Walking along the jack leg fence, you may see cattle and horses grazing. As you pass under a railroad overpass, the ranch and its mountain backdrop of the Flint Creek range open before you. The sheltered Deer Lodge Valley and its abundant grass attracted pioneer stockgrowers John Grant and Conrad Kohrs in the 1800s. Look closer, and you'll see these buildings were built and adapted for different purposes over time. Continuously operating since 1860, ranch architecture and landscape reflect the West's livestock industry as its operations evolved from frontier days to modern times.
Open doors invite a visit.
As summer staffing permits, you may encounter costumed park rangers at the bunkhouse, blacksmith shop, and chuckwagon interpreting daily life during different periods in the ranch's history. For Your Safety For public education and to maintain the cultural landscape, horses, poultry, and cattle continue to be raised at Grant-Kohrs Ranch. While domesticated, all these animals can hurt people who are unaware or heedless. Please keep yourself and your children a safe distance from the animals, and do not enter livestock pens. Please watch your step on uneven and gravel surfaces, refrain from climbing on farm machinery, and respect barriers in ranch buildings.