Keep Cool Creek Ranch

Montana Ranch For Sale

Keep Cool Creek Ranch encompasses 2,370± contiguous, deeded acres, with no public access.  It is bordered by large, private holdings and the Helena National Forest, which has over 170,000 acres and can be directly accessed from the Montana ranch.  The terrain varies from timbered hills as high as 5,400 feet in elevation to 4,800 feet at the creek meadow bottoms.  There is a mix of timber, hay ground and dry grass on the property which is bisected by several small streams.  Keep Cool Creek flows northeasterly for approximately 2.2± miles through the ranch into Keep Cool Reservoir.  Thomas Creek flows for 2.5± miles through the ranch, eventually joining the Smith River.  Numerous wetlands along each of the creeks have created sub-irrigated meadows interspersed with willow, cottonwood and aspen groves.  The main house is perched on a hill overlooking Keep Cool Reservoir, a private lake that is home to some of the largest trout in the state.

The Montana ranch offers a wide range of hunting opportunities. Hunters can expect high numbers of elk, whitetail deer, mule deer, antelope, bear and an occasional moose.  Bird hunters will find ducks and geese in the riparian areas of the ranch and in the grain fields.  Upland birds on the ranch include pheasants, sharptails and Hungarian Partridge.  The hunting ranch is a licensed shooting preserve, which enjoys extended seasons and stocking advantages.

Fisherman will be most interested in the exceptional fishery of Keep Cool Reservoir, where some of the largest aquatic state residents live.  Quoting George Anderson of the Yellowstone Angler, “The spring-fed reservoir is an absolute gem of a lake and is arguably the best lake fishing in Montana, if not the entire west.  With incredibly huge and intelligent fish, the lake is crystal clear with abundant populations of hard fighting rainbows, cutthroats, cutbows and some shockingly huge and cagey browns.”

 Keep Cool Creek Ranch offers a broad range of amenities that are rarely found in its size and price range. The ranch enjoys private National Forest access, approximately 4.5 miles of live water, a renowned lake fishery, excellent hunting for elk, deer, antelope, upland birds and waterfowl and a productive agricultural operation.  The ranch is just under 100 miles from Bozeman and is easily reached by paved highway that ends at the ranch entrance.  The improvements are well maintained, attractive and comfortable, just what you would hope for in a western mountain ranch.