House ∙ 3 bedrooms ∙ 6 guests | House in Saratoga with Pool

The property is relaxing riverfront farm house built in 1936, across from the Treasure Island public section of the Upper North Platte River. A sportsman's staging area, or a place to sip your wine/coffee and finish (or write) your novel! Take in the views sounds smells of the river wildlife trees mountains. More of an experience than a stay. Located in the Platte valley between historic Saratoga & Encampment/Riverside WY, with the the Snowy Range & Sierra Madre mountains of the Medicine Bow National Forest rising to the east & west.•1500 SqrFt, 3Bd, 1.5Ba, with 3-sided wrap-around deck, river deck, jacuzzi, gas fire pit, EV Level 2 & 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 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.•Steamboat Springs resort 116 miles. •The entire house and property is for your use, full kitchen - plan to cook! 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, distant gunshots.•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!).•Member: Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Trout Unlimited, Snowy Range Snowmobile Club, Saratoga Chamber Commerce.Mechanical engineer in parts sales, 16 yr old son, enjoy mountains & water (ocean, lakes, rivers). Grew up in MI, will retire in WY.•The property is a homestead from the late 1800's, an experience not a stay. Full kitchen, BBQ+Smoker, plan to cook!•Modernized with mesh Wifi, internet TV, charging stations & outlets, EV Level 2 charger, 100% Dimmable LED bulbs.•Views of the tree-lined river and 12,000' snow capped mountains east & west from your deck chair...•This unpopulated, predominantly private valley still retains it's western quaintness - activities aside, a great place to come and just relax.•4 Wilderness areas: Huston Park, Encampment River, Savage Run, Platte RiverStayed in these cabins as a kid in 1977, caught my first trout by accident and have been hooked ever since - pun intended. When you smell the cottonwood trees, take in the views, listen to the river, you'll understand.Near ranches: Brush Creek, Silver Spur, A bar A, Big Creek, State Line, and others for family visits.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.Dirt road can be dusty in summer depending on wind - will spray dust control.Book ATV's, a horseback ride or scenic/fishing float trip on the river! Encampment Museum, Wyoming Frontier Prison in Rawlins. Drive to the top of Kennaday Peak (4WD). Hiking, biking, hunting, dirt bikes, camping, XC skiing / snowshoeing, photography, birding. Book a massage.