Ennis Montana
It’s only natural that Pronghorn Meadows residents identify closely with the City of Ennis Montana, just 4 miles to the Northeast of our community. Bordered by the Madison River, a world class trout fishery and surrounded by ranches and more than 6,000,000 acres of National Forest for fishing, hiking, mountain bike, horseback, camping and hunting, Ennis is an outdoor lovers delight. Many of the Forest Service trails support 4-wheel drive access to the deeper regions of our mountains allowing you to escape from civilization if only for a few hours!
Back in town, for authentic Montana cuisine and local spirits, visit any number of restaurants and bars in Ennis and the immediate vicinity. We even have our own distillery in town serving up specialty cocktails!
Throughout the year, Ennis is host to a wide variety of social activities and events including but not limited to, an annual chili cookoff featuring wild game, a brew fest that celebrates the many craft breweries in Montana, holiday walks, art shows and more. Need to decorate your new residence? Ennis is home to a community of artists, painters and sculptors who display their wares in local shops.
Fourth of July rocks in Ennis with celebrants coming far and wide to attend a parade that hearkens back to the days and values of small-town America. Simultaneous with the parade is the world class Ennis Rodeo, drawing Cowboys, Cowgirls and spectators alike for a two-day event. Fireworks in Virginia City top off a day of celebration and entertainment on the 4th.
Virginia City, about ten miles to the west of Pronghorn Meadows is a national treasure----a preserved Old West Victorian gold mining town replete with restaurants, hotels, shops and family activities including gold panning, theater, tours, and train rides during the summer months.
It is fitting that a town described as the cultural epicenter of trout should host a three-day Fly Fishing and Outdoor festival every Labor Day weekend. Appropriate, as Ennis is the home of Montana’s oldest Fly Fishing and Tackle shop!
If downhill activities and speed interest you, just over the Madison Range is Big Sky, a destination ski resort bordered by the Gallatin River. Trout fishing in the Gallatin is equally fabled, but if you are not piscatorial inclined you may always choose to raft its rapids in the summer.
Underground takes on a new meaning in Ennis with the Lewis and Clark caverns just a short drive North on Highway 287. And if you appreciate clear blue skies and dark starry evenings, there is no better place to be than right here!
As you will soon discover, Ennis is a four-season town where residents enjoy life at their own pace. Best of all the “Big City” with its airport and college and tech industry are just a short hour drive away. Some would say living here is the best of both worlds!