Sandstone Ranch

The East Canyon Ranch is a 5,000-acre working cattle ranch located less than an hour’s drive from Main Street in Park City, downtown Salt Lake City, and the Salt Lake International Airport.  The ranch is accessible year-round and features an incredible combination of rolling grassland, spectacular canyons, and dramatic ridgelines. 

• East Canyon Ranch is set in the historic community of Porterville in Morgan County, not far from the popular ski areas of Snowbasin and Powder Mountain. 
• At 5,000 acres, the ranch offers complete privacy and solitude. East Canyon Ranch is surrounded by a large neighboring ranch to the east in addition to the expansive 3,600-acre East Canyon Wildlife Management Area at its southern border.
• The ranch is host to grazing horses and cattle from springtime through late summer/fall. Valuable stock watering rights associated with the ranch are included with the sale of the property.
• East Canyon Ranch is an ideal equestrian property with available boarding and training facilities adjacent to the ranch entry.
• The entirety of the property being offered for sale is under a conservation agreement with a local land conservancy.  The agreement allows a new owner to build 2 residences with accompanying garages and outbuildings. 
• The ranch hosts a variety of wildlife, including deer, elk, and turkey plus a variety of smaller mammals and raptors.  
• Numerous springs, year-round streams, and small ponds are located throughout the property.
• The ranch is part of a highly coveted Cooperative Wildlife Management Unit (CWMU). This private hunting unit provides guaranteed hunting tags to the property’s owner.
• Endless opportunities exist to explore meadows, draws, canyons, and ridgelines on foot, bike, or horseback.  A yurt complex at the highest elevation on the ranch offers dramatic 365-degree views of surrounding mountain ranges.

• 45,588 +/- total (deeded and leased) acres of plug-and-play production, recreation, and privacy
• Superb cattle production opportunity with 35 miles of recently upgraded fencing allowing for rotational grazing and updated water infrastructure in place to run 500+ cows
• In good water years, the owner has historically carried (+/-) 800 cows on the ranch
• Engineering and design are in place to pipe additional water throughout the ranch.
• Value add opportunity to further improve grazing land which the owner estimates could increase stocking by up to 60%.
• Hunting for Elk, Deer, Antelope, Turkey, and Quail
• A total of three homes, several outbuildings, and handling facilities
• Historically operated as a successful top-of-the-line cattle ranch
• In place conservation easements with NRCS and Palmer Land Trust (contact broker for details)

• Well-balanced sheep and cattle operation with livestock handling facilities, water resources, and grazing of over 6,000 AUMs on adjacent public land leases (cattle and sheep)
• The property has 3.3 miles of river frontage along the Yampa River
• Significant water resources with 17.78 cfs of senior water rights out of the Yampa River irrigating over 751 acres with approximately 300 acres under pivot
• 18,205 deeded acres intermixed with over 77,000 acres of BLM and State lands* for a total of 95,205 acres
• Located within GMU 10 one of Colorado’s top trophy hunting units, and also GMU 11
• Prime habitat for Elk, Mule Deer, Pronghorn, and Greater Sage Grouse and home to one of the largest migratory elk herds in North America
• Incomparable conservation values with important wildlife habitat, water resources, riparian areas, native species, and dramatic scenery
• Conservation easement on 16,069 acres can be subdivided into 2 parcels with building envelopes attached to each subdivision.
• Historic 2-story employee housing with 5 bedrooms. 2 baths; another 1,663 sq.t. Employee housing with 3 bedrooms, and 1 ¾ baths; 7,500 Mortenson shop with 3,000 feet enclosed; calving barn and corrals.