Montana’s Top 3 Luxury Ranch Resorts

About The Resort at Paws Up

Year Opened: 2003

Size: 37,000 acres

Number of Activities: 50+

Affiliations: Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star ranch

Best for: a sprawling ranch with plenty of room to roam

About Sage Lodge

Year Opened: 2018

Size: 1,200 acres

Number of Activities: 20+

Affiliations: Columbia Hospitality

Best for: access to Yellowstone National Park just 35 minutes away

Ranch at Rock Creek’s Location: 20 miles outside of Philipsburg, approximately an hour and a half from Missoula or one hour from Butte

The Resort at Paws Up Location: 35 minutes northeast of Missoula in Greenough

Sage Lodge Location: Pray, Montana; approximately one hour from Bozeman and about 35 miles north of Yellowstone National Park

The Ranch at Rock Creek Lodging:

• 29 Accommodations
• 7 Luxury Homes ranging from 1 – 5 bedrooms
• 10 Glamping Canvas Cabins with 1 – 2 bedrooms
• 1 Historic Barn with 3 individual or combined accommodations
• 9 Granite Lodge Suites

Max occupancy: 75

The Resort at Paws Up Lodging: 

• 64 Accommodations
• 28Luxury Homes ranging from 2 – 4 bedrooms
• 36 Luxury Safari-Style Tents arranged in 6 different camps with 1-3 bedrooms per tent

Max occupancy: 275

Sage Lodge Lodging:

• 38 Accommodations
• 4 Ranch Houses with 4 bedrooms
• 34 Lodge Rooms with standard rooms and suites

Max occupancy: 200

The Ranch at Rock Creek Dining:

• 3 Restaurants
• 4 Bars
• Seasonal dining events

The Resort at Paws Up Dining:

• 3 Restaurants (tent camps each have a private chef who cooks breakfast and dinner at the camp each day)
• 1 Bar
• Seasonal outside dining events in the summer

Sage Lodge Dining:

• 2 Restaurants
• 2 Bars

The Ranch at Rock Creek Summer Activities:

Included: fly fishing, horseback riding, trap and skeet, rifle range, pistol range, sporting clays, ropes course, hiking, mountain biking, archery, disc golf, master naturalist class, photography workshop, geocaching, Little Grizzlies Kids Club, pool, hot tub, fitness center, yoga, meditation, Art in Nature classes, Frontier Skills class, bowling, darts, billiards, karaoke, shuffleboard, sapphire mining, Ride Along with a Rancher, wildlife viewing, Respite on Rock Creek, weekly Ranch Rodeo

Additional Cost: Floating and fishing trips, ATV tours, High-Mountain Adventures, specialized yoga sessions

The Resort at Paws Up Summer Activities:

Included: archery, fitness center, geocaching, nature hikes, pony rides, tennis, painting, photography, and jewelry and wilderness workshops

Additional Cost: arena lessons, ATV tours, backcountry tours, canoeing, cattle drives, cow croquet,  downhill mountain biking, fat tire electric bike tours, fly fishing, Garnet Ghost Town Tour, Go-Karts, helicopter tours, horse whispering, carriage rides, horseback riding, hot air ballooning, Kids Corps of Discovery, .22 rifle range, paintball, rappelling, river adventures, sporting clays, team penning, bike park, Sky Line Aerial Adventure Park, wagon team driving, Day trip to Island Lodge at Salmon Lake for fishing, jet skiing, kayaking, paddleboarding, paddleboats, swimming, pontoon boat tours, wakeboarding, wakesurfing, and waterskiing

Sage Lodge Summer Activities:

Included: staff-led on-property activities including fly fishing on the Lodge pond, hiking, mountain biking, axe throwing, stargazing class, yoga, live music, yard games, board games, crafts for kids

Additional Cost: Yellowstone Tours, fly fishing lessons and trips, fly tying lessons, guided hikes, guided mountain biking, horseback riding, llama treks, scenic river float, whitewater rafting, kayaking, helicopter tours, hot air balloon rides, art classes, photography sessions and many additional area attractions

The Ranch at Rock Creek Winter Activities:

Included: horseback riding, Ride Along with a Rancher, trap and skeet, frontier skills, sapphire mining, Art In Nature classes, meditation, downhill skiing and snowboarding, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, ice skating, sledding, fat tire biking, hiking, master naturalist class, photography workshop, rifle range, pistol range, sporting clays, yoga and meditation sessions

Additional Cost: Ice Fishing, specialized yoga sessions

The Resort at Paws Up Winter Activities:

