With the Basin Ranch being less than 20 miles to Billings, Montana, you won’t be isolated. Not many ranches offer this level of privacy, yet this close to all the amenities you want or need. Whether you’re looking for bronco busting rodeo action or the relaxation of fishing or hunting, you’ll be in good company around Billings. The city has the largest population in the state with 110,000 people in the most recent census.

Billings provides the conveniences of a thriving city—everything from fine and local restaurants and shops to box stores and national retailers to car dealerships and heavy equipment dealers.

The city also offers quality healthcare with multiple hospitals, clinics and specialists. Billings International Airport allows for easy travel options with services offered by American, United, Delta, Alaska and Frontier among others.

The area is also a central point to the best western attractions, events and activities. Simply put, a trip to the grocery store, grabbing lunch with a friend, or a night out for dinner, dancing or a movie is just a short drive to town.

The centerpiece of the Basin Ranch is the owner’s home which is perfectly placed on a hill near the middle of the ranch, overlooking the old homestead compound below. The 4-bed, 3-bath home was built in 2001 and has a 2-car garage. Views are virtually unobstructed from any window and are carried for miles to the distant surrounding rim. A kitchen open to the great room and a main level master suite are evidence of a well thought out design. Being 20 years old, the home is in need of some minor, relevant updating but is of sound construction.

The old homestead place consists of a 2-bed, 1-bath original ranch home built in the 1920s. It has an attic and a dirt floor basement that speaks to a time long past. Still functioning today, yet it would require some attention for everyday living. Other improvements include a hangar/shop with a concrete floor and double slide out doors. The owner is a pilot and has flown in and out of the ranch regularly. There are multiple barns, sheds, storage buildings, pens, etc in and around the old homeplace. Some function as intended, others are no longer utilized.

The ranch is well-watered with multiple water wells, springs and 24 water stations. There are many drainages throughout the ranch, some more reliable than others, with the most notable being the 2.25± miles of seasonal South Fork Crooked Creek.

The current owner of the Basin Ranch will convey all minerals and water rights they hold and the ranch is without the encumbrance of any conservation or access easements.

Operations as a year-round cattle ranch continue today with an optimal carrying capacity of about 275 head. The 1,400± acres of improved hay pasture is sufficient to carry a herd of that size through the winter. These improved pastures could also be rotated with other crops depending on commodities pricing.

The ranch is fully perimeter fenced and cross fenced allowing for an easy rotation schedule to avoid overgrazing. There are 24 watering stations to ensure that stock is well-watered. A modest, yet adequate set of pens are also located near the homestead.

The area is a central point to the best western attractions, events and activities. Simply put, a trip to the grocery store, grabbing lunch with a friend, or a night out for dinner, dancing or a movie is just a short drive to town.