Top-quality Owner Financed land for sale at the famous Bull Shoals Lake in the Missouri Ozarks! Adjacent to the shoreline at Bull Shoals Lake you will find THOUSANDS of acres of Corp of Engineers Land which can be used for additional hunting and recreation, as well as for access to the water for fishing, swimming, boating and more! Several of these heavily wooded tracts directly border the Corp of Engineers Land (also called the “Take Line”) and all of the tracts are within just a few hundred feet of the Corp of Engineers Land and the water.
These excellent tracts are brought to you by our Sales Partner “Outcast Land Inc.” — Outcast Land Inc. is known for focusing on the highest quality hunting, fishing and recreation land in the United States.
Outcast Land is committed to bringing you the HIGHEST QUALITY recreation land in the nation. All tracts are located in areas with a PROVEN track record for deer and turkey hunting, and in this case world class fishing. The “Hunting and Recreational Developments” brought to you by Outcast Land have basic Covenants in place to ensure that the tract you purchase can be used for hunting, fishing and recreation for generations to come. By the way, all tracts sold by Outcast Land are buildable for a cabin or home, subject to the basic property covenants (although most Outcast Land customers are more interested in deer “signs” then street signs).
Although the properties sold by Outcast Land Inc. are buildable for a home or cabin, they can not be used as a residence until after the owner financed loan has been paid in full. Although this does not affect the hunters, anglers or recreational users, it could affect folks who are looking for a place to immediately build and live. If you are looking for a place to immediately build and live than please contact us and we can let you know what is available that might suit your needs. This top-quality owner financed land is possibly the perfect place for fishing, hunting, camping, recreation and for creating lifelong memories with family and friends.
Below, you will find a map showing the 16 tracts in “Elm Hollow on Bull Shoals Lake”, which is located in Ozark County, Missouri. Directly below the map you will see a list showing the available tracts along with their prices and some of their features. Click on the tract number of any available tract (within the list) to see the full information page for that tract. The tracts that are marked “Not Yet Available” should be available within the next couple of weeks.
Within the individual listing page for each tract we have included multiple maps, pictures and videos that show these amazing properties in more detail. When you click on an available tract in the list above you can watch the videos and see the photos and maps for that specific tract.
You may notice on the map above that several of the tracts have direct frontage on the “Take Line” at Bull Shoals Lake which gives you direct access to the water and the thousands of acres of Corp Land that surround the lake.
Even if a particular tract does not have direct frontage on the “Take Line”, you are still only seconds from the Corp Land and the shoreline of the lake. When we first visited the Elm Hollow area we discovered a trail that goes south off of the end of the County Road and leads directly into the Corp Land and to the shore of the lake itself. You can leave your property and be fishing for bass and catfish within just a few minutes. We had no problem driving a truck on the trail (we did not need to use four wheel drive) and we drove right up to the edge of the shoreline of the lake.
When we drove to the south end of the secluded peninsula on the trail that we just mentioned, we noticed that it looked as through it might be a good place to launch a small boat or a couple of jet skis (as a “primitive” boat launch).
Bull Shoals Lake is renowned for its bass fishing with numerous major tournaments being held on the lake. But, you can actually catch numerous species of fish in this HUGE lake including catfish, walleye, stripers and many other species. You can fish Bull Shoals Lake year around giving you unlimited fishing opportunities.
The aerial photo above shows how the property is situated, and also shows a small part of Bull Shoals Lake. Bull Shoals Lake is a “Corp of Engineers” lake which means it was created and is maintained by the Army Corp of Engineers. On all “Corp of Engineers” lakes, the water itself as well as a buffer area around the water is actually owned/controlled by the Corp of Engineers. As a property owner with frontage on the Corp Of Engineers Line (also called the “Take Line”), you are able to directly access the Corp Land and to use this additional land for hunting and recreation as well as to cross over in order to access the water.
