Nine Quarter Circle Ranch, Inc.

Riding in breathtaking scenery.

Gallatin Gateway, Montana

A view with friends.The Nine Quarter Circle Ranch at 7,000 feet is surrounded by National Forests containing a million acres of primitive wilderness. The ranch provides a mixed pattern of riding and select variety of unspoiled trout waters. The ranch is located in the high country of the Montana Rockies alongside a swift mountain stream called the Taylor Fork of the Gallatin River. It is nestled amongst lodge pole pines overlooking the northwest corner of Yellowstone Park on the east slope of the Continental Divide. The ranch history dates back to the 1800's, when it was first homesteaded. The Indians once ran elk herds here, Jim Bridger rode after buffalo, Chief Joseph passed near here on his retreat to Canada. The stage coach lurches no more over the rocky trails; the hunter is gone with his long bowie, but nature's wilderness still remains.A river runs through it.

The setting for a perfect vacation, where you rough it in comfort and leave the rest of the world behind. All ranch meals are homecooked, family style... very informal with no dressing up for dinner expected. Several outdoor meals are scheduled each week including a late afternoon ride to dinner. Tables are grouped to match children's are brackets... teenagers with teenagers, and "small fry" at their own table Under the rainbow beauty.with the baby sitter. Adults are shifted with place markings for social variety. Dinner is served early to the children while Mom and Pop are relaxing and enjoying Happy Hour  in the rustic lounge on the lower  level. We furnish only ice and  mixes (BYOB). You will enjoy the easy, informal atmosphere at Nine Quarter Circle. The ranch is five miles off the main highway snuggled in a beautiful valley where the only sounds at night are the cascading waters of the Taylor Fork - and perhaps the howl of a coyote. here are all teh comforts of home with adventure, new experiences, and a completely new way of life, with all the beauty of nature. Good healthy restful relaxation, with unforgettable days and nights.A grand entrance.

With over fifty years of Kelsey family dude ranching, the Nine Quarter Circle overlooks Yellowstone Park from a secluded valley and is adjacent to the Taylor Hilgard Wilderness area in southwestern Montana. We offer a family oriented authentic dude ranch vacation. This is an ideal place to hold your family reunion so no one is saddled with the cooking and cleaning and Lots of deer to be seen.there is plenty for all to do. In September, the ranch is also available for meetings or conferences. With the recreational interests at hand, your attendance and success will be assured.

Throughout the year, but especially in the early summer, the meadows and mountains become Nature's palette when covered with abundant wildflowers. Newborn elk, moose and deer with their mothers are seen almost daily on rides and hikes from the ranch. Late summer and early fall rides provide bugling bull elk collecting their harems against a backdrop of golden Aspen trees.

The Kelsey FamilyKim, Kelly, Konnor, Kameron and Kyleen Kelsey will personally take pride in making this your home in the West. They are well into their second half century with the Nine Quarter Circle, and take a deep interest in seeing that you enjoy every minute. Their guest clientele is composed mostly of repeaters, and for those who have never been at the ranch, they will gladly supply references. The Coin Board Honor Roll in the dining room is their Hall of Fame based on long term friendships. You will like their western hospitality and accept this as your ranch. They hope you will plan to join them in the Big Sky Country, and if you do, you will discover that you can completely lose yourself in this glorious environment. Good accommodations, excellent food, unsurpassed mountain beauty where fishing dreams become a reality, and you will make lasting friends with your hosts and your horse.

Nine Quarter
Circle Ranch, Inc.
Hosts: The Kelsey Family
5000 Taylor Fork Road
Gallatin Gateway
Montana 59730
(406) 995-4276
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