Pray, Montana
YELLOWSTONE RIVER HOUSE:
Relax in our wonderful home on the banks of the Yellowstone River, made even more comfortable in 2023 with new central heating and air conditioning! Our house is the perfect home base for hiking and day trips to magnificent Yellowstone National Park (40 min), Livingston, Bozeman and surrounding areas! Other popular things to do include visiting nearby Chico Hot Springs resort for a soak and swim, horseback riding, and award-winning restaurant meals in both the saloon and fine dining restaurant (8 miles away). It's also a perfect fishing retreat, with our own shore of the "wild and scenic" Yellowstone River only steps away. [Note that the river level varies according to the season: highest during the Spring as it swells with mountain snow-melt and lowest (but still great for fishing) in the late summer and early autumn when the beach area is broader and you can walk along it beside the river.] After the Spring run off and silt subsides (usually around mid June to July), the fishing is great right behind the house! You can walk out the door and down the small hill in the back yard to the water's edge. There are several boat launches nearby as well. (You can book guided rafting or guided fishing excursions or just rent watercraft locally to explore on your own.)
Inside the air-conditioned main home, we have everything you could need for an amazing home away from home experience including an extremely well-equipped kitchen, high quality bedding and high speed internet. Make this home yours for family reunions, hunting trips, fishing adventures or quiet wildlife viewing any time of year.
Enjoy the views of the Gallatin Peaks and Absaroka mountains from the wrap around porch (with gas BBQ grill). Take in the sunset over the river right from the comfort of the deck. This open concept home lends itself to entertaining groups large and small. Comfy furniture and stocked kitchen give you everything you need for sharing a truly wonderful vacation experience with your friends and family.
This property consists of an air-conditioned main house and a close-by detached guest studio apartment with a kitchenette. (The guest house is not air-conditioned, but has screened windows to let in the cool evening air.) (Both houses are provided to every group at no extra charge.) This guest house is a wonderful amenity for a bit more privacy for two people.
The main house has three bedrooms. The two main floor bedrooms have queen sized beds with luxury bedding. The third bedroom is a large loft with two twin beds and one queen bed.
There are two bathrooms within the main house, and both were beautifully remodeled and reconfigured in 2022. Both the main house and the guest house have their own washer/dryer. The kitchen is well stocked with herbs, spices, olive oil, baking supplies and condiments. We even have a few cookbooks in case you need a bit more inspiration! We know how challenging new environments can be with kids, so we have a pack 'n play, high chair and kid friendly cups, plates, bowls and cutlery. The house is complete with paper products for your stay as well as body wash in the showers and laundry detergent. In case you forgot your hairdryer, we have that too!
You'll find the living room bookshelves stocked with guidebooks and local information to help guide your vacation planning.
Enjoy the peace and quiet of the nearby guest house with its King sized bed, kitchenette, private bath and second washer and dryer. All with a river view as well.
There is a wonderful lawn for yard games, relaxing after a long day or playing with the kids. You might also like to make s'mores as you sit around the fire pit in the back yard, just a short walk downhill closer to the river. We do provide some seasonal firewood, but we also recommend grabbing some at a convenience store on your way since it can run out during busy seasons.
In Gardiner, about 40 minutes south, you can book and depart on group rafting trips on the Yellowstone River. Both whitewater and gentle water options are available. Large and scenic Daley Lake (15 miles away) has sandy beaches and is great for boating, fishing and swimming! Or take the gorgeous 5 mile hike to Pine Creek Lake from the nearby trailhead (starts easy, becomes moderate, and then moderate-strenuous, but the path is a good one and well marked.) Views along the trail are breathtaking and the lake itself is a gorgeous idyllic jewel ringed by peaks, and flows into a waterfall below. Pine Creek Cafe is a great spot for breakfast and they also have an evening music venue.
We are located just 40 minutes north of the iconic original stone archway that is the north entrance to Yellowstone National Park, in Gardiner, MT. The drive there itself is an experience where you will see bald eagles, elk, deer, and even a bison or two along the banks of the Yellowstone. And that's all before you get to the park! This north entrance takes you up to Mammoth Hot Springs where you can explore the boardwalks through the famous expansive travertine-limestone terraces created over thousands of years, as geothermal water has gently flowed over the hillside leaving ever-changing colorful mineral deposits. From there head east to Tower Falls and the wildlife of the Lamar Valley, or south toward a series of geyer basins that include Old Faithful, Yellowstone's most famous geyser (erupting several times per day) plus hundreds of other amazing geysers, mud pots, and colorful pools, viewable from extensive boardwalks. Or walk the rim of the deep and beautiful Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and view its majestic waterfalls from the Inpiration Point and Artist's Point viewing platforms. Take a boat ride or swim on the sandy beaches of huge Yellowstone Lake, the source of the mighty untamed Yellowstone River. View the bison and elk herds in Lamar Valley, along the Madison River and throughout the park in this huge natural preserved ecosystem that is unique in the world.
This home is just a short 10+ minute drive to Chico Hot Springs resort. Chico is famous for its healing natural hot springs, lively bar with live music and more recently, its amazing wedding venue which operates all year long. Stay with us if you want more space for yourself but you'll still have the luxury of heading there for a soak, drinks and dancing at the bar or evening out at their award winning world class restaurant.
The Old Saloon is open for business in Emigrant across the river. This landmark in the town of Emigrant has been serving up cocktails since 1902. Locals and visitors alike are welcome and find it a great place to celebrate the heritage of the old west. Its a great place for live music all summer long. Serves breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Sage Lodge is also roughly 15 minutes away. This is another luxury wedding venue with a full restaurant that is open year round.
