Painted Rocks and Tongue River Reservoirs

State Water Project Lands cabin site sale nominations are received semiannually from January 1st  – 31st and July 1st  – 31st .   

As of January 1, 2022, the Water Resources Division State Water Projects Bureau of the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation began making cabin/home site lease lots available for sale at the request of the Lessee, in accordance with Montana Code Annotated 85-1-811.

The State Water Projects Bureau manages cabin/home site leases at Painted Rocks reservoir in Ravalli County and at Tongue River reservoir in Big Horn County.  The majority of these cabin/home sites are located adjacent to State Water Project reservoirs and vary in lot size under a half-acre.   

Please call (406) 444-6645 for more information regarding these properties.

See links below for more information.

Scheduled Auctions

 Recently Sold


If you are a Trust Lands Lessee or Improvement Owner, see DNRC Trust Lands Cabin/Home Site Sales