History

Pistol Creek Ranch (private)

River mile ~23.2 — Nearest GPX mile ~23; GoRafting lists ranch & airstrip at ~23.16

Mapped at 44.7326, -115.1477.

Pistol Creek Ranch is a private inholding on river left near mile 23, with cabins and a private airstrip behind the riverside buildings. Settlement along Pistol Creek dates to a late-19th/early-20th-century homestead tradition; the creek name itself is tied to the 1879 Sheepeater Campaign’s military toponyms (nearby Mortar and Cannon Creeks). The ranch remains private property and is not a public Forest Service camp.