The Land Group

Blue Run Preserve at Barboursville is a distinctive 136± acre conservation and recreational property in Orange County, Virginia. The offering is anchored by a 126.75-acre tract protected by permanent conservation easement and includes four additional buildable residential lots, offered together as one exceptional landholding.

Once threatened by open-pit mining, Blue Run Preserve has a remarkable conservation story. A hard-fought legal battle ultimately helped protect the property, which was later reforested and enrolled in Virginia’s Department of Environmental Quality nutrient credit program. Today, Blue Run flows through a restored landscape of forest and wildlife habitat—a dramatically different legacy for this land. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}

Importantly, conservation does not eliminate residential use. The easement provides for a primary residence within a designated building envelope and a secondary dwelling, subject to its terms. Combined with the four additional residential lots, the property offers compelling possibilities for a private estate, family compound, recreational retreat, or generational landholding.

Minutes from James Madison’s Montpelier and in the heart of the Barboursville wine region, Blue Run Preserve offers an increasingly rare combination: scale, privacy, recreation, defined development rights, and permanent conservation protection in one of Central Virginia’s most beautiful and historically significant rural landscapes.

Learn more: BlueRunPreserve.com