A 228-acre ranch and working farm in New Mexico’s Abiquiu Valley is back on the market, relisted on October 19, 2026 at $13.5 million, as reported. The property — Abiquiu Valley Farm, on the banks of the Rio Chama — is best known as the former home of actress Marsha Mason, who created the farm from raw land in the 1990s. One point deserves stating clearly at the outset, because a syndicated headline managed to get it wrong: this ranch is in New Mexico, near Abiquiu, roughly 50 to 57 miles north of Santa Fe. It is not in California, Mason’s Hollywood years notwithstanding.
A second point of framing matters just as much: Mason is a former owner. She sold the property in 2014 for $6.2 million, as reported, and she is not the seller in the current listing. The current owner has not been identified in reports. What is for sale is her creation — a certified biodynamic farm, three substantial buildings and more than a mile of river frontage — now offered at a little over twice what it last sold for.
Quick Facts
- Location: Abiquiu Valley, near Abiquiu, New Mexico (not California)
- Asking price: $13.5 million (relisted October 19, 2026)
- Previous asking price: Around $16 million (listed around 2024)
- Land: 228 acres, with about 1.4 miles of Rio Chama frontage
- Irrigated land: About 70 acres
- Main home: About 7,300 sq ft, designed by architect Theodore Waddell
- Guesthouse: About 4,700 sq ft
- Events building: About 5,400 sq ft, with a kitchen and two apartments
- Mason’s sale: Sold by Mason in 2014 for $6.2 million, as reported
- Listing agents: Cody Lujan and Chad Dugger of Hall and Hall, with Matt Desmond and Ayden Gramm of Corcoran Plaza Properties, as reported
The Farm Marsha Mason Built
Mason’s route to this land was an unusual one for a Hollywood career. A four-time Academy Award nominee — recognised for films including The Goodbye Girl and Cinderella Liberty — she moved from Hollywood to New Mexico in the early 1990s and bought raw land in the Abiquiu Valley for around $1 million, as reported. There was no farm waiting for her; she built the property into one over the following years.
The farm she created became notable well beyond the valley. As described in the listing, it is New Mexico’s only Demeter-certified biodynamic organic farm, growing medicinal herbs and alfalfa across roughly 70 irrigated acres. Mason also founded a business on the property, “Resting in the River,” producing medicinal-herb products and natural skincare — a second career rooted directly in what the land grew.
The setting explains some of the devotion. The Rio Chama runs along the property for about 1.4 miles — over a mile of river frontage — with cottonwood trees, meadows and ponds, including a dedicated fly-fishing pond. Carson National Forest lies nearby. And in a detail reported by Mansion Global, Georgia O’Keeffe’s former residence sits across the river: the Abiquiu landscape that O’Keeffe painted is the same landscape this farm looks out on.
The Buildings: Residence, Guesthouse and Events Space
At about 7,300 square feet, the main home was designed by architect Theodore Waddell, as reported — a substantial residence scaled to the property rather than to a typical ranch house. A guesthouse of about 4,700 square feet stands alongside it, large enough to function as a second full home.
The third building points to how the property has been used since Mason’s time: a roughly 5,400-square-foot special-events building with a kitchen and two apartments, suited to weddings, retreats and gatherings. Equestrian facilities complete the picture, including a 10-stall barn and an outdoor dressage arena — serious infrastructure for horse owners, set among the irrigated fields rather than apart from them.
Relisted at $13.5 Million
The current listing is the property’s second recent run at the market. It was previously listed around 2024 at $16 million, as reported, and has now returned at $13.5 million — a reduction that brings it closer to, though still well above, its last recorded sale price. Mason sold the farm in 2014 for $6.2 million when she moved back to the New York area for theatre work, as reported, ending a New Mexico chapter of more than two decades.
The relisting is handled by Cody Lujan and Chad Dugger of Hall and Hall, together with Matt Desmond and Ayden Gramm of Corcoran Plaza Properties, as reported — a pairing of a ranch-specialist brokerage with a local luxury firm that reflects the property’s dual identity as both working agricultural land and high-end real estate.
A Ranch, a Farm and a Piece of Film History
Properties like this one resist a single category. It is a working biodynamic farm with certified production, an equestrian estate with a barn and arena, an events venue with its own building, and a private residence in one of the most storied landscapes in the American Southwest. It also carries a genuine piece of film history: not a house an actress briefly owned, but the place a four-time Oscar nominee chose to build a completely different life.
That range of identities is presumably the point of the listing’s presentation, and it puts the ranch in interesting company among this season’s storied properties: the Oheka Castle auction on Long Island drew its value from history and scale, while Rose Leslie’s Lickleyhead Castle in Scotland shows how a historic building with land finds its market. Abiquiu Valley Farm’s version of that appeal is quieter — river frontage, certified farmland and O’Keeffe country — but no less distinctive.
Key Features
- 228 acres in the Abiquiu Valley with about 1.4 miles of Rio Chama frontage
- About 70 irrigated acres, described in the listing as New Mexico’s only Demeter-certified biodynamic organic farm
- Main home of about 7,300 sq ft designed by architect Theodore Waddell, plus a guesthouse of about 4,700 sq ft
- Events building of about 5,400 sq ft with a kitchen and two apartments
- Equestrian facilities with a 10-stall barn and an outdoor dressage arena
- Ponds including a fly-fishing pond, cottonwood trees and meadows, with Carson National Forest nearby
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Marsha Mason’s former ranch located?
In the Abiquiu Valley near Abiquiu, New Mexico, roughly 50 to 57 miles north of Santa Fe, on the Rio Chama. Despite one syndicated headline, it is not in California.
Is Marsha Mason selling the ranch now?
No. Mason is a former owner. She sold the property in 2014 for $6.2 million, as reported, and moved back to the New York area for theatre work. The current owner has not been identified in reports.
How much is the ranch listed for?
$13.5 million, as reported. The property was relisted on October 19, 2026, having previously been listed around 2024 at about $16 million.
How large is the property?
228 acres, with about 1.4 miles of frontage on the Rio Chama and roughly 70 irrigated acres. The buildings include a main home of about 7,300 sq ft, a guesthouse of about 4,700 sq ft and an events building of about 5,400 sq ft.
What is the farm known for?
As described in the listing, it is New Mexico’s only Demeter-certified biodynamic organic farm, growing medicinal herbs and alfalfa. Mason founded her “Resting in the River” medicinal-herb and natural skincare business on the property.
How did Marsha Mason come to own the farm?
She moved from Hollywood to New Mexico in the early 1990s and bought raw land for around $1 million, as reported, then built it into the farm over the following years. Mason is a four-time Academy Award nominee, known for films including The Goodbye Girl and Cinderella Liberty.
