Complaint / Review
Kanaka Rapids Ranch
Wayne Bagwell, Ron Anderson, Maryl Whittaker, Patti Belden, Kanaka HOA declined to withdraw lawsuit after payment... Kanaka HOA lawyer asking for more money

The individual reporting his Ripoff Reports in 2010 and 2011 was then a member of the same Homeowners Association I am now a member of today. I do not know the reporting individual nor do I care who he is. His report is almost a decade old, and IF those conditions existed at that time (I purchased land at Kanaka Rapids in 2012), they no longer exist today. None of the names mentioned in his/her report at that time hold positions of authority at this time. I understand some have moved away and others are now deceased.

Today the Homeowners dues are $100 per month, considerably less than the national average. The Water Use fees are $55.00 per month. Homes and vacant land are selling well today, and the area is stunningly beautiful. The Kanaka Ranch is located in the Snake River Canyon, approximately 80 miles southeast of Boise, Idaho, and approximately 20 miles from Twin Falls, idaho, recently ranked as one of the top ten most desirweable locations in which to retire.

Kanaka Rapids, an historical site located at at ranch, has been indentified as Fishing Falls as mentioned in John C. Fremont's journals when the Oregon Trail was surveyed by the U.S. Government. The area is mentioned in dozens of journals written by pioneer women traveling the trail between the 1840's and 1860's. I was recently informed an 1823 calvary buckle was found on my property by a rancher living in the area in the 1960's.

I doubt the individual that originally published the ripoff report still lives at the ranch, or he would have retracted his comments years ago. The ranch is now managed by responsible staff, and we are seeing younger families moving into the ranch that formerly mostly consisted of retirees. We have larger lots located on the "Riverside" portoin of the Ranch, bordering the Snake River, and "Creekside" has smaller lots which are more affordable. Both gated areas have private fishing ponds, hiking trails, and park areas. Creekside also has tennis courts and RV storage.

Kanaka Ranch has it's own private water system consisting of a deep artesian well, and consistently exceeds the State of Idaho water quality standards. Property owners also enjoy irrigation rights, the cost of which is included in the monthly water fee, and most importantly, every property owner enjoys geothermal water access to their properties, the cost of which is also included in the water fee. Most of the homes are also heated with Geothermal energy, at no additional cost to the homeowner.

Check out this Kanaka Rapids Ranch facebook page to learn more about this area Kanaka Rapids Ranch invites you to contact any realtor in southern Idaho for a tour of this beautiful area.