As no private individuals own the actual water front on Bull Shoals Lake, a property that has frontage on the “Take Line” can generally be considered lakefront (especially if it is close to the water). On the map above, the tracts at “Elm Hollow on Bull Shoals Lake” are outlined in green and the shaded area around the lake (brown shading) is the Corp of Engineers land. All of the tracts are a very short distance from the “Take Line” and the lake itself, as there is a trail which starts at the end of the County Road and goes south all the way to the water and through the Corp of Engineers Land. The trail is labeled as “Trail To Lake” on the map above.
Because the Corp Of Engineers Land is also open for hunting and recreation, you actually have direct access to several thousand acres of additional hunting land and several hundred miles of shoreline on the lake! You can own your own private acreage at Elm Hollow and have direct access into a HUGE amount of additional land for hunting and exploring (as well as miles and miles of the shoreline of Bull Shoals Lake for fishing and swimming).
This is an amazing opportunity to own and use a high quality piece of real estate while watching the value rise. Build your home or cabin and go fishing for your breakfast, lunch or dinner on the world famous Bull Shoals Lake. Or, just spend a few weeks every year camping, fishing, hunting and enjoying your property with family and friends (or all by yourself, one of our favorite ways to enjoy a property).
Bull Shoals Lake offers numerous water-sport activities including fishing, swimming, jet skis, water skiing, tubing and so much more. Bull Shoals Lake is sometimes referred to as “The Caribbean of the Midwest” because of its exceptionally clear and unpolluted water. This gives the lake incredible visibility and makes it one of the few lakes where you can successfully go scuba diving and snorkeling (you can rent the gear if you don’t have it). There are numerous marinas on this huge lake at which you can rent all different types of boats by the day or the week, including:
- Pontoons
- Bass Boats
- Jet Skis
- Deck Boats
- Ski/Wakeboard Boats
- Even Houseboats!
The map above shows Bull Shoals Lake as well as two other Corp of Engineers Lakes in the Ozarks. Table Rock Lake is to the west (near Branson, Missouri) and Norfork Lake is to the east. The tracts at “Elm Hollow on Bull Shoals Lake” are located on an excellent part of Bull Shoals Lake. They are about 5 miles east of Theodosia, Missouri which is a well-known town on Bull Shoals Lake. Theodosia is a small town but it has just about everything you need to enjoy life at the lake, including stores, restaurants and several area marinas where you can rent a boat (or possible a slip/dock if you want to store your boat in the water).
The town of Gainesville, Missouri is about 15 miles east of Elm Hollow and is the County Seat for Ozark County (which is where Elm Hollow is located). Gainesville is larger than Theodosia but is still a small town. Branson, Missouri is about 30 miles to the west of the property and Springfield, Missouri (which is the largest city in southern Missouri) is only a little over an hour to the northwest. Mountain Home, Arkansas is about 30 miles south of Elm Hollow and is a nice regional city with numerous stores and restaurants.
As you saw earlier in this listing page, the “Corp of Engineer’s Land” (the “Take Line”) is open for public hunting and recreation but if you desire even MORE hunting/recreation land than you will want to check out the “Mark Twain National Forest” which provides you with well over 100,000 acres of additional public land for hunting, trail riding, hiking and exploring. In the immediate area you will find two large sections of the Mark Twain National Forest, which are shown as the large green shaded areas on the map above.
Bull Shoals Lake has several HUNDRED miles of shoreline for you to explore. You could spend years on the lake and still not see it all.
In the aerial photo above we are looking southerly over the tracts at Elm Hollow on Bull Shoals Lake and we can see a small part of the lake itself. In the photo you can see the peninsula that goes out into the lake and offers a beautiful area for fishing and swimming. To access the peninsula you would just take the trail that goes south off of the County Road and through the Corp of Engineers Land (you may want to bring a four wheel drive – we did not need four wheel drive when we used the trail but there may be times when you would need it).
All of the tracts have direct County Road frontage and many of the tracts have electric running directly across them which will be VERY convenient if you ever decide to hook into the power line. Even if you do not plan to build or hook into the power line, simply having it on the property adds a huge amount of value if you ever decide to sell your property, as most people who want “lake land” also want to have power available.
