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Montana’s beautiful Clark Fork River Valley is now a quiet ranching community and home to the 8,200± acre Carten Creek Ranch. With its diverse and abundant wildlife population and rolling landscape, the Carten Creek Ranch is a unique offering in a desirable location. From the 50± miles of incredibly well-constructed mountain roads and trails to the evidence of highly effective weed management and improvements in immaculate condition, the ranch shines from the current owners’ pride in ownership and is the ultimate turn-key opportunity.

A beautiful 3,000± square-foot off-grid log home rests on an open ridge, maximizing views of the valley below. The home offers modern comfort in an idyllic mountain log home setting. Two well-kept shops provide shelter for your UTVs, snowmobiles, mountain bikes, and ranching equipment. New owners can enjoy the ranch in all four seasons. The property provides world-class elk and deer hunting, upland bird hunting for mountain grouse, horseback riding, miles of snowmobiling and nordic skiing trails, mountain biking, trail running, and driving UTVs.

Conveniently located, the ranch is less than an hour from Helena and Missoula, Montana, both of which offer commercial airports. In addition, Deer Lodge, only 20± miles from the ranch, offers small-town conveniences, and the Rock Creek Cattle Company, Golf Digests’ top-rated course in Montana and top 100 in the country, is only 20± miles from the ranch gate.

PROPERTY FACTS:

  • 8,200± acres
  • 6.5± miles of public land boundary
  • Small mountain streams and sizeable spring-fed pond in a forested setting
  • Excellent road and trail system covering 50± miles
  • Diverse and abundant wildlife population, including elk, moose, deer, bear, mountain lions, wolves, and mountain grouse
  • Tremendous big game and upland bird hunting with snowmobiling, winter sports, mountain biking, and hiking opportunities
  • Popular fisheries are minutes away
  • Under 1 hour to Missoula and Helena, Montana
  • 20± miles from Deer Lodge, Montana
  • Snow and water sports are less than 1 hour near Georgetown Lake, Montana
  • 20± miles to Golf Digests' top-rated course in Montana, Rock Creek Cattle Company

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