Photo: Paintbrush Adventures (Barron Ranch)Working ranch
Absarokee, Montana
Paintbrush Adventures (Barron Ranch)
Stillwater River cattle and sheep ranch offering flexible stays built around ranch chores.
Hands-on cattle work
- Season
- Year-round
- Ages
- Ask the ranch
What you'll do
- Everyday chores worked into your stay: moving cattle and feeding stock
- Join drives, roundups, and brandings when they're happening
- Help with calving and lambing in spring
- Full-day mountain rides, rides on the ranch, pack trips, drop camps and hunting
When to go
- Open year-round
- Spring brings calving and lambing
Who it's for
- Guests who want a custom three- to five-day ranch stay
- No age policy is listed; ask the ranch
Good to know
- Days are tailored to each guest, so cattle work depends on what's happening
- Trail rides aren't split by experience, but you can ask for a private ride
- Ranch days and cabin lodging are priced separately
- Fly fishing is guided by partner outfitters
Getting there
- Billings or Bozeman, both served by major airlines. Red Lodge, Columbus, Big Timber and Livingston have smaller airports.
- Cattle work
- Fly fishing
- Trail riding