In the aerial photo above you can see the red truck which is parked at the southern tip of the secluded peninsula. We had no problem taking the trail into the Corp of Engineer’s Land and directly to the shore of the lake. When we were out at the property, it appeared that you could potentially launch a small boat of a jet ski from this peninsula as the ground at the shore was fairly hard, and it sloped very gradually into the water (known as a “primitive boat launch”).
These tracts are located in an area that is known for wildlife. We have seen numerous deer and turkey when we have visited the tracts. These private tracts are definitely suitable for hunting AND you can generally also hunt in the Corp of Engineer’s Land as well, which gives you thousands of acres of additional land to use and enjoy. You can fish from the shore of the lake or from your boat/canoe/etc. on Bull Shoals Lake, and this huge lake is known for having record-breaking fish! In fact, each year several fishing tournaments are held in numerous locations on Bull Shoals Lake. There are numerous species of fish in the waters of Bull Shoals Lake, and it is one of the few places in the country where you can fish for bass and trout in the same waters.
Power is directly on many of the tracts, and is within a short distance of all tracts. Being outside of city limits means you will not find public water/sewer available (but also means these tracts are not subject to the strict regulations you would find within city limits). If you require a permanent water source you could drill a well or for occasional use a cistern (water collection/storage) can be a good choice. For septic, you could install a standard septic (which can potentially be done yourself, if you desire) or possibly use an alternative style system (such as composting toilet or one of dozens of other systems that are now on the market). For occasional use, an “rv style” toilet works well (as do numerous of other options). We had cell service in the areas we checked within the development (we use Verizon) BUT the service was much better in the higher areas than in the lower areas. The wireless internet in our work trucks seemed to function fairly well in most areas we tried within the development (again, much better in the higher areas).
All of the tracts within “Elm Hollow On Bull Shoals Lake” have direct County Road frontage, making it possible for you to access your property throughout the entire year. Because we are generally known for mild winters here in the Ozarks, and because the lake does not freeze over there are many people who fish Bull Shoals Lake all year around.
HUNTERS, FISHERMEN (and FISHERWOMEN), CAMPERS AND RECREATIONAL LAND USERS have specific desires and requests when they are searching for a property. In general, these folks plan to camp and use their recreational property more often than most people. They also generally do not plan to build a home and live on the property in the near future.
With these specific needs in mind, Outcast Land is proud to bring you this “Recreational Development”. All of the tracts within this rural development are usable for hunting, camping, recreation and even building a home or cabin, but there are a couple of important distinctions that make these tracts special:
- All Outcast Land tracts are buildable but please keep in mind that they can not be used for a permanent residence until after the loan (to us) has been paid for in full. You can definitely build a cabin (or use a portable building) for camping and hunting, but in order to live on the property the loan must be paid in full and your residence must be at least 600 square feet in size and be built on a concrete foundation.
- Camping is allowed for up to 90 days a year, instead of the standard 45 days. This gives you twice as much camping/hunting time on your acreage.
- You can ALWAYS camp, for hunting purposes, during the scheduled deer hunting (rifle season) and turkey hunting seasons (even if that would put you over the 90 day period). Outcast Land does NOT wish to limit your hunting opportunities on your property.
Other property covenants (setback distances, etc) will be very similar to the standard Property Covenants that you see within the InstantAcres.com “property covenants” section. To see the Outcast Land Property Covenants for Elm Hollow on Bull Shoals Lake please click on the link below:
Click Here To see the Property Covenants for Elm Hollow on Bull Shoals Lake
Hunters, Anglers and Recreational land buyers generally have no interest in living on their property in the near future (although often they do plan for a retirement home/cabin on the property). BUT, many hunters, campers and recreational land buyers do tell us that it can be a hardship to have nearby neighbors living in portable buildings, camper trailers or homemade “tiny homes” while they attempt to enjoy their acreage for hunting & recreation with their families and friends.
