Finely Tailored Riding Packages

Limit Per Week Is Three
Couples • Singles • Families • Groups • Retreats

Horseback Riding Ranch Vacations
On The Lewis and Clark National Forest

Vacation Option #1

(Sunday) Arrive at the Ranch and settle into your cozy cabin. You’ll want to reach for your boots and hat and head for the horses. After a short orientation we will introduce you to your horse, then put your foot into your stirrup and swing into the saddle. We’re off to “The Rimrocks” for a 3 hour ride. This superb trail offers a combination of open hillsides, woods, meadows and vistas of immense magnitude. Look north toward Glacier Park, east for a hundred miles over the Great Plains that Lewis and Clark explored and southwest into the Scapegoat Wilderness.

Our resident chef creates scrumptious western dinners and desserts with you in mind. For your evening enjoyment and entertainment the Ranch’s head wrangler lights a streamside campfire along Ford Creek for you to pull a chair around and gather with other riding ranch guests.

(Monday) Range cattle call the “Ford Creek Plateau” home in July and August. Ride among several breeds of cattle in high open country, then swing your horse up into enormous high country elk migration routes of the 3000 head Sun River Elk Herd. Vast grasslands surround you in every direction on this 5 hour ride.

(Tuesday) Ride your horse over a beautiful scattered timber pass through woods, creek bottoms and meadows ending at “Smith Creek Falls” for lunch. Return to the ranch while riding along glittering streams, through sensational wildflowers and stirrup-high wild grass and cattle. A harmonizing 5 hour ride for horse and rider.

(Wednesday) “Crown Mountain” might be the most spectacular place to get pictures of you on your horse with big canyons in the background. This is an all time favorite 5 hour ride with our guests, tremendous canyon country, Indian Paintbrush in five colors and huge waterfalls.

(Thursday) “Renshaw Lake” and “North Fork View” This rates as one of the most awe inspiring rides in Montana. Ride for 6 hours through scattered pines, climb into huge canyon country, tie up and eat lunch at the top of the world overlooking the "North Fork of the Sun River" with hundreds of square miles of “Bob Marshall Wilderness” in front of you. Step onto your horse and ride 1000 feet above a huge blue alpine lake while descending through elk migration country that few people have seen. A huge circle ride that must be experienced. Your friends won’t believe your pictures.

(Friday) “South Fork of the Sun River” the “Bob Marshall Wilderness” and “Pretty Prairie”. Smell the pines as you ride your horse along a sandy, meandering, riverside trail. Splash your horse across blue ribbon trout streams along the way. A truly relaxing and gentle 5 hour ride through some of Montana’s finest remote riding country with lunch along the “South Fork of the Sun River” at "Pretty Prairie". Kick back for a short snooze or enjoy watching your horse nibble young grass streamside before you head him home.

Afternoons are rounded out nicely with quality stream fishing for rainbow, cutthroat, brook and brown trout right out your cabin door and many other nearby locations so bring your rod. <> We supply trap guns, clay targets and shells for your trapshooting enjoyment along with your personal instructor and assistant for an exceptional shooting experience. <> Our state of the art bows, arrows and targets offer an exciting yet tranquil afternoon option, back at the ranch.

Need a day out of the saddle? Opt for the "Missouri River Cruise". (Look for details below)

(Saturday) After breakfast guests depart with our driver to the airport or by personal auto to continue your western vacation to other locations. Trips run Sunday 9:00 a.m. arrival to Saturday 8:00 a.m. breakfast then departure.

You will enjoy clean, comfortable and privately cozy streamside cabins <> Hearty expertly prepared country style breakfasts and dinners with packed trail lunches <> A personal wrangler trail guide to tend to all of your activity needs each day <> Daily guided horseback rides on the Lewis and Clark National Forest and Bob Marshall Wilderness-pick from 19 different trails <> Target archery <> Clay pigeon shooting <> Small bore target and plinking <> Horsemanship lessons <> Evening cookouts <> Streamside campfires <> Fly fishing or spin fishing on rivers, streams and lakes <> Pontoon cruise on the Missouri River <> Airport transfers to and from the ranch

Limit Per Week Is Three
Couples • Singles • Families • Groups • Retreats

Premium Combo Pack Trip / Riding Ranch Vacation
A Perfect Mix Of Cabins And Camping

Vacation Option #2

Let us help you experience the riding vacation of your dreams…The Scapegoat Wilderness is Montana’s Horseman’s Paradise and your cozy cabin is right on the edge of it.

(Sunday) Arrive at the Ranch and settle into your cozy cabin. You’ll want to reach for your boots and hat and head for the horses. After a short orientation we will introduce you to your horse, then put your foot into your stirrup and swing into the saddle. We’re off to “The Rimrocks” for a 3 hour ride.This superb trail offers a combination of open hillsides, woods, meadows and vistas of immense magnitude. Look north toward Glacier Park, east for a hundred miles over the Great Plains that Lewis and Clark explored and southwest into the Scapegoat Wilderness.

Our resident chef creates scrumptious western dinners and desserts with you in mind. For your evening enjoyment and entertainment the Ranch’s head wrangler lights a streamside campfire along Ford Creek for you to pull a chair around and gather with other riding ranch guests.

