Blacks Fork River Ranch

The Blacks Fork River Ranch is a rare opportunity to own a pristine equestrian property with a magnificent custom home, a custom barn with a manger’s suite, live water and lush irrigated hay meadows. Located just minutes from the historical town of Fort Bridger, Wyoming, this magnificent property encompasses 102 deeded acres +/- along the Blacks Fork River offering easy access and unparalleled privacy. The Blacks Fork River, a noted trout fishery, and the Austin Canal meander through the property for nearly a half mile each providing ample opportunities for the avid angler. The ranch enjoys exceptional water rights to bolster a productive hay operation and provides abundant live water to each pasture for horses and livestock.

The centerpiece of the Blacks Fork River Ranch is a spectacular 6,260 square foot custom designed home overlooking an idyllic river-fed pond with depths reaching twenty feet at its deepest point. This impressive 4 bed, 4.5 bath masterpiece features 16-foot vaulted ceilings with open timbered beams, an open floor plan that effortlessly blends the great room, formal dining area, well-appointed kitchen and breakfast area. The masterful craftsmanship in this home is on display throughout with double thick granite counter tops, beautiful hardwood cabinets, oversized hardwood doors, travertine tile and skip-sawn hickory hardwood flooring. A full wet bar with wine fridge is directly across from the massive masonry fireplace for convenience when entertaining guests as they sit around enjoying a fire or if they move out to the covered hot tub or patio to take in a breathtaking sunset or look at the star covered skies.

Located adjacent to the impressive home is a well thought out custom-built barn with an attached 880 square foot manager’s suite. The barn’s location and amenities are ideal for convenience and comfort. The barn boasts over 2,200 square feet of space for equipment and hay storage, a tack room with a ½ bath, and three oversized indoor Priefert stalls with runs. The attached manager’s suite features an open floor plan with twelve-foot ceilings and is equipped with all modern amenities. It is comprised of a large bedroom with ¾ bath, full kitchen with bar seating and a spacious living room/dining room area.

A territorial irrigation water right on the Blacks Fork River with a priority date of May 15, 1886, covers most of the ranch with part of the ranch also benefitting from a Blacks Fork River irrigation water right with a priority of September 3, 1895. The ranch also has a 33 acre-feet storage water right in Meeks Cabin Reservoir on the upper Blacks Fork River 20 miles south of the ranch. There are 40 acres of flood-irrigated hay meadows, primarily a mix of timothy and brome grasses, historically producing 1 to 1.5 ton per acre of quality horse hay. The topography of the ranch is relatively flat offering a number of ideal building sites for additional improvements which could include a training center, roping arena, etc.

The Blacks Fork River Ranch is located in the Bridger Valley, a major gateway to the Ashley and Wasatch National Forests, the Flaming Gorge National Recreation area and the High Uinta’s Wilderness Area. These areas offering endless outdoor recreation opportunities for the outdoor enthusiast that enjoys fishing, hiking, ATVing, horseback riding, boating, mountain biking, hunting, off roading snowmobiling and skiing. The Bridger Valley is known for its rugged and varied terrain that produces an abundance of hunting opportunities for big game, upland birds and waterfowl. The Uinta Mountains south of the ranch provide the ideal habitat for elk, deer and moose and features countless alpine lakes and mountain streams full of cutthroat and brook trout. Moose, deer and antelope can be found at lower elevations and are often seen on the ranch. There is over a half mile of the Blacks Fork River, a half mile of the Austin Canal and the pond in front of the improvements that reaches depths of 20 feet for the avid angler to enjoy. The Blacks Fork River is known for its clear waters and deep pools providing ample opportunities to pursue rainbow, brown and cutthroat trout.

Few properties in the region can match the improvements, the setting and the amenities the Blacks Fork River Ranch has to offer. With over a mile of fishable live water and a twenty feet deep pond, this exquisite equestrian property must be seen to be appreciated. This is ranch is being offered turnkey with all furnishings and key equipment. For more information on the Blacks Fork River Ranch contact James Land Company.