We love “homesteaders” (in fact, we have an entire category on our website specifically for homesteaders) and you may also love “homesteaders” but these tracts from Outcast Land are not designed for the “homesteader”. These tracts are designed for the serious angler/hunter/camper/recreational user who does not desire to be surrounded by homesteaders while hunting, camping and using their property.
Please note that timber with a stump diameter larger than 8 inches may not be cut, sold or removed until the owner financed loan on the property has been paid for in full (we can often give written exceptions for creating or expanding a building site or a driveway/trail).
Because there are a number of marinas and campgrounds around Bull Shoals Lake, it may be convenient for you to look into renting a cabin or an RV site nearby while you work on your property. clear a driveway and/or a building site on your property. Trees with a stump diameter of over 8 inches (measured at ground level) can not be cut or disturbed until the property has been paid for in full BUT we do recognize that in order to clear a driveway and a site it is almost always necessary to remove some mature timber. Because of this, we have a very simple program in place with which you can generally get written permission to remove the necessary trees (often we are able to give written permission within 1-2 days, or less). Contact us for details about obtaining written permission for tree removal if you wish to create or expand a building/camping site on your tract at Elm Hollow on Bull Shoals Lake.
These special tracts are ideally located a little over an hour southeast of Springfield, Missouri. You can fly into Springfield and be on your private paradise at the lake before lunchtime!
The lakes, rivers, National Forest and friendly people make this area a fantastic place to spend the weekend or a lifetime.
The Southern Missouri Ozarks have been a well-kept secret for many years, but the rest of the world is starting to discover this area… It’s just a matter of time before land prices here catch up to the rest of the Country!
The map above shows the location of Elm Hollow, relative to Springfield, Missouri as well as Theodosia, Missouri, Mountain Home, Arkansas and Gainesville, Missouri.
Now, let’s look at the tracts at “Elm Hollow on Bull Shoals Lake”!
The aerial photo above was taken while looking down at the southern tip of the peninsula which is accessible from the trail through the Corp of Engineers Land (you can see the red truck parked right next to the water). The water was very clear (as it usually is) and on the day this photo was taken we could see numerous large fish in the water while we were standing on the shoreline.
In the aerial photo above we are looking west at the tracts. You can see the “secluded peninsula” on the left side of the photo. Although it is not visible in the photo above, the County Road (County Road 618) leads down toward near the start of the peninsula, and at the end of the County Road you will see the trail which will take you into the Corp of Engineers Land and then to the water.
The aerial photo below (we are facing southerly) shows the County Road which ends after Elm Hollow. On this picture you can actually see the trail which goes south off of the end of the County Road and heads down to the southern tip of the peninsula. Great for fishing, swimming and fun!
In the photo below we are on the County Road that borders the properties (County Road 618). We are facing south and on the left side of the road you can see a white post and a white “+” painted on a tree. The Corp of Engineers uses white posts and white paint (on trees) to mark the “Take Line”. They also use metal signs but it is more common to see white posts and white “+” signs painted onto trees. The photo was likely taken on Tract 12 or Tract 13 because those would be tracts where the County Road comes up to the Corp of Engineers Land.
The Corp of Engineers Land can generally be used as public land (very similar to the National Forest) which you can use for hunting and recreation, and to cross over to get to the shoreline of the lake. Because the Corp of Engineers Land (just called “Corp Land” by almost everybody) is open for public hunting and hiking, you have access to thousands of acres of additional land that you can use and enjoy. Having such great access to the “Corp Land” gives you use of thousands of acres of additional land for hunting and recreation, AND also gives you access to hundreds of miles of shoreline on the lake that you can explore to find the best spots for fishing and swimming!
The topo map below shows the “lay of the land” around Elm Hollow. This area is a mixture of highs, lows and everything in between. Although this is the true “Ozarks” which is known for “hills and hollers”, most of the tracts appear to have some type of level area which may be suitable for a level camping or building site. In general, as you go west off of the County Road and onto a tract, the land slopes down until you get to the creek bed which crosses over all of the tracts. After you cross the creek bed the land slopes back up as you continue heading westerly. Several of the tracts appear to have a large level area on their west side which could potentially be a very private spot for camping and/or building. – To get a better look at the topography for any specific tract, please click on the tract number in the “table” toward the beginning of this listing page (which will take you to the full listing page for any specific tract).
