Overview
North Platte River Homestead - Where Rustic Charm Meets Riverfront Serenity
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3 Bedrooms • 2 Bathrooms (1 full, 1 half) 2 Baths (1 full, 1 half) • Sleeps 1-6Fishermen, hikers, hunters, and snowmobilers love staying at the Treasure Island Homestead. We are conveniently located at the Treasure Island Public Fishing Access and a short drive to the outdoor adventures in the Snowy Range, Sierra Madre Range, and friendly Saratoga, Encampment and Riverside. Our riverfront farm house, built in 1936, offers plenty of room with 3 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms, full kitchen, dining and living room area, hot tub, outdoor fire pit, Wifi, free parking, EV/RV plug-ins. Plus exceptional views of the river, mountains in all directions.
•Walk out the house in your hip waders and start your fishing day; Treasure Island section is ~2 mi x 2 channels = 4+ miles of river access, a Blue Ribbon freestone trout stream. Great for wade & drift boat fishing (raft, kayak, canoe); put-in / take-out at adjacent public boat launch.
•Or head up the nearby Snowy Range (WY-130) or Battle Pass (WY-70) scenic byways to hike/ATV/snowmobile these Medicine Bow National Forest mountains, 2 million+ acres & BLM.
•Trailers welcome; ideal staging area for snowmobilers, ATV, fisherman, hunters, horseback riders (2 acre grazing pasture), RV hook-ups (30A/15A receptacles), EV level 2 charger.
•Hikers, bikers, campers, backpackers, birders, photographers, cross-country skiers, snow shoeing, ice fishing, rock climbing.
•Original Kurz/Ridding homestead location on lower Cow Creek dating back to ~1889 with 4 log cabins, elevation 6950'
•Steamboat Springs resort 116 miles.
•1500 SqrFt, 3Bd, 1.5Ba, with 3-sided wrap-around deck, river deck, jacuzzi, gas fire pit, EV & RV charger, swing, relics.
•Walk out the house in your hip waders and start your fishing day; Treasure Island section is ~2 mi x 2 channels = 4+ miles of river access, a Blue Ribbon freestone trout stream. Great for wade & drift boat fishing (raft, kayak, canoe); put-in / take-out at adjacent public boat launch.
•Or head up the nearby WY-130 or WY-70 scenic byways to hike/ATV/snowmobile the Snowy Range or Sierra Madre mountains, 2 million+ acres & BLM.
•Trailers welcome; ideal staging area for snowmobilers, ATV, fisherman, hunters, horseback riders (2 acre grazing pasture), RV hook-ups (30A/15A receptacles), EV level 2 charger.
•Hikers, bikers, campers, backpackers, birders, photographers, cross-country skiers, snow shoeing, ice fishing, rock climbing.
•Original Kurz/Ridding homestead location on lower Cow Creek dating back to ~1889 with 4 log cabins.
•Steamboat Springs resort 116 miles.
•The entire house and property is for your use, full kitchen. Cabins are locked.
Saratoga: Historic Wolf Hotel built in 1893. Hobo Hot Springs; natural mineral pools visitors can swim and relax 24/7 free. Shively Field airport w/ 8,400 ft paved / lighted runway. Museum.
Encampment: Grand Encampment Museum.
•You are between Saratoga (10 mi north) and Riverside/Encampment (10 mi south) - several restaurants & bars at both. Grocery shop in Laramie or locally before you come to property!
•Must have car, 4WD recommended winter-April mud season.
•You are not in town, dirt access road can be rough in March, bugs, noisy cows grazing.
•There is boat launch traffic during Jun-Jul prime time, especially weekends.
•Please respect local residents, private property rights (NO trespassing), city ordinances, speed limits, grazing animals (domestic & wild), river/fishing rules (see signage at boat ramp).
•House is on the prairie, flys & bugs will find their way inside (can use the handheld vacuums or zapper-swatter!).
About the Owner
Mechanical engineer in parts sales, 17 yr old son, enjoy mountains & water (ocean, lakes, rivers). Grew up in MI, aspire to retire in WY.Amenities
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Accommodation | Entire Home |
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2 Bathrooms (1 full, 1 half)
2 Baths (1 full, 1 half)
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3 Bedrooms,
sleeps 1-6
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Registration
- Registration Number
- 06003621