Property Overview
Every season has its place on LaPrele Creek Ranch. Elk bugles echo from the canyons and fields come autumn, the rattle of clashing whitetail and mule deer antlers punctuate the rut, and dimples of rising trout dot the riffles and pools of Laprele Creek and the reservoirs from spring to fall. That natural rhythm is why this 1,852± acre ranch in Converse County, Wyoming, works so well as one complete operation.
The lower ground follows LaPrele Creek, a Platte River tributary, and its neighboring streams. Nearly 1.3± miles of LaPrele Creek frontage, eleven ponds and reservoirs, and roughly 220± irrigated and sub-irrigated acres keep the hay meadows green. Across State Highway 93, sage flats give way to mahogany hillsides, conifer-covered ridges, spectacular rock outcrops and canyons, with the Laramie Mountains rising to 9,000 and 10,000 feet beyond. About 787± acres of state lease land are included with the 1,065± deeded acres.
Wildlife follows the same layers. Elk, whitetail, and mule deer use the canyons and creek bottoms, and antelope work the open flats. The ranch’s place in Elk Hunt Unit 7, an area notoriously hard to draw, gives an owner two landowner deer, antelope or combination highly coveted elk permits. Periodically stocked trout reach up to six pounds in the reservoirs, and Medicine Bow National Forest lies just a few miles away.
The restored 1868 hand-hewn log headquarters has a vaulted 2021 great room and back-up solar, plus a finished ranch hand home and barns.
A flexible conservation easement of roughly 755± acres preserves the open character while reserving building rights and potential tax advantages.
Douglas is twenty-five minutes away, Casper an hour, Cheyenne two hours, and Denver three. Seldom does a ranch this complete, with water, grass, game, agriculture and livestock production and privacy, come to market in this tightly held valley.
**One of the sellers is a licensed Wyoming real estate agent.
Property Facts
- Size: 1,852± acres in Converse County, WY (1,065± deeded, 787± state lease)
- Setting: Creek-bottom meadows, sage flats, timbered ridges, and canyons below 9,000-10,000-foot Laramie peaks
- Live water: Nearly 1.3± miles of frontage on 5 creeks, including LaPrele Creek, a Platte River tributary
- Reservoirs: 11 ponds and reservoirs, 2 periodically stocked with exceptional and productive rainbow and brown trout up to 6 lbs
- Hay Ground: 220± acres of hay ground, consisting of irrigated, sub-irrigated, and dryland
- Hunting: Two landowner elk tags in unit 7, and two landowner tags which may be used for deer (unit 65), antelope or a combination
- Livestock: About 260 AUMs of summer high country, plus about 70 AUs on south-facing winter ground where hay is rarely needed
- Headquarters: Restored 1868 homestead of about 3,300± square feet with 4 bedrooms, a stunning 2021 great room, fully solar powered with battery storage, grid and generator backup
- Conservation easement: About 745± in highly flexible conservation easements with generous, reserved building rights and potential tax advantages; land around existing improvements remains free for new building
- Location: 25± minutes to Douglas, 1± hour to Casper, 2± to Cheyenne, 3± to Denver; paved Highway 93 runs through the ranch
- Co-marketed with Roy Ready | Western Land Sales | 307-234-2211 | [email protected]
