A man and a women smiling with two dogs in front of a wooden barn with a cow skull above the door.

Greens/Crags Ranch

About the Ranch Leon Green arrived in the Yampa Valley in 1895. He patented a homestead in 1910, calling it the Crags Ranch for the cliffs above the homestead. He passed his ranch on to his son William who passed …

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Zehner Ranch

About the Ranch The Zehner Ranch is located in Hayden Colorado and has been owned by the same family for over 100 years. The ranch was used to raise sheep and grow hay. The Zehner family is known for their …

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Perry Ranch

About the Ranch Winfield Scott Perry homesteaded what became the Perry Ranch in 1911. It started as a spinach and lettuce operation before moving into grain, hay and cattle ranching as well. The ranch is now on its fifth generation …

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Gay Ranch

About the Ranch The Gay Ranch is located at the Tail Waters of the Stagecoach Marina. Once running all the way through the Pleasant Valley, this ranch has an unlimited number of stories to tell. This ranch worked hard to …

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Summer (Meyring) Ranch

About the Ranch John Summer arrived in the Yampa Valley in 1889 and purchased a relinquished homestead from Eugene LeVene. The former saloon owner patented the homestead in 1896. His son Louis took over operations in 1936 and his son …

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Historic barn at Fetcher Ranch

Fetcher Ranch

About the Ranch Fred Akhurst and his friend Charlie Franz moved to Routt County and filed a homestead claim each in 1883 alongside a preemption and timber claim. Once the men married they sold their ranch to Hans Larson in …

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