Property Overview
Sky Ranch represents a rare opportunity to own your private gateway to 4.7 million acres of adjacent public lands in the heart of Idaho’s legendary backcountry. This 119± acre fly-in ranch, positioned at the end of a private road fifteen minutes from Salmon, offers direct access to some of the most renowned hunting and recreation country in the American West. Tower Creek flows beneath the main residence deck, while a professionally engineered 2,600± foot airstrip with a state-of-the-art hangar enables seamless access.
The strategic location transforms these 119± acres into what feels like a 10,000-acre experience through unimpeded access to surrounding National Forest and BLM lands on three sides. This creates an elk mecca where trophy bulls regularly graze the runway and hay fields. Unit 21A provides over-the-counter elk and deer hunting opportunities, with mule deer reaching 190+ inch class and whitetails exceeding 160 inches. Twelve sectionally fenced pastures with gravity-fed water systems historically support 30 cow-calf pairs plus 20 yearlings, generating 100-130 round bales annually. The irrigation infrastructure, including 21 K-line pods and underground sprinklers fed by Tower Creek water rights, previously supported a lucrative tree farm operation generating $75,000-$100,000.
This turnkey operation combines a renovated 2,000± square-foot primary residence, a new 500± square-foot modern guest cabin, and comprehensive agricultural infrastructure. The investment thesis centers on location: ride, hike, bike, and snowmobile directly from the property into world-renowned Idaho backcountry, while pilots access the Frank Church Wilderness within minutes via the professional airstrip.
Property Facts
- 119± acres across two contiguous parcels
- Tower Creek flows through property with deeded water rights, 1908 priority date, 1.07CFS
- Professional 2,600± foot airstrip with 60’ x 50’ insulated hangar (2019) built at 4,600’ elevation
- 12 sectionally fenced pastures with gravity-fed water systems
- Historical carrying capacity: 30 cow-calf pairs + 20 yearlings
- Annual hay production: 100-130 round bales from one cutting
- Hunt Unit 21A: Over-the-counter elk and deer tags available
- Wildlife: 190+” mule deer, 160+” whitetails, elk, moose, antelope
- Public land adjacency: 87.92% of the surrounding Unit 21A is public land
- Access: End of private road, 15± minutes to Salmon
- Full motocross track onsite
- Modern guest cabin
