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Treasure Island Homestead

Saratoga, WY

3 BR /1 BA

GS Property ID: 35384

Treasure Island Homestead

Saratoga, WY

3 BR /1 BA

GS Property ID: 35384

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The Treasure Island Homestead 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. Elevation 6950'. (For longer stays or calendar conflicts contact Mgr.) •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.
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100% refund if reservation is canceled at least 30 days before the arrival date
50% refund if reservation is canceled at least 14 days before the arrival date
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