A 71-acre ranch in Wilson, Wyoming , recently came to market for $35 million , making it the most expensive home currently available on the open market in the picturesque ski town situated in the rolling hills just east of Jackson. The sprawling property, known as Five Ponds Ranch , has had just two owners since 2000 and includes a luxury lodge, a trio of all-but-identical guest houses, and an immense, two-story entertainment barn. The ranch gets its name from the five fish-stock ponds strewn across the property amid manicured landscaping and dense stands of cottonwood, spruce, aspen, and willow trees.
With a perfect backdrop of the Teton Mountain Range , the property is your own private playground. There are horseback riding trails, hiking, and some of the best fly fishing in all of Jackson Hole —Fish Creek, a tributary for the 1,100-mile Snake River, winds its way through Five Ponds Ranch. Indeed, back in 1985, the ranch was the first Orvis-endorsed fishing lodge due to its premier fishing opportunities.
“It’s arguably the best fly fishing in Jackson Hole,” Matt Faupel, a listing agent with Compass, tells Robb Report . “You’re two-and-a-half miles south of the town of Wilson, but you also have all this space and amenities.” Faupel is co-listing the property with Rob DesLauriers of Sotheby’s International Realty.
The log cabin-style main home, built in 2000 and measuring in at 8,300 square feet with five bedrooms and 8 bathrooms, is perched at the edge of a p.