Included: cross-country skiing, curling and broom hockey, snow tubing, snowshoeing,  downhill skiing, geocaching, nature hikes,

Additional Cost: arena lessons, biathlon, Blast Mountain, cow croquet, dogsledding, downhill skiing, skijoring, sleigh rides, snowboarding, snowmobiling, horseback riding, fat tire electric bike tours, foundational horsemanship, helicopter tours, horse whispering, hot air ballooning, rifle range, sleigh rides, sporting clays, and team penning

Sage Lodge Winter Activities:

Included: staff-led on-property activities including hiking, snowshoeing, fly casting lessons, axe throwing, and stargazing class

Additional Cost: Yellowstone Tours, fly fishing lessons and trips, fly tying lessons, guided hikes, helicopter tours, hot air balloon rides, art classes, cross-country skiing, downhill skiing, photography sessions and many additional area attractions

The Ranch at Rock Creek Spa:

Granite Spa is located next to the Granite Lodge. The spa includes a sauna. Treatments include bodywork, body treatments, facials, yoga, and meditation classes. All are an additional cost.

The Resort at Paws Up Spa:

In summer, Spa Town is a series of private tents arranged as treatment rooms. In winter, the Spa is open at the Morris Ranch House. Treatments include massages, body treatments, yoga and exercise classes. All are an additional cost.

Sage Lodge Spa:

The spa is located in the main Lodge and includes a steam room, sauna, hot tub and relaxation lounge. Treatments include massage, facials, body treatments, esthetics, and yoga classes. All are an additional cost.

The Ranch at Rock Creek Groups & Event Space:

Event space: 7,025 square feet

Venues:

• Buckle Barn Great Hall and Lawn with 5,625 square feet
• Blue Canteen with 1,400 square feet

The Resort at Paws Up Groups & Event Space:

Event space: 86,974 square feet

Venues:

• Bull Barn includes 5 spaces with 9,072 square feet
• Lewis & Clark Reception Barn includes a 2,040 square foot lobby, an Auditorium seating 200 people, and the Exhibit Hall with 16,000 square feet
• The Saddle Club includes 4 smaller meeting spaces as well as a 34,300 square foot arena.
• 3 smaller board rooms

Sage Lodge Groups & Event Space:

Event space: over 6,200 square feet

Venues:

• The Yellowstone Room, Patio, and Lawn with 2,415 square feet
• 3 Smaller Meeting rooms
• 1 Private Dining Room

The Ranch at Rock Creek Pricing*:

Granite Lodge Rooms

• Winter: $1,800
• Summer: $3,000 – $3,300

Luxury Canvas Cabins

• Summer: $3,200 – $7,700

Historic Barn

• Winter: $1,800 – $2,400
• Summer: $3,000 – $4,200

Luxury Homes

• Winter: $2,400 – $7,400
• Summer: $3,800 – $13,600

Includes: twice-daily housekeeping and in-room amenities, all meals, unlimited premium beer, wine and spirits, assorted beverages and snacks, daily activities with gear and equipment, evening entertainment, airport transfers from Missoula, Butte, and Anaconda airports, on-property transportation, and access to the laundry facilities, fitness center, pool and hot tub.

Additional Costs: Spa services, treatments and classes, merchandise, reserve list wine and alcohol, airport transfers from Bozeman and Helena, float trips, licenses, private event site fees, private rodeos, pet accommodation fees and ranch fee that covers tax, staff gratuities, phone calls and WiFi

The Resort at Paws Up Pricing*:

Luxury Tents

• Summer: $1,980 – $4,170

Luxury Homes

• Winter: $1,540 – $3,709
• Summer: $2,180 – $5,235

Includes: all daily meals, select wine, beer and cocktails with lunch and dinner, nonalcoholic drinks, round-trip transportation service for Missoula Airport, on-property transportation, Wi-Fi, self-service laundry, included recreational activities, access to the fitness center and resort gratuities

Additional costs: Guided excursions and adventures, spa services, premium beverages, state tax, and resort fee.

Sage Lodge Pricing*:

Lodge Rooms

• Winter: $449 – $629
• Summer: $869 – $1119

Ranch House

• Winter: $2039 – $3639
• Summer: $3639 – $4119

Includes: staff-led on-property activities, access to fitness center and hot tub, and in-room amenities.

Additional costs: guided activities, meals, beverages, spa services, state tax and resort fee that covers gear room access, self-service laundry, in-room Nespresso coffee, and WiFi.