Gros Ventre River Ranch

Specialties

We are an all inclusive ranch that provides beginning to advanced horseback riding on the trail for adults and children 7 years and older, fishing, hiking, mountain bike riding, fine dining, breathtaking views and most of all, relaxation at its best. Some activities include team sorting and team penning our steers, fly fishing on our stocked ponds or in the Gros Ventre River that runs through the ranch, a nature hike on an unlimited number of wilderness trails, singing around the campfire roasting marshmallows, enjoying a glass of complimentary wine while sitting on our deck overlooking the Gros Ventre River and Grand Teton Mountain Range, or pictures taken of you on a horse atop a mountain. There are also plenty of hammocks around the ranch or choose a sitting rock next to the river to view the busy beavers in their den.

History

Established in 1987.

A dude ranch since the 1950s, the ranch is now owned by Karl and Tina Weber. Daughter Tori and son-​in-​law Sean McGough were married on the ranch and today handle the daily operations. Before the 1950s it was a homestead and working ranch.

The ranch had a brush with disaster in 1925 when a nearby mountain collapsed in a massive landslide. The town of Kelly, downriver of the ranch, was nearly wiped out and even Jackson, 18 miles distant, had knee-​deep mud in the streets. The slide formed a dam across the Gros Ventre River, creating Slide Lake. The slide path is still easily recognizable today at the eastern edge of the ranch.