20143 Bucoda Highway SE · Centralia, WA 98531
Source: NWMLS · Fay Ranches-Washington · Trina Walpole #NWM2596200
About this home
Rare Thurston County homestead with a Centralia address, offering approx 12 acres of privacy, timber and working-property utility. The cozy 2BR/1BA cabin features hardwood floors, tongue-and-groove ceilings, a brick fireplace and electric heat. A substantial approx. 36x56 shop offers a 6-inch concrete slab, oversized doors, loft storage, separate electrical service, covered work/storage area and finished office/flex space with a full bath and kitchenette plumbing. A separately titled 1973 Kentwood MH provides additional utility. Private water system includes a deep well, commercial filtration, newer pump and pressure tank, plus a 2,500-gallon gravity-fed storage tank. On-site septic. Mature orchard trees, irrigated garden, greenhouse, chicken coop and small-livestock improvements enhance the homestead appeal. A professional 2026 timber cruise documents merchantable Douglas fir, western red cedar, hemlock/true fir and red alder. Forested slopes and established internal roads lead into the upper acreage. Non-motorized access from the property to extensive adjacent private working forestlands, offering opportunities for hiking, biking, horseback riding and hunting where permitted; access subject to landowner rules and closures. Multiple separately described tracts add flexibility for recreation, workshop, farm and land-oriented buyers. RRR 1/5 zoning per county records. Buyer to verify legal-lot status, access and development potential.
Location
Basics
- Property type
- Single Family Residence
- Style
- Cabin
- Stories
- One and one half
- Condition
- Average
- Year built
- 2003
- Lot size
- 531,432 sq ft (12.2 acres)
- County
- Thurston
- MLS #
- NWM2596200
Interior
- Heating
- Stove/Free Standing, Wall Furnace
- Cooling
- None
- Flooring
- Ceramic Tile, Hardwood, Vinyl Plank
- Appliances
- Stove(s)/Range(s)
- Fireplace
- 1 · Wood Burning
- Interior features
- Fireplace, Water Heater
Exterior & lot
- Exterior features
- Wood
- Roof
- Metal
- Foundation
- Poured Concrete
- Lot features
- Dirt Road, Secluded
- Topography
- Level,Sloped
- View
- Territorial
- Waterfront
- No
Parking
- Parking spaces
- 4
- Garage
- Yes
- Covered spaces
- 4
- Parking features
- Driveway, Detached Garage, RV Parking
Utilities
- Water
- Individual Well
- Sewer
- Septic Tank
- Power
- Electric, Wood
Community & fees
- Subdivision
- Bucoda
- Property tax
- $5,715 (2026)
Transaction
- Price per sq ft
- $745
- Listing terms
- Cash, Conventional, FHA, VA Loan
- Possession
- Closing
More homes nearby
Schools
School district: Centralia
- Elementary
- Buyer To Verify
- Middle
- Buyer To Verify
- High
- Centralia High SchoolSchoolDigger 2 stars · Top 66% in WA

Listing provided courtesy of: Fay Ranches-Washington
Listing agent: Trina Walpole.
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Data last updated 2026-10-26.