Nestled in nature, only an hour from the airport
The Smith Fork Ranch is an easy one-hour drive from Montrose Airport offering direct flights from: New York, Newark, Charlotte, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Phoenix, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, and Salt Lake City.
Grand Junction Airport is a few minutes further offering direct flights to Dallas, Denver, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Las Vegas.
Both airports service private aircraft and helicopter transfers to the ranch are available.
Helicopter transfers last about 10 minutes including a fly-over of the Black Canyon.
The North Fork Valley
Smith Fork Ranch is located on Colorado’s Western Slope, a few minutes from the town of Crawford at an elevation of 7,000 feet. Our luxury ranch is nestled within the beautiful Gunnison National Forest. Known as an “Inholding” the ranch is surrounded by over a million acres of untamed West Elk Wilderness Area.
The country’s newest national park, the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, is only 20 miles from the ranch and offers incredible views and hiking in North America’s most rugged and breathtaking gorge. Grand Mesa, the world’s largest, flat-topped mountain, lies 30 miles to the northwest and overlooks Colorado and Utah’s vast desert and canyon country. Welcome to the North Fork Valley of Colorado, the fruit (and Wine) basket of the rockies. Make sure to visit up-and-coming Paonia for restaurants, wineries, art and wellness offerings. And, of course Telluride and Aspen, along with the town of Crested Butte, are all within a 2.5 hours drive, and offering golf, fine dining, and of course skiing.