Montana Is An Outdoor Paradise

 

178 WOLF CREEK RANCH ROAD, BIGFORK, MONTANA

Only a few minutes from the beautiful small town of Bigfork and a short drive from Glacier International Airport, the 10 acre property at 178 Wolf Creek Ranch Road is on the eastern edge of the Flathead Valley, near the base of the Swan Mountains.  With a mix of woods and meadow, this level, easily-accessible lot offers incredible views and abundant wildlife.

Wolf Creek, which flows nearby, helps divide the valley floor from the forests that spill down from the nearby mountains. The 10 acres is accessed by a short gravel road and offers an excellent building site.

White-tailed deer and turkeys visit the property on a regular basis. There are also grouse, ducks, geese, mule deer, elk, moose and black bears nearby.  All the big predators — grizzly bears, wolves, mountain lions — live in the general area.  

Anglers appreciate the rainbow trout and cutthroat trout that inhabit the local streams and rivers — including the nearby Swan River — while lake trout, pike and bass swim 15 minutes away in Flathead Lake, the largest natural lake west of the Mississippi.  

The photographs below showcase the property and the views. Please click on the images to make them larger.

 

The 10 acres is mostly woods, with several acres of meadow.  The Swan Range and the Great Bear Wilderness are to the east; Swan Lake, the Swan River and the Swan Valley are to the south; the village of Bigfork, along with Flathead Lake and the Flathead Valley, are to to the west; Glacier National Park, the towns of Kalispell and Whitefish, and the ski area at Whitefish Mountain Resort are to the north.

The prime building site on the 10 acres has stunning views of the Swan Range.  There is ample space for horses and/or a garden. Power and phone lines are already to the building site, while the 10 acres enjoys access to an existing engineered septic system.  

The Best Little Town In Montana.

 

Bigfork is one of the most scenic, attractive and welcoming towns in Montana, with unbelievable recreational opportunities for anyone who enjoys the outdoors.  There are incredible hiking, camping and hunting opportunities on the vast public lands to the east, while the Swan River, the Flathead River, and the areas’s lakes offer stellar fishing for wild rainbow and cutthroat trout.  

The Swan River's famous 'Wild Mile' offers whitewater for kayakers and rafters right in Bigfork, while Flathead Lake, Swan Lake and dozens of smaller lakes and ponds provide exceptional boating and fishing opportunities.  There are also numerous walking, hiking and biking trails in the local area.

 

The Village of Bigfork

Downtown

The village of Bigfork is full of small shops, galleries and restaurants, as well as the Bigfork Playhouse.  Bigfork straddles Bigfork Bay, where the spectacular Swan River empties into the vast, clean waters of Flathead Lake.  

The Immediate Area

beautiful landscapes, incredible views 

Driving from Wolf Creek Ranch Road into Bigfork offers a breathtaking panorama of the surround countryside, with amazing natural beauty in every direction.  The photo above was taken just west of Wolf Creek Ranch Road.

 

Amenities 

Golf, Boating, fine Dining, Theater

The Bigfork area has it all, including excellent restaurants, wonderful shops and galleries, a Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course, the Bigfork summer theater, great hiking, camping, boating, sailing, kayaking & canoeing, mountain biking, cross-country skiing, the Bigfork Whitewater Festival and the Bigfork Festival of the Arts.  There are soccer fields and baseball diamonds, as well as the tremendous fishing and hunting that tempts so many outdoor lovers to Montana.

 

 

Glacier National Park

unmatched Beauty, Amazing vistas 

Glacier National Park is one of the crown jewels of the U.S. National Park System.  If there's no traffic, the west entrance is about 45 minutes from the ten acre property at 178 Wolf Creek Ranch Road ... and there's almost never any traffic.

Flathead Lake

An angling paradise 

Flathead Lake is the Lower 48's  largest natural lake west of the Mississippi.  It's a spectacularly clean and beautiful body of water, with incredible opportunities for fishing and boating.  The lake is 27 miles long and more than 15 miles across at its widest point. There's a convenient public boat launch at Wayfarer's State Park about 15 minutes from the Wolf Creek Ranch Road property.  

 

 

The Flathead Valley

Simply stunning

The Flathead Valley has it all: farms and ranches, rivers, stream and lakes, and spectacular natural beauty.  The valley's largest town — Kalispell, which has a population of 30,000, and includes a Walmart, a Costco, a Home Depot, and the former Kalispell Regional Medical Center, which is now Logan Health — is about 25 minutes away.

The Wolf Creek Experience

 

The Wolf Creek Ranch Road property is about 10 minutes from Bigfork, in a rural area with a handful of other homes in the immediate vicinity.  It's a quiet neighborhood.  If you stop outside on a clear winter night, you're as likely to hear a coyote howl or an owl hoot as you are to hear the sounds of civilization.  At the same time, it's close enough to town to feel connected and part of the community.  

The photo immediately above this text shows the ranch to the west of property, while the photo below will introduce you to some of the neighbors.