Bitterroot Ranch | Wyoming

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2026 – Guide price per person including transfers & gratuity – from £2750 pp of 2 for 7 nights

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Bitterroot Ranch is located a short distance from Jackson Hole and Yellowstone Park. Anyone looking for a challenging week’s riding, will be right at home here in some truly stunning countryside.

Explore beautiful Wyoming with a stay at Bitterroot Ranch. The Shoshone National Forest borders the Ranch and Yellowstone National Park is just fifty miles away across unspoiled, mountainous wilderness. The ranch is surrounded on all sides by protected wild land, allowing for a stunning and stress free riding holiday. You will have opportunities to help drive cattle, which graze in high mountain meadows during the summer. You can hone your skills during the weekly team sorting competition. Working cattle on horseback can give new meaning to the partnership between horse and rider, adding another dimension to your riding holiday.

The ranch is ideally located for exciting and varied horseback riding. Some trails wind through cottonwood and spruce trees along the river; others take you through the sagebrush of the high plains desert, where the sandy soil provides good footing for spirited canters. Climb up through aspen groves, which become a glorious gold in the fall and in the high country, the rugged pine clad mountains of the Shoshone National Forest give way to Alpine meadows.

Bitterroot Ranch offers a number of excellent activities but riding is the primary reason for visiting and the better the rider, the more you will enjoy your stay.

Enjoy cocktails on the porch, BBQ’s down by the river, enjoy trail rides, longer rides in the National Forest and lessons to improve your ability, Maybe you will even be able to herd some cattle (not guranteed).

 

Situated on either side of the river to provide maximum seclusion, twelve rustic and tastefully decorated private log cabins accommodate up to 30 guests each week.  All have en-suite bathrooms with showers and some cabins also have tubs. There are several sleeping arrangement options: one double or queen bed, two twin beds, or duplex cabins designed for families with a double or queen bed on one side and twins on the other.

Every cabin offers electric heat, and some have wood burning stoves. After a long day in the saddle, you can relax on your cabin’s porch and soak in the beautiful surroundings. Later, you’ll gather in the main lodge for meals and cozy evenings. The two sitting rooms, dining room, game room with pool table and the well stocked library offer further options for your entertainment. There are no TVs or telephones in the cabins but wireless internet is available in the main lodge.

Bitterroot Ranch offer a healthy culinary experience. Salads come fresh from the garden, ranch raised beef and lamb are served, and bread is baked in the kitchen ovens. Special diets are also catered for.

 

Some of the best riding in the Western States is to be found at this property.  The ranch breed many of their own stock and you will find both Western and English riding styles here. They maintain a herd of about 135 horses. Rides are kept small and guests are grouped according to their horse riding skill levels. There are 2-3 hour morning and afternoon trail rides. All day picnic excursions on Saturdays enable you to explore the high country and most weeks there is an opportunity to herd cattle.

The Ranch offer a broad range of riding activities which includes riding lessons with certified instructors for those of an intermediate level, a cross country jumping course for experienced riders, team sorting, herding cows on the grazing allotment in the national forest, cattle drives, round-ups and pack trips.

Trail rides include cantering on open plains, winding through pine and aspen forests, clambering up rocky gorges and crossing the rushing streams that pour out of the mountains.

Throughout the summer, there may be the opportunity to ride on the herd, check they are in good condition or move them to new grazing.

Please note hard hats are compulsory at this ranch when riding and the maximum weight is 200 lbs or 14.2 stones.

In July, August & September you could head out to the Bitterroot Cow Camp – nestled in a picturesque meadow in the shadow of Castle Rock, the Cow Camp consists of a rustic cabin and corral and has been home to many generations of cowboys who watched over the herd in the summer months. Small groups ride straight for the camp from the home ranch on the first day of their stay. Each day begins with a hearty breakfast nd then an authentic day of ranch work amid dramatic, sweeping vistas. Whether that means searching for predator kills, finding and doctoring sick calves, or moving the herd from one section to the next, the demands of the day determine the itinerary. The nature of the job and the rugged terrain make for a slower paced ride. In the evenings enjoy the campfire along with traditional, chuckwagon-style fare and a glass of wine before retiring to a simple yet comfortable canvas wall tent.

Also during July & August you could also participate in their Washakie Wilderness Pack Trip, a  5 day trip which takes you over spectacular Wyoming mountain passes of between 11,000 and 12,000 feet and through pristine valleys with little human presence. You will stay in each camp for two nights so you can ride out for the day, hike, fish, or just relax without worrying about packing up each morning.

Fly fishing is a great alternative activity when you are not riding, there is much less pressure on the streams around the ranch than at Jackson Hole or almost anywhere in Montana, Colorado and Idaho. The East Fork of the Wind River runs through the Bitterroot Ranch for over a mile and holds many cutthroat trout between 8 and 14 inches although they have been caught up to 20.

Hiking is sometime the reason why non-riders come to Bitterroot, there are a number of superb trails leading away from the ranch or within a few miles drive that will offer a whole days walking in the surrounding hills.

The ranch also offer several classes each week in the yoga yurt to any guests who wish to take part.