Land with Home for Sale in Riverton, Wyoming

The Wind River Ranch is a family ranch that has been in continuous operation for nearly 60 years. The agricultural and hunting businesses operate on 805 +/- deeded acres along many miles of the braided channels of the Wind River, an ''inholding'' within the vast open landscapes of the 2.2 million acre Wind River Reservation & contiguous. This is a very rare opportunity to own an authentic piece of the Old West. Access to the ranch is over the historic Black Bridge , originally constructed as a railroad bridge in 1883 and later moved to the ranch. It is now part of the Rails to Trails network along the Wind River. Crossing that majestic iron bridge is like being transported into the Old West. In the West water is gold. The ranch has 1907/09 water rights diverting flow right out of the Wind River into the historic Deadwood Dick Ditch and across the ranch. Also, there are 2 crystal clear cold water natural artesian springs. The former ranch homestead and the new hunting camp are located near a pond, within the eastern part of the 2.2 million acre Wind River Reservation & contiguous with 7,200 acres of Wind River riparian land managed by the BuRec. The word "inholding" means the ranch is "in" the Indian Reservation, with rare private access across the Black Bridge over the Wind River. The Wind River flows fast and cold out of the majestic Wind River Mountains, containing more glaciers than Glacier National Park in Montana. The solitude is remarkable, interrupted only by abundant wildlife: deer, antelope, turkeys, pheasants, sand hill cranes and multitudes of swirling water fowl, pursued by raptors, golden and bald eagles with nearby nests. The vast wide open views are highlighted by mystical sunrises and sunsets. Trophy Boone & Crockett mule deer and antelope are taken on the ranch. The area fly fishing is world renowned.