Photo: Nine Quarter Circle RanchFamily ranch
Gallatin Gateway, Montana
Nine Quarter Circle Ranch
Taylor Fork valley ranch where kids ride ranch-raised horses in groups sorted by age.
Recreation-focused stay
- Season
- Mid-Jun – mid-Sep
- Ages
- All ages
- Guests
- About 45 guests in family weeks, 30 in adult weeks
- Elevation
- 7,000 feet
What you'll do
- Daily trail rides on horses bred on the ranch
- Fly fishing the Taylor Fork, with casting lessons included
- All-day rides and pack trips for older riders
When to go
- Family season mid-June to late August
- Adults-only weeks late August to mid-September
Who it's for
- Kids 6 to 9 ride with a kid wrangler; 10 and up ride in skill groups
- Under 6 get lead-around rides and free babysitting
Good to know
- Six-night stays with Sunday arrival
- Rider weight limit of 225 lb
- Pack trips are for riders 13 and up
Getting there
- Bozeman Yellowstone International (BZN), roughly 60 miles. The ranch runs one shuttle a week.
- Family programs
- Fly fishing
- Horsemanship
- Trail riding
Ride for the brand. No branding required.
- Brand
- Nine Quarter Circle
- Burned on
- Left hip on cattle, left thigh on horses
- On record
- Montana Department of Livestock brand book (opens in a new tab)To find it:
- Physical Cities: Gallatin Gateway
- Species: Cattle
- Location on Animal: Left Hip
- Major Character: 9
The ranch takes its name from this brand.