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- Bing Crosby’s former Northfork Ranch near Elko sold off-market for $14.2 million.
- The 1860s homestead spans 3,000 deeded acres and grazing land for 600 cows.
- The ranch includes a 5,000-square-foot main home, three houses and two barns.
A Nevada ranch near Elko once owned by Bing Crosby has sold in an off-market deal for $14.2 million, according to Outdoor Properties of Nevada.
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A city boy from Tacoma, Washington, Crosby loved the outdoors. His singing and acting career hit an apex in the mid-1940s, and Crosby started buying land around Elko, Nev., The Sacramento Bee previously reported.
He owned as many as seven ranches in the area, including Northfork Ranch, an 1860s homestead located 45 miles north of Elko on Highway 225. The ranch has 3,000 deeded acres and enough grazing land for 600 cows.
Outdoor Properties of Nevada reported the deal on Wednwday. The ranch originally listed for $7.28 million in 2019, before being taken off the market. Listing agent Todd Renfrew of Outdoor Properties of Nevada declined to name the buyer. The seller was Jim Boyer, a retired telecom entrepreneur, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Crosby would escape from the glitz of Hollywood to the ranch for fishing and hunting and became a fixture around town. After his first wife, Dixie, died in 1952, he started selling the ranches. The last was sold in 1958.
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“Completely reminiscent of the old west, yet complete with updated modern conveniences, including your own private airstrip and large airplane hangar, a full ranch headquarters, six center drive hay pivots, can run over 600 pairs of cattle, and easy access to town, this is the quintessential turnkey western cattle ranch,” according to the official property listing, which has since been taken down.
The ranch has a 5,000-square-foot, five-bedroom, five-bath main residence that is set up as a bed and breakfast. Three separate houses are on the property for guests or employees. There are two enclosed barns.
A scenic, tree-shaded pond next to the house is one of many. Seasonal wildflowers grow around the home. With snow-capped mountain views, the ranch is adjacent to a national forest. Foreman Creek runs through the property, as well.
“He could be himself there,” Renfrew told realtor.com when the home hit the market. “He really wanted his kids to grow up on a ranch. He put them to work out there.”
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Crosby died in 1977 at age 74.
in 1948, Crosby was named the honorary mayor of Elko.
This story was originally published August 26, 2026 at 9:24 AM.