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Bear Springs Ranch was founded in 1897 and homesteaded in 1910. The ranch currently consists of 342 acres with 5 individual tracts. This beautiful year-round off grid property has been in the Louden family since 1958 where they still live and work on this ranch to this day.
Generators, solar panels, satellite internet, wood-burning stoves, and propane appliances allow you to live with all the amenities of an on-grid property, and there is even cell service on the ranch. There are two livable cabins on the property, a rustic seasonal guest cabin, and the main year-round cabin.
Bear Springs Ranch provides an abundance of water from 5 individual springs on the property to the seasonal Bear Springs Creek that runs through the ranch in the spring. Imagine living a peaceful and serene Montana Ranch Lifestyle with no visible neighbors, gazing at the bright stars at night in that Big Montana sky above.
Bear Springs Ranch is a true legacy ranch, located in beautiful Lost Prairie, near Marion Montana, less than an hour from all the amenities of the big city of Kalispell. This beautiful and timeless ranch is what the Montana lifestyle is all about. Generations of Families have lived and worked hard together on this ranch and have created memories that will never be forgotten.
The main cabin was built in 2006 and is equipped with a wood stove for heat, propane wall heater, propane cook stove, propane refrigerator, an on-demand propane water heater, a generator, and solar panels for power. This cabin has a spring-fed water source that is pumped into a 1200 gal holding tank and gravity-fed to the cabin. There are some areas of the cabin that are not completed.
The rustic and beautiful guest cabin was built in 2004 by the owner who milled the logs himself, this is a seasonal cabin that comes with a generator and solar panels for power, a wood cook stove, electric refrigerator, propane on-demand water heater, and a wood-burning stove for heat. This cabin has a 60 GPM well for its water source and more.
The Louden Family entertained approximately 30 guests in this cabin one year for Thanksgiving, what a wonderful memory for all, talk about going back in time! Enjoy horseback riding, snowmobiling, side by siding, hunting deer, elk, and waterfowl in your own back yard, or hunt on the nearby Lost Trail National Wildlife Reserve consisting of over 8K acres.
The original homestead built back in 1910 was dismantled and the wood was eventually sold to build a rustic-looking building in Kalispell. The old log home on the property still has original boards from 1910 and was built onto by the owners using milled logs from Bear Springs Ranch. While this log home is no longer livable, it is a piece of history that belongs on this ranch, along with the multiple antique farming implements from when the property was homesteaded.
Bear Springs Ranch is located minutes from McGregor Lake and the Lodge, Thompson Chain of Lakes, and many other nearby lakes. If you love to Fly Fish, the Fisher River and Kootenai River are less than an hour away. The Kootenai River is home to Rainbows, cutthroats, Bull Trout, and an occasional Brown Trout.
There are multiple fly fishing guides nearby, ready to take you on the adventure of a lifetime down the Kootenai River. If you are lucky enough to have your own small private aircraft, you could easily create a runway on the 120 acres of level pasture ground on Bear Creek Ranch or utilize the Carson Field Airport in Lost Prairie, just minutes from the ranch.
With just a little over an hour to Glacier Park International Airport, it is an easy drive for your guests visiting you at the ranch to experience the true Montana Lifestyle. If you need nightlife and restaurants, Whitefish and the surrounding cities are about an hour away. There are also two ski resorts a little over an hour away for your winter fun. Make it a day trip and visit Glacier National Park which is approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes from the ranch.
Montana really is the last best place. Live the Montana Dream and make memories that will be passed down from generation to generation. Make Bear Creek Ranch your Legacy Ranch! Call Melinda Morton 406-260-0472 or your Real Estate professional for more info.
