township for the current assessed and taxable values and estimate from the assessed number.

No financing terms, no utilities. Land with camp cabins usually means cash or a land loan. Nothing on the listing says water, septic or power exist. Assume none until shown otherwise.

Who it suits. A hunting and fishing group or a family that wants a river camp in the Upper Peninsula and can handle it as raw land with a head start. The nearest thing on this site is 57 acres with two cabins on Kinniconick Creek in Kentucky, which carries the same kind of parcel questions at a higher price. For bare land without buildings there is 8.86 acres on Smith Hollow Road in Tennessee, and the rest is on the properties page.

Showings and backup offers go through Derrick Volchoff, 231-233-3575, or Brendon Delger, 616-550-4446, at Century 21 Trophy Class. More like this lands in the Monday email.