Wet Rock Ranch

Listing Price: $2,690,000

Wet Rock Ranch is located in west central Wyoming, 10 miles east of Big Piney in Sublette County. Pinedale lies 20 miles north and Jackson Hole with its resort town amenities is 90 miles to the northwest. Big Piney and Pinedale both provide general aviation airports while commercial flights travel in and out of Jackson.

The ranch is centrally located in the Green River Basin. This area is renowned for outdoor recreation, wildlife, wilderness lakes and streams, and historical cattle and horse ranching. Big game hunting, trout fishing, rafting, kayaking, photography, mountain biking, snowmobiling, rock climbing and skiing are some of the activities residents enjoy. The natural beauty of the area is spectacular with meadowed valleys, lush riparian corridors and snowcapped mountain views provided by the Wyoming, Gros Ventre and Wind River Mountain Ranges.

Wet Rock Ranch is currently leased to a local stock grower as a part of its cattle ranching operation, utilizing the ranch’s hay and pasture production. The dominant feature of the ranch, the New Fork River, flows through the heart of the land for nearly two and a half miles. The river provides an excellent wild fishery for brown and rainbow trout. In addition, the ranch’s diverse river bottom topography includes a variety of willow and cottonwood groves, wetlands, sloughs and marshes, providing prime habitat for waterfowl and wildlife.

The ranch is bordered to the east and south by public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management. The western and northern neighbors are both working cattle ranches, Murdock Land & Cattle and the 67 Ranch respectively. A complementing attribute of the adjoining 67 Ranch is an agricultural conservation easement which preserves the adjacent ranch land in perpetuity. These bordering lands lend a sense of privacy and preservation to the Wet Rock Ranch.

The Wet Rock Ranch is comprised of approximately 520 deeded acres and 80 acres of Wyoming State lease lands. The deeded acreage consists of two adjoining tracts. The New Fork River tract is approximately 520 acres of State lease consisting of river bottom lands, cultivated meadows and some upland grazing lands. There are no structural improvements on the ranch but perimeter and cross fencing for pastures and a flood irrigation system are in place.

The 3 Bars South large tract development consists of four 35-acre tracts which lie to the northwest along the New Fork River with approximately one mile of river frontage.

There are adjudicated water rights from a New Fork River diversion into a supply canal which networks into the irrigation system providing water for hay production. The Sellers hold the mineral interest under the New Fork River tract.

With over two and a half miles of New Fork River frontage, this ranch is host to some of the best private wild trout fishing available. The New Fork River is well known for its large brown and rainbow trout.  Browns in the 14” – 18” range are fairly common with some achieving over 20”.  This river commences in the Wind River Mountains and flows into the New Fork Lake, meanders through the valley past Pinedale and Boulder, and eventually joins the Green River just south of the ranch.

While fishing or exploring the ranch, one is sure to come across some of the resident wildlife species living on the ranch and that distinguish the Green River Basin. Big game species include elk, moose, Mule deer, Whitetail deer, Big Horn sheep and antelope. Other species found are Black bear, Grizzly bear, wolf, lynx, bobcat, coyotes and foxes.  Numerous types of ducks, geese, cranes, herons, hawks, eagles and song birds either reside in spring, summer and fall or stop over during migration. This area is ideal for the wildlife enthusiast and those who enjoy the outdoors.