Jefferson River Real Estate
Properties for Sale on the Jefferson
Ranches, Recreational Properties, and Vacant Land for Sale
Seeking conservation buyers to protect the Jefferson from inappropriate development!
Please consider placing a conservation easement on any property you buy along the Jefferson River.
See also the: Builder's Guide: Commonsense Do's and Don'ts for Building along the Jefferson River.
See Also: Gallery of Flood Pictures
Current Listings
(Last updated May 26, 2025)
Properties for sale are listed in descending order down the river.
Jefferson Springs Ranch: Now being sold as two separate parcels:
Parcel 1) Jefferson River Preserve: 250 acres / $5.5 million
Parcel 2) Jefferson Sporting Ranch: 400 Acres / $8.5 million
Formerly offered as one parcel, the Jefferson Springs Ranch has been split into two separate listings. Jefferson River Preserve includes the 3,056 square foot main home plus 45 acres of pivot irrigation, 18 acres of wheel line irrigation, 13 acres of food plots, and 115 acres of river bottom land, including 0.6 miles of riverfront on the Jefferson River. The cottonwood juniper woodlands and meadows provide exceptional habitat for a diverse array of wildlife, including pheasants, ducks, geese, turkeys, sandhill cranes, eagles, whitetail deer, moose, and the occasional elk.
Jefferson Sporting Ranch doesn't have a house on it, but the 400-acre parcel includes 210 acres of river bottom land with prime wildlife habitat plus 85 acres of pivot irrigation, and 8 acres of wheel line irrigation. An additional 12 acres of irrigated food plot is tailored for waterfowl, turkey, deer, and pheasant habitat. There is one stocked trout pond and additional spring-fed ponds/sloughs throughout the property Two suggested building sites with an approved septic to build a five-bedroom home at each.
We hope to see a conservation buyer purchase both properties together and protect them both with a conservation easement. Note that Outdoor Wilderness Living School LLC (OWLS) has taught wilderness survival programs for public schools on the property for twenty years through three different landowners and hopes to continue utilizing the site with the new owner. Gallatin County.
Learn more about the Jefferson River Preserve: Fay Ranches
Learn more about the Jefferson River Sporting Ranch: Fay Ranches
Jefferson River Solar Farm: 2,850 acres / $29.5 million
Featuring over a mile of Jefferson River frontage, this ranch is available for the first time. With 2,850 acres the ranch has been home to this family for six generations since first settling in the mid 1800's. Its cattle brand, first registered in 1855, etches a rich sense of both history and continuity across this landscape. Lewis and Clark traversed this property in 1805, a historical significance that invites visitors to pause, reflect, absorb the serene surroundings, and contemplate ways to conserve the land and legacy. The ranch provides attractive habitat for a diverse population of wildlife, including moose, elk, deer, antelope, and a variety of birds.
This property has potential for income from a proposed solar project with engineering in place to provide a source of green energy to support Montana's growing population heading into the future.
The ranch is located at the confluence of the Jefferson, Madison and Gallatin Rivers that converge to form the Missouri River. Headwaters State Park is located on the opposite side of the river.
The ranch includes dryland farm ground plus pivot irrigation hay meadows with senior water rights dating back to the 1860s. Grazing land for cattle supports 200 pairs each season. Broadwater County.
We hope to see a conservation buyer purchase this property to protect it with a conservation easement.
Learn more about this property: Fay Ranches
Success Story
Waterloo: Parson's Bridge 30.53 Acres / $270,000
This was a high priority parcel for the Jefferson River Canoe Trail, and we successfully acquired it as a public campsite and walk-in fishing access site. The property is located immediately downstream from Parson's Bridge near Waterloo at the diversion dam that channels water into the Jefferson Canal. Floaters often need to unload boats to portage around the diversion dam through this property. If one has to unload the boat anyway, then why not camp and get a fresh start in the morning?
This parcel was already semi-public, since there is an informal parking lot and steep boat ramp beside the main road, plus the walkway over the ditch and headgate to portage around the dam. It seemed logical to secure public ownership of this property to avoid future public-private conflicts, and to ensure that the site is properly conserved. The property includes one-third mile of Jefferson River frontage, not bad for a relatively small parcel! The campsite is now known as Lost Tomahawk, named by local school kids after an incident recorded in the Lewis and Clark Journals.
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