(Monday) Range cattle call the “Ford Creek Plateau” home in July and August. Ride among several breeds of cattle in high open country, then swing your horse up into enormous high country elk migration routes for the 3000 head "Sun River Elk Herd". Vast grasslands surround you in every direction on this 5 hour ride

(Tuesday) Leave the ranch early in the morning with professional guides, packers and a string of pack mules. Head over the top of "Crown Mountain" and settle into "Cigarette Creek" in the "Scapegoat Wilderness" for three sensational days and two nights of high riding adventure on horseback.

(Wednesday) Ride from camp on your gentle horse into "Green Fork"; one of the prettiest canyons in the world…cascading waterfalls, deep blue lakes, rim-rocks, caves and scenery far more incredible than anything you can imagine awaits you.

Loop to "Scapegoat Mountain"; the south end of "The Chinese Wall". This mammoth piece of solid limestone extends 2000’ straight up and reaches 3 miles wide. It is truly one of the most spectacular sights in the world.

See "Cave Creek", the "Dearborn River" and "Halfmoon Peak" as you ride through country that few people have ever seen. This enormously remote area is seldom ventured into and gives you the feeling it is all yours!!

(Thursday) Ride out of the Wilderness through "Welcome Pass", gradually descending back into the foothills of the "Rockies" and "Great Plains". By late afternoon you will be back at your cabin for a shower and fresh clothes, possibly shoot some trap, refreshments and dinner.

(Friday) Choose another ride from the Ranch or sit back in cushie comfort aboard Captain Dave’s sleek custom pontoon. Let him personally guide you on the magnificent "Missouri River" and "Holter Lake". This is Montana’s premiere water wilderness and the vary same route that "Lewis and Clark" mapped in their dugouts nearly 200 years ago. The shore-lunch alone is worth the trip. This is an all day cruise that horsemen never forget.

(Saturday) After breakfast guests depart with our driver to the airport or by personal auto to continue your western vacation to other locations.

Trips run Sunday 9:00 a.m. arrival to Saturday 8:00 a.m. breakfast then departure.

Each guest enjoy a clean, comfortable and privately cozy streamside cabin <> Hearty expertly prepared country style breakfasts and dinners with packed trail lunches <> A personal wrangler trail guide to tend to all of your activity needs each day <> Daily guided horseback rides in the Scapegoat Wilderness and the Lewis and Clark National Forest <> Target archery <> Evening cookouts <> Streamside campfires <> Fly fishing or spin fishing on rivers, streams and lakes <> Pontoon cruise on the Missouri River <> Airport transfers to and from the ranch

Missouri River Cruise
Through The Gates Of The Mountains
Lewis And Clark Journeyed Here

This Cruise Is Included In Every Riding Vacation

After a week in the saddle you might want to just take it easy for a day and enjoy a leisurely cruise with friends and family while following in the exact footsteps of Lewis and Clark. Relive an exciting portion of that marvelous journey.

Kick back in style and comfort while Captain Dave pilots you up the Missouri River on his ten-person pontoon complete with potty. Expect a relaxing adventure filled with countless photographic opportunities capturing rugged mountain landscapes, birdlife, and big game along the River banks and mountainsides. Magnificent panorama abounds around every turn in the River.

Our shore lunch is just one of the highlights of this trip. Coolers filled with specially prepared fare are launched with each cruise. Shaded pine filled campsites offer the perfect setting to dish up along the water’s edge and enjoy the tranquility of the River.

For the photo minded, this is a prime opportunity to capture stills and footage of country that you won’t see anywhere else. Telephoto lenses are required for big-game shots along the shoreline.

This is a trip of a lifetime for all aboard. Don’t miss your chance to enjoy this spectacular combination vacation. Space and dates are limited to small groups. Make your reservation today.

Each Riding Vacation Includes All Of These Fine Features

Your Choice of either a Horseback Riding Ranch Vacation or a Riding Ranch Vacation and Wilderness Pack Trip Combo

Clean, comfortable, and privately cozy streamside cabins, carpeted throughout, each with a deluxe private bath, air conditioning and streamside hot tub; just the ticket after a stunning day in the saddle. (Click here to see cabins and descriptions)

Guided horseback rides every morning into the Lewis and Clark National Forest, the “Bob Marshall Wilderness” or the Spectacular Scapegoat Wilderness. 19 long loop trails.

Big Sky Breakfasts prepared to satisfy you until early afternoon when you can tie your horse along the trail and enjoy a take along trail lunch tailored to your liking by our chef. Nothing better than enjoying a great lunch with your horse beside you high in Montana’s Rockies.

Sizzling streamside Rib Steak barbecues with you in mind…a true western experience. Your dinner will be served either streamside, inside the dining area or below our 90’ waterfall, ready and waiting for you after a refreshing shower and a cocktail. Crushed ice is available for all of your beverage needs.

Bring you favorite rod for prime fishing on our pristine Blue Ribbon streams, lakes and rivers.

Personal instruction for horsemanship, fly casting, clay pigeon shooting, target archery and steer roping.

Evening campfires along Ford Creek at our special fire pit location set up for relaxing and telling lies.

We happily provide ground transportation from your hotel or the Great Falls International Airport to the Guest Ranch and back again at the conclusion of your stay with us.

We also provide transportation for our guests arriving by private aircraft at our paved 6000’ runway just 12 miles from the Ranch Headquarters. ( Click here for runway details )

Car rental is suggested for our guests planning on fishing extensively on their own away from the Ranch.

Cabins
Decorated With Women In Mind

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