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Ranches like this are rarely sold — they're handed down. Just north of Wilsall with the Crazy Mountains front and center, Meadow Creek 320 Ranch is the real thing: native grass pasture, cross-fenced into multiple pastures for cattle and horses, senior water rights and views that must be experienced in person to fully understand. A gated two-track leads to an authentic 2,700 sf cabin with three beds, two baths and anchored by a floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace and a timber-frame loft. No covenants, no zoning. Shields River Road is paved and county-maintained, so access is easy in every season — an hour to Bozeman through Bridger Canyon, an hour to Livingston down the Shields Valley.

It all starts with the water: Multiple springs throughout the property and Meadow Creek is diverted by headgates into the historic Becker Ditch, which carries water across the ranch through a system of laterals. Six active DNRC water rights are tied to the property, headlined by a senior Meadow Creek irrigation right with a May 10, 1890 priority date — backed by an 1898 Meadow Creek right, two 1907 spring rights for irrigation and stock, a 1973 Meadow Creek right and a domestic well at 25 gpm. Seller's interest in the water rights conveys. In Montana, first in time is first in right and an 1890 priority is hard to come by.

Native grasses laced with wildflowers, aspen groves that turn gold in September and lush meadows irrigated into the fall. The elk are already here — they work this ground in numbers, with moose, deer and antelope regular company. Upland birds hold in the cover, sandhill cranes work the meadows and hawks and eagles ride the thermals over the creek bottom. Beyond the fence line, the Shields River is minutes away, blue-ribbon trout water on the Yellowstone runs through Paradise Valley, and National Forest trailheads climb into the Crazy Mountains to the east, the Bridgers and Bangtails to the west and the Absarokas to the south.

The Crazy Mountains rise straight off the valley floor with nothing in between - they have to be seen in person to be fully understood. This is Montana as it was meant to be.


Interior photos are virtually staged.

• Bedrooms
  3
• Bathrooms
  2
• Sq Footage
  2736
• Acres
  320
• Days on Market
  24

Additional Features

• Above Grade Finished Area
  2736
• Appliances
  Dryer, Dishwasher, Range, Refrigerator, Washer, Some Gas Appliances, Stove
• Architectural Style
  Custom, Rustic
• Bathrooms Three Quarter
  2
• Bathrooms Total Integer
  2
• Bedrooms Total
  3
• Building Area Total
  2736
• City
  Wilsall
• Co List Agent Direct Phone
  (406) 579-5416
• Co List Agent Email
  trecie@yellowstonebrokers.com
• Co List Agent Full Name
  Trecie Wheat Hughes
• Co List Office Name
  Yellowstone Brokers
• Construction Materials
  Wood Siding
• Contract Status Change Date
  2026-07-26
• Cooling
  Ceiling Fans
• Cumulative Days On Market
  22
• Directions
  From Wilsall: Take Shields River Road for 16 miles to the property. It is the gated driveway right before Smith Creek Road. Starlink once you get to the cabin.
• Documents Count
  3
• Fencing
  Cross Fenced, Log Fence, Split Rail, Wood
• Fireplace Features
  Wood Burning
• Fireplace
  Yes
• Flooring
  Hardwood, Partially Carpeted, Tile
• Heating
  Forced Air, Propane, Stove, Wood
• Heating
  Yes
• Interior Features
  Fireplace, Vaulted Ceilings, Walk In Closets, Main Level Primary
• Latitude
  46.178415
• Levels
  Two
• Listing Contract Date
  2026-07-26
• Listing Key
  1178388283
• List Price
  6500000
• Living Area
  2736
• Longitude
  -110.518098
• Lot Features
  Adjacent To Public Land, Level, Meadow, Pasture, Rolling Slope, Ranch, Trees
• Lot Size Acres
  320.00000
• Lot Size Square Feet
  13939200
• MLS Area Major
  Park County
• MLS Area Minor
  6 S V - Liv Area - Shields Valley
• MLS Status
  Active
• Original List Price
  6500000
• Originating System Name
  S W M T
• Other Structures
  Barns, Corrals, Outbuilding, Storage
• Ownership
  Full
• Parcel Number
  0006417200
• Patio And Porch Features
  Covered, Porch
• Photos Count
  42
• Postal Code
  59086
• Property Sub Type
  Single Family Residence
• Property Type
  Farm
• Road Surface Type
  Gravel, Paved
• Roof
  Asphalt, Shingle
• Sewer
  Septic Tank
• Standard Status
  Active
• Stories
  2
• Subdivision Name
  None
• Tax Annual Amount
  3128.00
• Tax Legal Description
  S19, T05 N, R10 E, ACRES 320, NE4, E2E2NW4, E2SE4,E2W2SE4
• Tax Year
  2024
• Unparsed Address
  1607 Shields River Road
• Utilities
  Electricity Available, Electricity Connected, Propane, Septic Available, Water Available
• View
  Meadow, Mountains, Rural, River, Southern Exposure, Creek Stream, Valley, Trees Woods
• View
  Yes
• Waterfront Features
  Creek, River Front
• Water Source
  Well
• Year Built
  2001

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