Bohemian Canyon Home - Where Escher meets Tolkien

Hidden in the misty folds between Oakland and Moraga, this former Stationmaster’s home (circa 1920) is Canyon’s most eclectic perch, a three-level redwood cabin suspended over a ravine, where light, air, and imagination intertwine. Once rumored to host musicians of the psychedelic era, it still hums with that same creative energy: part hobbit house, part treehouse, part time capsule of Northern California’s freer spirit.

Inside, rustic board-and-batten rooms open to decks that overlook a sea of green. A vintage Wedgewood propane/wood stove anchors the kitchen, its floor marked by a linoleum peace sign from Canyon’s hippie heyday. The main living room, wrapped in windows and warmed by a river-rock fireplace (and Envi electric heat), feels equal parts artist’s studio and forest observatory.

Three bedrooms unfold on lower levels, linked by ship-style hatches and ladders, each offering a new perspective on the ravine below. The meditation loft above the washhouse provides a quiet refuge for writing, painting, or simply listening to the wind and the seasonal creek.

A rare relic of authenticity — rustic, eccentric, unrepentantly itself — awaiting its next caretaker.

Features include:
• 3 bedrooms, 1 bath in 1,360 square feet (per scan), built in 1920
• Two lots totaling approximately 7,659 square feet
• Water from a private spring, electricity from PG&E, propane from Suburban
• 8 minutes to Moraga, 17 to Oakland, 40 to San Francisco
• Walking distance to Canyon Post Office & Canyon School (public K–8)
• Illuminated footpath access with parking at the trailhead

When civilization calls, nearby Moraga offers cafés, groceries, a weekend farmers market, and full city services, all within a short, scenic drive.

For more on Canyon, see:

https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/hidden-Bay-Area-town-Canyon-17470501.php