$215,000 - 17715 W Yakitat Place, Benton City

http://www.LaneRealEstateTeam.com/ ~ Benton City WA Rambler on 5 Acres - Wonderful property close to town with a great view. Open floor plan with lots of privacy. Nice open kitchen with good size work area. Split bedroom design with separate living and family rooms. 2 car shop, workshop with extra storage. Partially fenced for your horses. Call for more information. About Benton City Washington, from the City of Benton City: Benton City is a small town of 2,800 people. It is located in the Eastern Washington sage �desert� area, but is in a fertile, green bend of the Yakima River. The climate boasts long Indian summers and moderate winters, with an average of 300 days of sunshine a year. Privately-owned large and small irrigated orchards, vineyards, hayfields, pastures, and acreages are abundant in and around Benton City. The City is in somewhat of a �little Tuscany� appearing valley bowl. It overlooks the Red Mountain vineyards and wineries to the west, a world-renowned, high-quality appellation and viticulture area. To the south is Horse Heaven Hills with its 1,800 foot ridge gracefully sloping down to the river and orchards of apple, cherry, pear, apricot, and walnut. Rattlesnake Mountain, the highest North American treeless mountain, with a large herd of elk, and deer, is to the north. Water sports and fishing are available starting in town, on the Yakima River (bass, steelhead, salmon, otters, great blue herons, and migratory sandhill cranes and pelicans), and the Columbia and Snake Rivers converge with the Yakima only a few miles from Benton City. There are over 30 horse-roping arenas, public fishing, a boat ramp, wildlife/fishing/bicycle trails, a rodeo grounds, a horseback riding group, a mud bog race area, a native plants nursery. a shooting range, a miniature aircraft flying area, and the Horn Rapids campground near Native American fish platforms.