S ierra <strong>Madre</strong> <strong>Mountain</strong> <strong>Retreat</strong> is located just four miles south of Riverside near Encampment, Wyoming. Three miles off of Highway 230, the property is accessible year round on Blackhall <strong>Mountain</strong> Road, a maintained gravel county road. Encampment, with a population of 426, and Riverside, with a population of 52, are two small towns that combine to have a K-12 school, and a few great small-town restaurants including the Bear Trap, and The Divide. The towns sit between the Snowy Range Scenic Byway and the Battle <strong>Mountain</strong> Scenic Byway which are beautiful seasonal routes that attract many travelers in the summer months. Encampment holds the annual Woodchopper’s Jamboree and Rodeo every June. This event showcases the talents of loggers and cowboys into a fun-filled family weekend, reminiscent of the early days of Encampment and how people made a living years ago. Other annual events include the Grand Encampment Cowboy Gathering, as well as Living History Days, and the <strong>Sierra</strong> <strong>Madre</strong> <strong>Mountain</strong> Man Rendezvous. Saratoga, Wyoming, with a population of 1,623 is one of Wyoming’s bestkept secrets. Saratoga’s blue-ribbon trout fishing is world renowned with the North Platte River running right through the middle of town. It boasts LOCATION & ACCESS — 1 — several incredible restaurants, shops, and summer activities that make this a desirable community to live in and a prime tourist location. There are two golf courses including the famous ‘members only’ Old Baldy Club and Saratoga Inn. Saratoga is home to the free mineral hot springs, known as the Hobo Pool which is open year round and is a draw for locals and tourists alike. Outdoorsmen will appreciate the local Case IH and Polaris dealership that sells and works on many models of ATVs, side-by-sides, and snow machines. There is also a full grocery store, Valley Foods, as well as a Family Dollar store. Shively Field Airport (Saratoga Jet Center, KSAA) is located in Saratoga at 7,104 feet in elevation. The lighted runway is 8,801' x 100' and has a beacon that operates from sunset to sunrise. The airport provides full-service fuel, hangar, lavatory cart, GPU, and rental-car services. Contact for Saratoga Jet Center: 307-326-8344 or info@saratogajetcenter.com. Laramie, home to the University of Wyoming, is a friendly college town with a population of approximately 32,000 and provides all the essentials with a modern hospital, multiple grocery stores, sporting goods stores, banks, agricultural-supply, hardware and lumber stores, a movie theatre, modern restaurants, and an excellent public school system.
AIRPORT Laramie Regional Airport (KLAR) is located near Laramie, Wyoming (approximately 90 miles east of the property) at 7,283 feet in elevation and handles several commercial flights to/from Denver each day. With a well-improved lighted asphalt/grooved runway of 8,502' x 150', flying into Laramie is the nearest commercial flight. Approximate distances to nearby towns are as follows: Riverside, Wyoming Encampment, Wyoming Saratoga, Wyoming Laramie, Wyoming 4 miles 5 miles 22 miles 90 miles Casper, Wyoming Steamboat Springs, Colorado Denver, Colorado 170 miles 108 miles 220 miles Approximate distances to nearby areas are as follows: Medicine Bow National Forest Encampment River Access North Platte River Access 3 miles 6 miles 14 miles — 2 —