The Resort at Paws Up
Backcountry living in the Montana Rockies with all the comforts of civilization, on the Blackfoot River at Greenough.
The Blackfoot Valley · Montana
A sense of the place
Why it's in the collection
Because it is a spa resort for people who think they are too tough for spa resorts, or a wilderness camp for people who demand a luxury hotel's comforts — and it is not cheap, not by a long shot, but if you want to combine mountain-West ruggedness with white-glove service, this is the place to do it.
- On the Blackfoot River at Greenough, forty minutes from Missoula; independent house.
- Ranch homes and cabins of every size, some with full kitchens, all with a fireplace or a wood-burning stove and spa-resort bathrooms; the spa; meals and activities included.
- Six camps of safari-style tents on the river in summer, each with its own attraction — a clifftop, the river itself; every mountain activity short of downhill skiing, from fly-fishing and rafting to riding, cattle drives and dog sledding.
- Two MICHELIN Keys in the 2025 selection; holds four-star standing.
The neighborhood
The Blackfoot Valley
The river of A River Runs Through It, east of Missoula, with ranch country along the Blackfoot at Greenough. It is a country of meadows and cottonwoods, with the Bob Marshall wilderness to the north, forty minutes from Missoula airport.
- The Blackfoot River, on the property.
- Missoula, about forty minutes.
- Missoula airport, about forty minutes; Glacier National Park, about three hours.
“Backcountry living in the Montana Rockies with all the comforts of civilization, on the Blackfoot River at Greenough.”
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