Johnston House of the Week: Hiking Access to Saylorville Beach

7205 Eagle Crest Dr, Johnston

If you want to feel a part of nature while living in the metro, this home and location fits the bill. It offers hiking trail access from the back yard to neighboring Walnut Ridge Park and the beach at Saylorville Lake and Acorn Valley Campground. Plus, exclusive access to Walnut Ridge Park all winter when the park is closed to the public. The property is also a prime morel mushroom hunting territory.

Spend time in the sunroom all year round and watch the weather. The way this home is facing Southeast - sun melts off snow in winter & provides shade in the back during summers' hottest part of the day.

The finished basement is a great hangout place for kids of any age. The basement area has a bedroom and bath area that is perfect quarters for guests - like having their own apartment.

A photo gallery and complete property description are found on Zillow.com.

By the Numbers

• Cost: $450,000

• Bedrooms: 5 beds
• Bathrooms: 4 baths
• Fireplaces: 3
• Single Family: 2,278 sq ft
• Lot: 40,006 sq ft
• Year Built: 2003
• Last Sold: Feb 2003 for $79,500

Coldwell Banker Mid-America Group Realtors is the broker. To make an appointment to see the property, call (515) 224-8888 or (515) 224-8614.