On the aerial map below, we have labeled the approximate location of the power line(s) within the development, as well as the small creek bed that goes southerly over the tracts and into Bull Shoals Lake (seasonal creek). The power lines are shown as the dashed “yellowish” lines which cross over Tracts 1-3 and over the east side of Tracts 4-16. The little creek bed is shown as the dashed light-blue line. This little creek appears to begin to the west of the tracts and then runs southerly to Bull Shoals Lake. Although we did see many “pools” of water in the creek, it was not running when we visited Elm Hollow. It is a “wet-weather” or “seasonal” creek. It does appear to contain some amazing rock formations as well as thousands of ancient fossils (and probably arrowheads, if you spend the time to really look for them).
We were told that way back in the 1800’s (and into the early 1900’s) this property was an original homestead, and we have found numerous signs of the ancient homestead on quite a few of the tracts. Including several tracts which have portions of an ancient hand-built rock wall that was apparently constructed with large rocks that were taken from the creek bed that crosses over the tracts.
In the photo above we have just discovered a section of the impressive hand-built rock wall that we stumbled upon (literally, in some instances) in several different areas at Elm Hollow. The part of the wall shown in the photo above is about two feet thick at the top and probably about four feet thick at the base! It was constructed of thousands of massive “stacked stones” that were likely taken from in and around the creek bed that crosses through the tracts.
From what we could see from our very limited exploration of the Elm Hollow tracts, much of the activity of the ancient homestead took place around the middle tracts at Elm Hollow. But, we did find very old metal tools and other “artifacts” on the north and south parts of Elm Hollow as well.
The photo above shows a different part of the ancient stone wall that we discovered. Different sections of the wall appear to have been built using different techniques (possibly different people worked on the wall throughout the years?).
VIDEOS!
The first video is a “Drone Video” in which we do a “flyover” of the area and take a quick look at some of the tracts as well as some of the lake (including the secluded peninsula near the tracts):
Video Drone Flyover Elm Hollow For Website Done and Updated
Next, we have included an “Intro Video” of “Elm Hollow on Bull Shoals Lake” as well as the general area. This video is fairly long but it does include quite a bit of good information. In the video, we use the Mapright Interactive Map (which is now called “Land Id”) to explore the area:
Video Elm Hollow Main Intro Narrated and Redone
Next is a “Ground Video” which starts on the “secret trail” that leads through the Corp Of Engineers Land and to the lake. We drive right to the water and check out the southern tip of the peninsula:
Video Ground Elm Hollow at the beach area Done
BONUS VIDEOS!!
The video below was taken at the east side of Theodosia – it shows the bridge going over Bull Shoals Lake as well as some other cool stuff:
Video Drone Theodosia Narrated and Upgraded ID#EH
In the short video below, we see a wild turkey while we are on County Road 618, bordering the properties. We were driving north on the County Road (leaving Elm Hollow) so the properties are on the left in the video. Judging by the house on the other side of the road, this video was probably taken at about Tract 3 at Elm Hollow:
Video Ground Wild Turkey on about Tract 3 Done
The very short video below (which is also the last video) shows a small section of the creek bed that crosses over the tracts and toward Bull Shoals Lake. This video was taken on one of the middle tracts and gives a fairly good representation of the creek (the creek bed appears to be similar on most of the tracts):
Video Ground In the Creek at Elm Hollow Done
All of the tracts at Elm Hollow on Bull Shoals Lake are wooded and you can expect to find red oak, white oak, cedar, hickory and even walnut and pecan trees (as well as many other species). All tracts have direct County Road frontage. There did not appear to be any “man made” driveways on the tracts, although some of the tracts looked as though you would be able to pull off of the County Road and park while you explore the property).
