Press & Awards

'This is the best experience I've ever had in my life, and I've traveled the world,' one reader wrote after visiting the Ranch at Rock Creek, in Philipsburg, this year's No. 1 pick.

Best Wellness: The Ranch at Rock Creek Why We Chose It: Luxurious, stylish, and one-of-a-kind, this authentic Western ranch offers no shortage of options to keep guests entertained and blissed out.

Travel is meant to take you away from your day-to-day life where you can enjoy experiences that you don't usually get to have. Even though a luxury ranch wasn't on my short list of places to visit, it gave me more of what I look for in a vacation than I thought it would.

Jefferson's Bourbon - 'When you have a story to tell about why it tastes the way it does, drinkers get it,' Zoeller says. 'It just gives more meaning to it,' Creating a story through whiskey is the allure that drew The Ranch at Rock Creek to Jefferson's Bourbon.

Montana is arguably one of the most pristine parts of the U.S. and The Ranch at Rock Creek in Philipsburg has mastered the art of maintaining that beauty - with luxury rivaling the world's best. Kate Bosworth picked a hillside perch for her big day on this 6600-acre property.

Western ranches "fit the bill for privacy, fun, outside space, relaxation, and adventure," says Jules Maury, who heads Scott Dunn Private. For buyouts she likes the nine-room Granite Lodge at Montana's The Ranch at Rock Creek.

In the land of neck-craning views, where vast skies are a stage for troupes of dancing clouds, possibilities for adventure are endless. A higher end option for exploring the landscape, The Ranch at Rock Creek offers horse-riding, hiking trails and a chance to test your limits.

This luxury guest ranch in Montana offers an extensive road and trail system for solo and group biking adventures...guests are encouraged to walk or bike during their stay using the trails and pedestrian bridge over Rock Creek.

As comfortable as our cabin was, we spent most of our time as we would at any other all-inclusive...between the hot tub, ice skating rink, disc golf course, ropes course, and hiking and mountain biking trails, we were never bored.

Grab your boots and ten-gallon hat for a stay at The Ranch at Rock Creek in Montana, a luxury guest ranch. With a network of roads and trails for bike adventures, the retreat gives guests a mountain bike upon check-in for easy self-transport around the expanse.

#1: For those in need of a break from civilization—at least the annoying parts—this secluded five-star ranch in the mountains is the perfect place to escape for all the hiking, mountain biking, wildlife or poolside time you need (by the 25,000-gallon outdoor heated pool).

One of the finest ranches in the US, the Ranch at Rock Creek combines adventure and luxury seamlessly at its stunning location in Granite County under the John Long Mountains. With 6,000 acres and more than 50 horses, this is the place to don your cowboy hat.

In 2019, they opened The Nest on-site childcare. Ranch employees pay $25 per day for the first child and $15 per day for the second, which covers a portion of the expense for this program. The remainder is covered by The Ranch as a benefit to employees.

Across the state and near the delightful college town of Missoula, the hidden gem is Discovery Basin or "Disco" to locals. What's there? 2,200 acres - more than Deer Valley, UT or Telluride, CO - of uncrowded tree skiing...The Ranch at Rock Creek partners with Discovery.

As the property has a long history of working as a cattle ranch, The Ranch at Rock Creek has natural partnerships among neighbors and nearby ranches for meat, dairy, and produce that contribute to its goal of creating a closed-loop sustainability system.

The Ranch at Rock Creek is an unimaginably beautiful Montana guest ranch and its Spa is one of the most impressive features of the entire property. Western spa specialties like CBD massages and creekside wagon massages are all delivered at this Montana countryside gem.