$425,000
About this home
If you are searching for mountain land for sale near Asheville, large acreage in Haywood County, unrestricted land in Western North Carolina, or property with long-range mountain views, this property deserves serious consideration. Exceptional 23+/- acre mountain land tract for sale in Canton, North Carolina, located in the scenic Wilson Cove area of Haywood County just outside Asheville, NC. This Western North Carolina acreage property includes two parcels of unrestricted mountain land offering outstanding potential for a private mountain estate, horse farm, farm property, residential development, or multiple home sites. This property features a gently rising open pasture with long-range mountain views and multiple natural building locations. As you travel to the top of the ridge, you are rewarded with spectacular 20+ mile panoramic mountain views, making this an ideal location for a luxury mountain home, family compound, homestead, or investment land opportunity in Western NC. Existing roads and trails provide access throughout the property, making it easier to explore potential homesites, development opportunities, pasture areas, or recreational land uses. The land also includes fenced pasture areas and a pole barn (in need of repair), adding potential for horses, cattle, hobby farming, orchards, or agricultural use. This Haywood County NC land for sale is suitable for a wide range of uses including horse farm property, private mountain retreat, residential development, gardening, orchard planting, pasture grazing, and recreational mountain property. The combination of open pasture, wooded areas, ridge views, and usable acreage makes this a rare offering in the Canton, NC real estate market near Asheville and the Blue Ridge Mountains. Please use caution around the gravel entrance area near the sign, as the ground is currently soft due to recent state culvert repair work. Owner financing available.
Property details
- MLS
- Canopy MLS
- MLS #
- CAR4217506
- Property type
- Acreage
- Subdivision
- N/A
- Status
- Active
- Days on market
- 565
- On market date
- February 12, 2025
- Stories
- N/A
- Total bathrooms
- N/A
- Garage spaces
- N/A
- Parking spaces
- N/A
- Lot size
- N/A
Location
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Within 10 miles. School directory data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), accessed via the Urban Institute Education Data API. Local Score is calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate; where a state rating is shown, it comes from that state's own official school report card.
- Enrollment
- 350
- Student:teacher ratio
- 15.2:1
- District
- Haywood County Schools
- Enrollment
- 483
- Student:teacher ratio
- 13.8:1
- District
- Haywood County Schools
- Enrollment
- 191
- Student:teacher ratio
- 23.9:1
- District
- Haywood County Schools
Walkability
Blended score for Canton's center, calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate from two sources: the EPA's National Walkability Index (street network, transit, land-use mix) and Google Places amenity data (what's actually reachable on foot from this point). 60% EPA National Walkability Index + 40% nearby-amenity density (Google Places).
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Data source: Listing information provided by Canopy MLS (carolina) via Trestle/CoreLogic. Last updated August 31, 2026.
Information herein deemed reliable but not guaranteed; all measurements, school assignments, HOA fees, taxes, and feature lists are approximate and should be independently verified. Equal Housing Opportunity.