Beargrass Ranch

GUIDED RIDES

Backcountry Pack Trip

When a half-day won't do, we load the mules and ride for the high country. A backcountry pack trip puts you days deep into the timber and high parks above Beargrass, with camp set in wall tents and supper cooked over a fire. Every trip is built around your group, the season, and the country we choose — so we plan and price it together by inquiry.

This is the trip the outfit was built for. We pack camp onto mules the way the Calloways have for generations — bedrolls, wall tents, a cook kit, and grub — and ride up out of the valley into country most people never see. By the second day the road is a memory and the only schedule is the light.

Days are yours to shape: ride to a high lake and fish it, glass for elk and deer along a timbered ridge, or just sit a horse across a beargrass park with the Whitefish Range close enough to touch. Nights are a fire, a sky thick with stars, and the sound of the picketed horses shifting in the dark. You won't sleep better anywhere.

Because the right trip depends on your riders, your days, and what the season will allow, we don't sell it off a price list. Tell us who's coming and what you're after, and we'll build the trip and quote it honestly.

When: Multi-day (2 to 5 nights, custom by arrangement)

  • Saddle horses, pack stock, and a Beargrass guide for the trip
  • Backcountry camp in wall tents with all camp gear and cooking
  • Meals on the trail, from trailhead to trailhead
  • A custom route built around your group and the season
  • SeasonJuly through September, weather and snowpack permitting
  • Skill levelIntermediate; comfortable riding several hours a day
  • Group sizeSmall parties, typically 2 to 8 riders
  • What to bringSturdy boots, rain gear, layers, sleeping bag, personal kit; we pack the rest
  • Duration-detailTypically 2 to 5 nights; custom lengths by arrangement