The irrigated ground has actually traditionally produced 680 lots of yard hay off of 400 acres this past year. The ranch borders thousands of acres of Bureau of Land Management, State of Wyoming and Forest Service lease acres with access to the Encampment River to the south, the Sierra Madre Mountains to the west, the Snowy Variety Mountains to the east, and the Medication Bow - Routte National Park.
The town of Saratoga lies 20 miles to the north of the cattle ranch and has an airport (SAA Shivley Field) with an 8,800' runway, a grocery store, and numerous restaurants and regional shops. The custom-designed, remarkable primary residence is located ignoring a portion of the irrigated land and the town of Encampment and was built in 1981.
The big glass windows throughout the house deal extensive views of the residential or commercial property and the stunning, landscaped courtyard and stone terraced yard. The house is conveniently accessed off of Silver Spur Roadway to the west, which is a county-maintained gravel roadway north of Encampment. The main house and 6 acres are platted as a separate parcel and are zoned as Rural Residential.
The second house and working enhancements are also accessed off of Silver Spur to the east and are positioned along West Cottonwood Creek. This was the original ranch homestead and headquarters and would make an outstanding visitor home or manager's home. The home was integrated in 1920 and is located next to a barn, working corrals and across the roadway from a shop and numerous outbuildings.
The surface and sufficient amounts of live water assistance trophy elk, mule deer and antelope in addition to upland birds and fish in the North Fork of the Encampment River. The Encampment/Saratoga area is well-known for its unbelievable fishing in the North Platte River and Encampment River, both of which are designated blue-ribbon trout streams and are just a short range from the cattle ranch.
Highway 70 divides elk hunt location 13 and 15 and deer hunt areas 80 and 81. Elk draw locations 13 and 15 are general locations. Property for sale on the home varies from 7,200 feet on the meadows to 8,200 feet as you take a trip west towards the mountain. The Lazy K Cattle ranch gets, on average, 75 inches of annual snowfall and 15 inches of yearly rainfall.