Because there are a number of marinas and campgrounds around Bull Shoals Lake, it may be convenient for you to plan to rent a cabin or an RV site nearby while you clear a driveway and possibly a building/camping site on your property. Generally, trees with a stump diameter of over 8 inches can not be cut or disturbed until the property has been paid for in full BUT we do recognize that in order to clear a driveway and a site it is very possible that you may need to remove some mature timber. Because of this, we have a very simple program in place with which you can generally get written permission to remove the necessary trees for a driveway and a building/camping site (often we are able to give written permission within 1-2 days, depending on the request and the circumstances). Contact us for details about obtaining written permission for tree removal for creating a driveway and building/camping site on your property.
This is investment-quality acreage in a fantastic location. These heavily wooded tracts are the ONLY properties we have ever found at Bull Shoals Lake that offer County Road access and have a power line already on-site. All of the tracts are within seconds of the lake and several of the tracts even have direct frontage on the “Take Line” which means you can go directly from your property over the Corp of Engineers Land and to the shoreline of Bull Shoals Lake.
The map above shows the famous Bull Shoals Lake which extends from east of Branson, Missouri all the way down into Arkansas. Bull Shoals Lake was created in the 1950’s by building a massive dam on the White River (for power generation and for flood control). In total, the lake has close to 1,000 miles of shoreline and about 50,000 surface acres of water.
On the map above we have “expanded” the portion that shows Elm Hollow on Bull Shoals Lake. You can see a “close-up” of the Elm Hollow area in the large rectangle at the lower left side of the map. The tracts at Elm Hollow are shown as the dark blue area toward the right side of the enlarged rectangle. The town of Theodosia is about 5 miles west of the Elm Hollow tracts and can be seen on the map above. Theodosia is a destination point for many people that are visiting Bull Shoals Lake and you will find quite a few amenities in the friendly town.
Bull Shoals Lake is suitable for boats of just about any size but you will most often see bass boats, pontoon boats (often pulling a tube loaded with lake-loving kids) and jet skis traveling across its clear waters. Because of the massive size of Bull Shoals Lake, it is almost always easy to find a section with very few other boats, which makes it sooooo easy to pull a tube.
As anyone who has ever pulled a tube loaded with children can confirm, it is quite possibly the closest you will ever get to being able to buy your childrens’ love! Have a moody teenager? Get them onto a tube and watch their entire outlook on life change! Have an 6th grader who is perpetually bored? Pull them on a tube and suddenly they are telling all of their friends about their amazing parents who took them to the lake! We’re joking of course, but not very much…
By the way, the magic of pulling a tube also works its wonders on spouses, in-laws and generally just about anyone who hops onto the tube. Along with renting the boat to pull a tube, you can also rent all of the gear that you need (tube, tow rope, lifejackets) at several of the marinas on Bull Shoals Lake. You can pull a normal tube with any number of boats but our favorite is to use a pontoon boat because then everyone can ride along and watch the fun!
Also, if you have never ridden a jet ski then be sure to add that to your “To Do” list when you visit Elm Hollow. They can be rented at some of the marinas and they are a fantastic (and very fun) way to explore the lake.
Below, we have an interactive map showing the tracts within “Elm Hollow on Bull Shoals Lake” as well as the surrounding area. We have been using this mapping program for several years and it has always been called “MapRight” – but recently it has changed its name to “Land Id”. It functions almost exactly the same as it did before the name change, but they did change the look of the program and of many of the labels and buttons. It is still an awesome tool for exploring the properties and the area:
The Interactive Map above gives you a good look at the tracts at “Elm Hollow on Bull Shoals Lake” as well as the general area. You can zoom in and out and move the map around to see the different tracts in detail. You can also change the “base layer” to see a topo map as well as other base maps. The property lines within the map are approximate but should give you a fairly good idea about how these private tracts are situated. The tracts have not been surveyed but there has been survey work done in the area which generally means that a survey could be done at a reasonable cost, if you desire to do so.
