15245 Benchmark Rd
Augusta, MT 59410
The EPIC Ford Creek Guest Ranch · Sports & Entertainment Property For Sale · 8,572 SF

The EPIC Ford Creek Guest Ranch old west outfitting & dude ranch is 18 miles west of Augusta in the Lewis & Clark National Forest at the confluence of the 1.5 million acre Bob Marshall Wilderness & Scapegoat Wilderness. Enjoy isolated solitude on the banks of Ford Creek surrounded by cascading rock formations & Angel Falls waterfall with no potential for neighbors for 2 miles in any direction. This once in a lifetime opportunity comes with the most powerful USFS Resort/Special Permit package in the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex encompassing 350 square miles of premium trophy hunting area & most coveted hunting campsites including the End of the Road Camp at Benchmark. This turnkey business opportunity includes all outfitting & lodging equipment, stock & tack to operate. Since 1955 Ford Creek Outfitters have offered fair chase game hunting experiences for elk, mule deer, whitetail deer, bighorn sheep, mountain goat and mountain lions with Boone and Crockett and Pope and Young bulls and bucks taken regularly. Elk winter ranges are on both sides of the ranch. The Sun River Game Range is 8 miles north (3,000 head) and the Sun River Game Preserve is 8 miles to the west. The Special Permit Trophy Hunting Areas have bulls of all age classes. The bulls in the 5 to 9 year age class will score anywhere from 300-390. The bucks, in that same age class, will score 165-220. Bulls are found from 5000 to 7000 feet. New bulls and bucks enter this area every day as they drift from the two wildernesses out to the Sun River Game Range for the winter. The ranch offers world class horseback riding in all directions on 19 high country horseback trails covering 200 square miles of riding in the National Forest and Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex with all the wild land splendors the West has to offer including panoramic vistas exceeding 80 miles, trout filled streams, waterfalls, endless grasslands, big game, eagles, endless wildflowers...Montana's Rocky Mountains at their finest. Pristine Ford Creek flows through property featuring 4 species of wild trout. Guests can fish from the property or any of 18 premier rocky mountain fly fishing destinations with large, healthy, hard-fighting wild trout on remotely located freestone streams and still water lakes. Lodging accommodations for 24 guests with 3 additional waterfall and creek view cabin (or home) sites available for development. The property is accessible all year on roads maintained by the US Forest Service and Lewis and Clark County. The property is serviced with 400 Amp 110 V and 220 V electrical service, high speed fiber optic internet and phone service, a high quality spring fed gravity water system and is located 12 miles from the Benchmark 6,000' paved airstrip. Meals are served in the heated dining tent with meals prepared in the adjoining kitchen with pass through window for ease of service. Resort Permit comes with eligibility for a liquor license that the current owner has not activated. Live the dream and write it off! This property offers a significant revenue stream potential for a great return on investment run as is (outfitting) or many other possibilities such as corporate retreats, entertaining clients or simply owning your own hunting, fishing or horseback riding wilderness paradise.