All this is just an hour drive from the Big Sky/Bozeman International Airport. The drive is straightforward and easy to navigate. Just follow the river up stream to this piece of heaven in Paradise Valley. Remember, this is Montana and you are in the Rocky Mountains, so while roads are maintained year round, choose an appropriate all wheel drive vehicle for fall and winter travel. It can snow here at just about any time of year!
The Yellowstone River House is a great location if you are coming to Montana during fall or winter hunting seasons, as well as for winter snowmobiling, or animal viewing in any season. Visitors to Yellowstone National Park enjoy fewer crowds and more wildlife in the less visited seasons of Fall through Spring. Any season is a great time to visit. This north entrance of Yellowstone Park is the only park entrance that is open year-round and plowed for normal vehicles. All other entrances close to normal vehicles for the winter season, from November through April 21.
This was a terrific rental. We rented the main house and the adjoining casita. Everything you could want was provided. It has a beautiful location, and the house is wonderful. We took advantage of Chico Hot Springs being close and went several times. It was a short trip into Livingston which we also enjoyed. Our family of 9 had plenty of room to gather. We used some of the games and puzzles that were provided. The kitchen was well - equipped and communication was excellent. All in all, I'd say a perfect visit!
This cabin and guest house were perfect. Our group of 6 adults and two teenagers had plenty of room. This is the best equipped house we’ve ever rented and the location was perfect, very central to all of our plans. Communication with the manager, as well as the owner, was very prompt. We are from Florida but love this area and will definitely stay again.
The house was a great location for our Yellowstone Adventure. We enjoyed Chico's spa and hot springs and all the places to eat around Pray, Montana. It was a beautiful time with family.
My family and friends enjoyed staying here while exploring Yellowstone and the Paradise Valley area. We loved socializing in the open kitchen/great room/dining room area. Another favorite was the porch overlooking the Yellowstone River. We enjoyed sitting on the porch with our coffee at sunrise while watching bald eagles fly by searching for fish on the river. Deer were also seen along the river bank on the far side along with Pronghorn antelope on the hills beyond. It was very relaxing watching the fishermen launch their boats and rafts from the ramp on the opposite side of the river and start fly fishing downstream.. Thank you for sharing your beautiful home with our group! We will stay again next time we are in the area.
House is amazing! Roomy, well appointed, incredible views, quiet location; perfect for a family. Only things we would point out: We’re told there was an ironing board and we couldn’t find one Not enough face clothes but plenty of towels! No channel listing/directions for the tv/tv remote.
Perfect home for a week's stay -- comfortable spaces inside and out, and one of the best-equipped kitchens for cooking. Great location for accessing the park, local hot springs and hiking outside of the park.
We had previously booked another property that did not meet our standards so we frantically were looking to change places and came across Caroline and Jaspers. We were sooo glad we switched! Their property is about 45 minutes from the North Entrance, but being right on the Yellowstone River made it all worth it! The home was clean and easy to find and check-in. The AC wasn't working and Jasper was there within 2 hours and had it back up and running. Would definitely recommend this property!
I hesitate to write this review as I can’t wait to return and don’t want the property unavailable! Perfect location, great home, well stocked, everything we needed and more. Love this home and I can not wait to return.
What a beautiful and peaceful location in Paradise valley. We would totally come back again! We loved the house!
Property owner did not miss a single thing with this cabin! The property is beautiful and has every single thing you need to be comfortable!
The house was amazing well stocked and on the river. The river was still running high and to cold to swim but beautiful to watch so deer in the yard every day. Went to Yellowstone for 5 days about a 45 minute easy drive.
Awesome place, great location.
Everything was as advertised. Roomy, clean, comfortable, and a gorgeous setting.
Property was clean and has all the amenities needed for a comfortable stay. Check in and out was easy and accessible. Second time here and would go back again!
Had a great stay at this property. Very comfortable! Location on river was very nice. Like any place some things could be updated, fixed, but over all great rental!
We loved our stay at this beautiful home. We spent hours on the large back deck overlooking the river and the mountains. The home was very well equipped, and the property owners were very responsive to any questions or concerns we had. The guest cottage is adorable. Just a heads up that you should stay with close friends! The bathrooms share a door and there is only one small shower in the house, so there is not a lot of privacy. That was our only drawback, but we would definitely go back again!
Everything you need. Great floor place. Clean. Cute decor. The guest house was a nice addition and very cute! Kitchen is amazingly well set up! My favorite part was the wrap around deck facing the River. Loved this place!
Our family really enjoyed our stay at this house on the river. The house was so clean and had some nice extras like spices and coffee and condiments in the refrigerator. The manager and owner were very quick to respond to my messages. The property does not have access to the river because of the river bank but if you walk a few feet you can use the public access next door. The firepit with firewood was a nice touch but we didn't get to use it because it rained the second half of the trip. The house is about an hour drive to the north entrance of Yellowstone. There is an Albertsons half an hour north in Livingston. There is a Walmart about an hour away in Bozeman. There's also a small and expensive grocery store near the north entrance of Yellowstone. I didn't find the check out instructions to be overly difficult as some have mentioned. I just put a load of towels in the washer the night before check out then in the morning I put those in the dryer and threw another load in the washer. My only complaint was that the 2 bathrooms have a door between them that only locks on one side. It would be perfect if that door was made into a wall. But we'd definitely like to stay here again! Thanks for sharing your home with us!
Couldn’t have asked for a better location! Right on the Yellowstone River.
The property was as advertised and very comfortable. Would recommend friends and family .
Despite a broken heater and directions for doing bed laundry, we enjoyed the accommodations immensely. The exterior belies the comfortable interior and the prime location between Chico and the Yellowstone Hot Springs! Would have loved building a fire by the river but weather was discouraging.
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