These tracts offer maximum privacy as they are located on a dead end road with basically no “through traffic”. Because many of the tracts extend back from the County Road for several hundred feet you could potentially have your building and/or camping site tucked away so that it was completely private.
It has always been difficult to find available land near Bull Shoals Lake and it has always been nearly impossible for us to find land with frontage on the “Take Line” or within a few feet of the “Take Line” and the shoreline at the lake. When you add to that the fact that these tracts are heavily wooded, have County Road access AND have an electric line on-site, you have a property with amazing investment potential that you can also use to create lifelong memories with family and friends.
It is continually getting harder and harder to find good-quality acreage for fishing, hunting and recreation (and building a home or cabin). With their privacy and excellent location, these tracts represent what we feel is one of the best investment opportunities that we have ever offered. Fish, camp, hunt and enjoy your property right away – and watch as the land values in this area continue to climb as more and more people discover Bull Shoals Lake and the beautiful Ozarks.
The fishing, camping, hunting and recreational opportunities in this area are awesome. These tracts are well-located for fishing, hunting, camping, building and recreation and Bull Shoals Lake is well-known as one of the best fishing and water-sports lakes in the United States.
In the aerial photo above we are looking south from over the west side of several of the tracts at Elm Hollow. Off to the left you can see a small part of the creek bed which goes over the tracts on its way to the lake. The County Road is not visible is the photo, as it would be farther to the left than the creek bed. Each tract is unique and offers a different mixture of timber but you can expect to find dozens of different types of trees, flowers and native plant-life. Also, be sure to be on the lookout for signs of the old homestead that once was on the property (back in the 1800’s). As we mentioned earlier, we have found parts of several ancient structures/cabins as well as numerous parts of an impressive hand-built rock wall, along with other cool artifacts on numerous different tracts.
DIRECTIONS to Elm Hollow on Bull Shoals Lake:
Coming from the North or West:
To get to “Elm Hollow on Bull Shoals Lake” from the North or West (coming from the Springfield, MO area) just go south Highway 65 out of Springfield for a little over 25 miles and then go east on Highway 160 (toward Forsyth). Head east on Highway 160 for about 40 miles and you will come to Theodosia, Missouri (you are getting close!). After you cross the bridge over Bull Shoals Lake in Theodosia you will continue east on Highway 160 for about 2 more miles and then go right (south) onto Highway HH. You will only go about half a mile (1/2 a mile) on Highway HH before going left (east) onto County Road 618. Now head east on County Road 618 for one mile and you will see the beginning of Elm Hollow on Bull Shoals Lake on the right side of the road (with some tracts being on both sides of the road). The first tract will be Tract 1 and by the time you get to the end of the County Road you will have just passed Tract 16.
Coming from the East:
To get to “Elm Hollow on Bull Shoals Lake” from the East (coming from the West Plains, MO area) just go west on Highway 160 out of West Plains for about 35 miles to the town of Gainesville, MO. From Gainesville, continue to proceed west on Highway 160 for about 15 miles until you go south (left) onto Highway HH. You will only go about half a mile (1/2 a mile) on Highway HH before going left (east) onto County Road 618. Now head east on County Road 618 for one mile and you will see the beginning of Elm Hollow on Bull Shoals Lake on the right side of the road (with some tracts being on both side of the road). The first tract will be Tract 1 and by the time you get to the end of the County Road you will have just passed Tract 16.
Coming from the South:
To get to “Elm Hollow on Bull Shoals Lake” from the South (coming from the Mountain Home, Arkansas area) just go north out of Mountain Home on Highway 5 and proceed for about 20 miles, until you get to Highway 160. Go left (west) onto Highway 160 and proceed for about 10 miles and then go south onto Highway HH. You will only go about half a mile (1/2 a mile) on Highway HH before going left (east) onto County Road 618. Now head east on County Road 618 for one mile and you will see the beginning of Elm Hollow on Bull Shoals Lake on the right side of the road (with some tracts being on both side of the road). The first tract will be Tract 1 and by the time you get to the end of the County Road you will have just passed Tract 16.
