In the middle of Montana’s wilderness, running 10 miles along the Blackfoot River, discover The Resort at Paws Up. Explore a working cattle ranch that offers 100 miles of designated trails for hikes, snowshoeing, snowboards, dog sleds, snowmobiles, and year-round horseback riding. There are over a dozen unique, exciting activities that’ll get your adrenalin pumping harder in this forested wonderland. Try snow-tubing, sleigh riding, and ice-skating, for starters. Known for its expanse in the Blackfoot Valley, there’s also a full-on equestrian center with many riding options, plus a long ski season.
Pet-friendly accommodations consist of 28 rustic homes (available to book or buy), all furnished in Western “chic” with Montana-inspired artwork. In addition to lodge homes, you’ll find 36 safari-style tents with hardwood floors, heat and air, and decadent full bathrooms with heated floors. And don’t expect canned black beans on Paws Up menus, either. Five eateries range from a gourmet chuck wagon to fine dining, and feature game and produce like elk tenderloin, Rocky Mountain trout, and huckleberry pancakes, as well as superior wine lists.
Discretely nestled on the edge of an expansive meadow, in the waving shade of soaring pines, sits Spa Town at Paws Up. Spa Town is a colony of pristine white tents stitched together by a wooden boardwalk, situated just past an authentic babbling brook and nestled among towering pines. The welcome tents feature full baths and showers, while individual treatment tents are fashioned with a lovely sink, a heated massage table, and a view of the meadows, spotted with horses. A traditional “spa” soundtrack isn’t required because the brook, chirping birds, and a rustle of the wind in the trees above are played daily by Mother Nature herself.
