Westmoreland Road · Aledo ISD · Parker County

17.52 acres on South Bear Creek

Unrestricted, heavily wooded creek bottom at the end of a deeded private easement off US 377 — 30 minutes from downtown Fort Worth, and quiet in a way that land with a paved driveway never is. Sold as walk-in recreational land. Read the access section before you plan a visit.

17.52

Deeded acres

Creeks on the tract

30′

Recorded easement

None

Deed restrictions

The land

What is actually out there, in plain terms.

The tract sits in the J.E. Jenkins Survey A-753, running roughly 1,405 feet east to west and 543 feet north to south. South Bear Creek winds through it and a second drainage crosses the southern portion, so the ground is divided into pieces by water rather than by fence. Canopy covers nearly the whole property — mature hardwoods, deadfall, and understory that has not been grazed hard in years.

There is one real opening: a flat patch at the north edge, planted in hay years ago, sitting on higher ground beside a neighbor's cultivated field. That is the spot a future owner would clear for a camp, a cabin, or a stand. The rest is timber and creek bottom, and it is worth walking before you picture anything else there.

Barbed wire runs the east and west lines. Oncor cleared the west fence line and set new poles in 2026, which left a usable path along that boundary. A metal shed sits near the easement, and overhead electric crosses the northern end.

Overhead view of the north clearing with the metal shed, a two-track along the fence line, and the creek channel cutting into the timber — The north clearing and the shed, with the creek channel cutting in along the timber edge. The two-track is the mowed path, not a road.

Overhead view of South Bear Creek bending through dense hardwood canopy with a gravel bar and a fallen tree spanning the water — South Bear Creek from directly above: gravel bars, deadfall across the channel, and canopy on both banks.

Ground-level photography, including the easement bridge, comes with the buyer packet.

Access, told straight

The single most important thing to understand about this property.

A vehicle reaches the edge of the tract, not the middle of it.

Access is a recorded, non-exclusive 30-foot ingress and egress easement from US 377, shared with two neighboring owners. It is gravel, it crosses an existing single-lane concrete bridge, and it ends at the northwest corner of the property. From there, South Bear Creek lies between you and the majority of the acreage, and there is no vehicle crossing of that creek. Most of the tract is walk-in until a buyer builds one.

Single-lane concrete bridge with steel pipe handrails on the easement, deck clear, gravel two-track continuing into the trees beyond — The concrete bridge on the easement, looking toward the tract. Single lane, pipe rails, deck intact. No load rating exists for it, so a buyer should have it inspected before hauling anything heavy across.

Schematic, not to scale. The recorded survey and easement descriptions are in the buyer packet.

What a buyer should budget

Low-water crossing: roughly $25,000–$60,000; a culvert bridge runs higher
Floodplain permitting through Parker County, including an elevation study
Water well, septic and an electric service drop — none are on site today
Clearing a path and a building pad on the north opening

The upside, stated honestly

Adjoining ownership to the south could open a dry route with no creek crossing
That conversation is paused while an estate is in probate — it is a possibility, not a promise
Land in this corridor with conventional access trades far higher per acre
The price here reflects the access as it stands today, not as it might be

Property facts

From the recorded survey, the deed, and the county record.

Address	1296 Westmoreland Road, Fort Worth, Texas 76126
Acreage	17.52 acres surveyed (17.519 by deed)
Legal	J.E. Jenkins Survey, Abstract 753, Parker County
Survey	Walters Land Surveying, August 12, 2025 — plat and field notes available
Access	Recorded non-exclusive 30′ ingress/egress easement from US 377, shared with adjoining owners; no formal maintenance agreement
Flood	FEMA Zone A, no base flood elevation determined (map 48367C575E). Most of the tract is mapped floodplain
Water	South Bear Creek through the tract; second drainage to the south
Utilities	None on site. Overhead electric crosses the north end; new Oncor poles set on the west line in 2026
Improvements	Metal shed near the easement; barbed wire on east and west lines; no fence on the north boundary
Restrictions	None of record. No HOA
Minerals	Reserved by seller. Existing pipeline easement and a wellhead near the front of the tract
Taxes	Currently ag valued through a neighboring owner’s grazing use, which ends at closing. Buyer should assume rollback exposure and verify with Parker CAD
Terms	Cash or seller financing. Conventional lending is unlikely given access and floodplain

The recorded survey

Walters Land Surveying, August 12, 2025 — Plat 1987-4902, Parker County.

The plat shows the whole picture at once: the 30-foot easement running north from US 377, the long corridor along the neighboring boundaries, the 17.52-acre body of the tract, and South Bear Creek cutting through it. The metal shed, the gravel road, and the adjoining ownerships are all noted.

Recorded plat of 17.52 acres in the J.E. Jenkins Survey A-753, Parker County, showing the 30-foot easement from US 377 and South Bear Creek crossing the tract — Full-size plat and field notes are in the buyer packet. Survey does not reflect inundation boundaries or a FEMA flood elevation determination.

Who this land suits

Three buyers this property genuinely fits, and one it does not.

The adjoining owner

Anyone already holding ground on the creek can reach this tract from their own side. The access question that prices this land simply does not apply to them.

The hunter or weekend owner

Unrestricted, wooded, watered, and genuinely private, half an hour from Fort Worth. Park at the easement, walk in, and hunt or camp ground that nobody drives past.

The long-hold or conservation buyer

Creek bottom and canopy in the growth path of west Parker County, priced as raw land, with wildlife valuation worth exploring with the county.

Not a fit: a build-now homesite

Anyone needing to drive to a house pad this year should look elsewhere. Say so early and save everyone the trip.

Documents and showings

Everything is disclosed up front. Nothing about this tract is a surprise at the title company.

Recorded surveyPlat and field notes, August 2025

Deed and easementsTracts 1–4, including the 30′ ingress and egress descriptions

Flood map noteZone A, no base flood elevation determined

Seller’s disclosureAccess, floodplain, pipeline, ag use and rollback

Aerial mapSurvey overlay showing the easement route

Hold harmlessSigned by every visitor before a showing

Showing rules

By appointment only, with the listing broker present
Hold harmless signed electronically before the visit
Adjoining owners are notified 24 hours ahead
Park near US 377 and stay inside the flagged 30-foot easement
Wear boots. Expect livestock, uneven ground, and a creek to cross on foot

Good questions to ask before you come

What would a crossing cost at the point where the easement ends?
What does Parker County require to build in Zone A with no base flood elevation?
What is the rollback exposure when the ag use ends?
What are the seller financing terms?