New homes at North Fork Landing — where your backyard is one of the best salmon and steelhead rivers in the Pacific Northwest. 20 minutes to Vancouver. A world away from everywhere else.
Ian Carter lives directly across the river from this development. He fishes the North Fork from a sled. He knows the schools, the commute, the market — and what it actually feels like to live here. If you want honest insight before you buy, you're in the right place.
The Lifestyle
The North Fork Lewis River runs right past this development. Spring Chinook in April. Summer steelhead in June. Fall Chinook through November. Winter steelhead when every other river in the state blows out — the dam-controlled Lewis stays fishable year-round. On any given morning you can walk to the bank, launch a sled, and be into fish before the rest of the world has had coffee.
Beyond the river: Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens and Lilac Days every spring. Rolling Freedom Skate Park at Horseshoe Lake — one of the best in the region. Downtown Woodland with its old-school main street character. Deer in your yard at dusk. Mount St. Helens an hour away via SR-503. This is a place where the outdoors is the main event.
Woodland, WA
North Fork Lewis · Fall
Lewis River · Sunset
Rolling Freedom Skate Park
On the water
Lewis River · Dawn
Lilac Days · Downtown
Old Town Woodland
Backyard wildlife · Every evening
North Fork · Gravel bars
Brand-new builds with modern floor plans, energy-efficient construction, and the small-town Woodland character right outside your door.
Direct I-5 access from Exits 21 & 22. Metro-area jobs, small-town living. Longview and Kelso are 15 minutes north.
Above-average rated district. 2,500 students across 5 schools. The kind of community where your kids make friends for life.
Spring Chinook, Fall Chinook, Coho, Summer and Winter Steelhead. The Lewis River is one of the most productive fisheries in SW Washington.
Ape Cave, Lava Canyon, summit hikes — all via SR-503 in under an hour. Woodland is the trailhead to some of the best mountain recreation in the Pacific Northwest.
Washington has no personal state income tax. If you work in Washington, that's more money in your pocket each month. Note: Oregon residents who work in Oregon still pay Oregon income tax regardless of where they live.
On the water
Not a drone shot. Not a stock clip. This is the river right outside your future front door — filmed by Ian running the North Fork on a fall steelhead trip.
Your local expert
I grew up in Clark County and I live in Woodland — directly across the North Fork from this development. I fish this river from a sled. I know the schools, the commute, the morning fog on the water in October, and what these homes are worth in this market.
With DR Horton new construction, working with your own buyer's agent costs you nothing — the builder pays the commission. You get someone in your corner who knows this neighborhood personally, not someone who drove here from a Google Map.
Browse current North Fork Landing listings — or call Ian directly and he'll walk you through what's on the ground.