I saved my money and bought property so I could build a house 1/4 mi off a gravel road.
My only neighbors are deer and other critters, which I shoot to eat.
I have a unlimited supply of firewood and every 10 years or so I can sell some timber for extra cash.
We are similar without the trees. But... We have even more remote property which is just like yours that we will be working on this spring. Takes a 4x4 to get to this place. :)