If you are in a four wheel drive you can check out the trail that leads right to the shoreline of Bull Shoals Lake. The trail is not marked but look for it when you get to the end of County Road 618. If you take the trail, after a few hundred feet you will be in the Corp of Engineers Land and then the trail will take you to the shoreline of Bull Shoals Lake at the end of the peninsula. Bring your fishing poles and see what you can catch!
Please feel free to print out the maps/directions from this listing page when you visit the property. Additionally, if you watch the video on our “F.A.Q.” page it will explain how you can download the free “MapRight” (Land Id) app which can be very useful for getting to the tracts, as well as exploring the tracts and the area.
If you need a street address to input into your navigation system you can use:
County Road 618
Isabella, MO 65676
The address above should take you to the County Road that borders the tracts (County Road 618) and from there it should be fairly easy to locate the properties.
Many of the maps below were shown elsewhere in this listing page, but we have compiled them together below. You can click on any of the “thumbnails” to see the full-sized image and to open the images in a slideshow:
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- From Theodosia
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- Aerial Map
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- Electric Lines and Creek map
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- Bull Shoals Lake with Elm Hollow expanded
What can you do on your new property at “Elm Hollow on Bull Shoals Lake”?
These tracts are NOT subject to the zoning regulations that you will find in most areas of the country. These tracts are within a Rural Development and do have basic property covenants BUT almost all of the Outcast Land buyers find that these covenants simply do NOT limit what they plan to do with their property. In fact, most Outcast Land buyers that we speak to would simply NOT buy a property without basic covenants in place to protect their investment.
At your property within “Elm Hollow on Bull Shoals Lake” you can:
- Fish from the miles of shoreline at the lake within the “Corp Land”
- Hunt on your property AND within the thousands of acres of “Corp Land”
- Camp
- Build a cabin or a home (subject to property covenants)
- Have a portable building or shipping container (for camping, hunting, recreation and storage)
- Use your camper or RV for camping, hunting and recreation
On your property at “Elm Hollow on Bull Shoals Lake” you can not:
- No commercial businesses
- Can not live on the property until the owner financed loan has been paid in full
- No cutting of the timber until the property has been paid for in full (we can often make written exceptions for clearing a building site or driveway)
- No junkyards of any kind
All of the tracts at Elm Hollow on Bull Shoals Lake have setback distances from the County Road for privacy and to maintain the natural “feel” of the area. These setback areas are also designated as potential future utility easements and as privacy buffers. All buildings, homesites, parking areas, storage areas, etc. must be at least 100 feet from the centerline of the County Road (this area acts as a privacy setback as well as a future utility easement).
Fences/gates may not be placed within 50 feet of the centerline of the County Road, as this area is a designated road easement area.
These tracts represent an excellent opportunity for building your own hunting cabin, as there are no building permits required in this area. You and your friends/family can build your own cabin without permits or inspections!
In the aerial photo below we are facing south from near the bridge at Theodosia. The tracts are about 4 miles to the east from this spot (a little farther if you are going by boat, as the lake winds around a bit).
The photo below was actually taken at about the same location as the previous photo, except this time we are facing north. The town of Theodosia and a great public boat launch are on the left (but can’t be seen in the photo).
In the aerial photo above we are looking at a couple of boats on Bull Shoals Lake. The boat at the lower left side of the photo is pulling a tube with several riders, which is a common sight on this “family friendly” section of the lake. The photo above was actually taken at about the same location as the photo before it (the one that showed the bridge over the lake), except that in the photo above we are facing north and in the previous photo we were facing south, toward the bridge.
These tracts will sell fast. Often, people buy multiple tracts (sometimes to get additional acreage and sometimes to have a tract to give to their children) which means that with such a limited number of tracts you may want to act fast to ensure that you grab your own Bull Shoals Lake property before they are all gone!
To see an available tract at “Elm Hollow on Bull Shoals Lake” please click on one of the links in the table under the map, toward the top of this page.
