Big Timber, MT USA
Activities - Horse Riding
406-537-4477
Your Host:
The Carroccia Family
10,000 acre cattle and horse ranch in Montana. 6th generation. Riding, fishing, hiking, pack trips, cattle work; horse work.
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Lodging
Activities
Kids' Programs
Food & Dining
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| Web Site: |
www.sweetgrassranch.com/ |
| Capacity: |
22-24 |
| Open: |
June 8 to Sept. 7 |
| Altitude: |
6100 feet |
| Location: |
Sweet Grass Canyon in the Crazy Mountains, 120 miles NW of Billings, MT |
| Reservations: |
406-537-4477 |
| Rates: |
From $1430-1693/week/person depending upon accommodations; Winter retreat: $500/week/person or $85/day/person |
| Minimum Stay: |
One week, Sunday to Sunday |
| Deposit: |
50% to hold reservations |
| Payment Methods: |
Cash, personal checks, travelers' checks, international bank drafts; Visa and Mastercard with 4% convenience fee added |
| Transportation: |
By reservation and at an additional cost |
| Closest Airports: |
Billings Logan International in Billings, MT and Gallatin Field in Bozeman, MT |
| Travel Agents: |
YES |
| Memberships: |
Dude Ranchers' Assoc.; Montana Dude Ranch Assoc. |
Lodging
8 individual period log cabins, with one or two bedrooms; some with living rooms, all with wood burning stoves, bathrooms (shower and tub or shower), handmade log furniture, comfortably rustic; 6 rooms upstairs in the main ranch house with a shared bath down the hall, typically pioneer- Beds are twins, doubles and queens; wood floors, ornate log burls in main house.
Activities
Guests are welcome to take part in all aspects of ranch life, from cattle moving and horse work to checking fences, salting and doctoring livestock, if necessary. Guests can work with young horses under Rocco and Annie's careful eye. Riding is our main activity; each day brings several morning and afternoon rides (lunch at the ranch), at least one short all day ride and a long all day ride(these pack lunches)through country that ranges from high alpine lakes and meadows out into the lower rolling country of the winter ranch. Riders are carefully matched to their horses by our family; all rides have a wrangler. We walk, trot and lope. Riding lessdons are available for those who want them at no charge. Birding and botany rides. Guests also enjoy good fishing for rainbow, brown and brook trout(catch and release) in the Sweet Grass, which flows through the ranch; and in the lakes and beaver ponds where we encourage keeping the browns for breakfast. The hardy swim in the creek. The foothills of the Crazies are excellent for photography, painting, hiking, wildlife viewing and birding, with their snowy tops and sage amongst the evergreen slopes. Overnight horse trips (extra charge) go out at guests' requests. We have gymkhanas and games on horseback. Trips can be arranged at an extra cost to Yellowstone National Park, white water rafting, Indian ceremonials and buffalo jumps.
Children
Children are welcome in all ranch activities, to their abilities, including riding, caring for their horse, learning to rope, fishing and learning about ranching.
Dining
Our meals are all served family style in the main ranch house dining room where guests, staff and family sit together. The food is good ranch food, with ranch raised beef, homemade breads and desserts; our vegetables come from a local organic greenhouse. Guests supply their own wine and liquor.
