The HF Bar Ranch has a special use permit with the Big
Horn National Forest and is an equal opportunity employer. Situated in a pristine valley on nearly 7500 acres bordering Wyoming’s Bighorn National Forest, the HF Bar Ranch is the second oldest guest ranch in America. The Ranch has received placement on the National Register of Historic Places along with being named one of the “1,000 Places to See Before You Die”. The HF Bar Ranch has been widely acclaimed by such notable national publications as the New York Times Travel Section, Travel & Leisure magazine, Parent’s Magazine, Town & Country magazine and Western Horseman. As much as the Ranch tries to keep a low profile, Margi has garnered much local and regional recognition for her efforts on the HF Bar Ranch during her last 30 plus years as steward. In 2007 she was named Business Person of the Year for Buffalo, Wyoming , and the HF Bar Ranch was awarded Land Owner of the Year in the BigHorn Mountain region for our conservation efforts and generous land access granted to the public. As Eugene Kilgore states in his terrific Ranch Vacation’s guide, which is coming out soon in its 9th Edition:
“The HF Bar Ranch, one of the great old dude ranches in America, has preserved that old-ranch feeling. Since, the late 1920s, this ranch has received distinguished guests from around the world…..it’s a great ranch for the entire family and children of all ages from five to ninety five.”
In 2012, our best news of all is yet to come. This year, the majority of the lands of the HF Bar Ranch will be placed, under a conservation easement through the Wyoming Nature Conservancy and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. This will allow the ranch to continue on as a working guest ranch that welcomes people from all over the world. At the same time, we will all be well assured that the pristine land that this ranch sits upon will remain undeveloped and open forever. We hope to continue welcoming guests for many more generations to come. Please understand, the Ranch will remain under the same ownership and management. And, forever, these lands will remain unchanged.
