All-Inclusive Spring Vacation at the Ranch

Spring in Big Sky Country

The Ranch at Rock Creek

Watch Montana bud with new life while reveling in Forbes Travel Guide 5-star luxury

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Awaken with the wildflowers

2024 Spring Happenings

  • Celebrate the fly fishing life at our Book, Line & Thinker Weekend and the ranching life at Revel & Ride Weekend
  • Craft your own custom hat at The Mercantile
  • Discover signs of the season during a Master Naturalist Class
  • Float Rock Creek during its renowned spring season (available April 15 – June 30)
  • Learn the art of fly tying while you fish Rock Creek during world-famous fly hatches
  • Mountain bike with our General Manager Chance Gibson, a former professional mountain biker
  • Try nourishing cast-iron delights by our Chefs
  • Challenge your knowledge of the West with Ranch Trivia in the Silver Dollar Saloon
  • Relax in your own private geothermal hot spring soak in the Spa or in your accommodation bathtub
  • Channel your inner pioneer with orienteering, frontier skills and sapphire mining
  • Gather with family and friends for a stress-free Easter or Memorial Day

Our Favorite Spring Adventures

Twice-daily activities are included in your stay.

All Activities
Archery
Biking Adventures
Float Trips
Horseback Riding
Master Naturalist Class
Frontier Skills
Fly Fishing
Flint's Forest Rangers Kids Club
Sporting Clays
Hiking
Respite on Rock Creek
Pistol Range
Silver Dollar Saloon
Historic Philipsburg Excursions
Archery Tag
Rifle Range
UTV Tours
Photography Workshop and Scavenger Hunt
Rimfire Range

Spring Celebrations

Revel & Ride Weekend Adults Only

September 4-7, 2025

Ride out on a classic Western adventure this spring. Celebrate our annual Ranch Days weekend with a curated itinerary of exclusive activities centered around our working ranch. Test your skills by sorting cattle, leather tooling, and learning horsemanship during a ranch rodeo that honors the skills required to run a ranch.

Celebration Details

Memorial Day Weekend

May 21-25, 2026

Celebrate the Spirit of the American West this Memorial Day Weekend. Dine on farm-to-table meals and spend your weekend hiking our five peaks, shooting pistols and sapphire mining. Kick off the summer with all-inclusive outdoor adventures and a Memorial Day rodeo at the world’s first Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star guest ranch.

Celebration Details

Sample Spring Itinerary

All itineraries are customized to the party. Please use this itinerary solely as an example of our included offerings.

Arrival Day

Check-In, Room Orientation, Relax

12 PM

Lunch in the Buckle Barn

2 PM

Fly Tying Class

5-7 PM

Social Hour in the Great Room

6-9 PM

Chef’s Tasting Menu
(Dining experiences vary every day)

9 PM-12 AM

Evening Revelry in the Silver Dollar Saloon

Day 2

Morning

Pastries in the Great Room

7:30 AM – 10 AM

Breakfast in the Buckle Barn

10 AM

3-D Archery

12- 2 PM

Lunch in the Buckle Barn

2:30 PM

Respite on Rock Creek

3:45 PM

Turn Out of the Herd

5-7 PM

Social Hour in the Great Room

6-9 PM

Cast Iron Classics

9 PM-12 AM

Evening Revelry in the Silver Dollar Saloon

Day 3

Morning

Pastries in the Great Room

7:30 AM – 10 AM

Breakfast in the Buckle Barn

10 AM

Horseback Riding

12-2 PM

Lunch in the Buckle Barn

1:30 PM

Biking with the General Manager

5-7 PM

Social Hour

6-9PM 

Sage Flats Game Dinner

9 PM-12 AM

Evening Revelry in the Silver Dollar Saloon

Day 4

Morning

Pastries in the Great Room

7:30 AM – 10 AM

Breakfast in the Buckle Barn

9 AM

Guided Fly Fishing

12-2 PM

Lunch in the Buckle Barn

2PM

Hiking

5-7 PM

Ranch Trivia in the Silver Dollar Saloon

6-9 PM

Overland Route Tasting Menu

9 PM-12 AM

Evening Revelry in the Silver Dollar Saloon

Departure Day

Morning

Pastries in the Great Room

7:30 AM – 10 AM

Breakfast in the Buckle Barn

10 AM

Sporting Clays

12-2 PM

Lunch in the Buckle Barn

Afternoon Departure

Luxurious Spring Accommodations

Classic Canvas Cabins Premium Granite Lodge Rooms Ponderosa Cabin Sara Jane's Cottage
Exterior of a cabin with a sign above the door that reads
Canvas cabin bedroom
Bathroom shower and hanging bath robe
Canvas cabin bedroom
Snow covered trees and ground with a cabin visible between the trees
Bathroom sink and mirror
Canvas cabin porch
A woman in a red jacket and brown hat walking through tall grass while looking towards a building

Classic Canvas Cabins

4 Guests Max, 630 Sq Feet

Seasoned travelers will delight in bespoke glamping tents, created to provide guests comfort and inspiration from Montana’s natural surroundings. With spacious bedrooms and additional living space, each cabin is individually furnished in a rustic camp style, featuring luxurious bedding, Western textiles and antique furniture.
Our four Classic Canvas Cabins are inspired by the murmuring creek that runs outside their front doors. Well-suited to couples, the Rainbow and Apache cabins include a king bed. The Gila and Bull cabins feature two queen beds and a love seat. All four cabins are equipped with a gas stove, screened porch and a deck facing the creek. In addition to an attached bathroom, each cabin has a private bathroom in the bathhouse, accessible via a short, lighted walkway.
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At a Glance

  • Classic Canvas Cabins are open in the spring, summer and fall.

  • Standard occupancy is two guests, with a maximum of four in Gila and Bull.

  • Each accommodation is equipped with comfort bikes for on-Ranch transportation.

  • No. 23, 24, 29 & 30 on the Ranch map below.

Aerial shot above several trees and cabins

Premium Granite Lodge Rooms

4 Guests Max, 396 Sq Feet

Premium Granite Lodge Rooms are spacious and provide exceptional access to the hub of The Ranch. Located on the lower level, Winchester and Remington have high ceilings, king beds and pull-out sofas, to accommodate three guests comfortably. Both offer private access from the lodge courtyard. Remington is ADA-compliant.
Located on the upper level, Appaloosa and Palomino are appointed with custom king canopy beds and offer views of the sapphire mountains behind the Granite Lodge. Mustang is the only lodge room featuring two queen beds, and it is located across from Palomino.
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At a Glance

  • Winchester and Remington are Premium Granite Lodge Rooms located on the ground level.

  • Remington is ADA compliant.

  • Appaloosa, Palomino, and Mustang are Premium Granite Lodge Rooms located on the upper level.

  • Mustang is the only lodge room with two queen beds.

  • Each accommodation is equipped with comfort bikes for on-Ranch transportation.

  • No. 1 on the Ranch map below.

Ponderosa Primary Suite
A cabin with a sign that reads

Ponderosa Cabin

9 Guests Max, 2336 Sq Feet

Named for the most abundant tree in the West, the stately and beautiful Ponderosa Pine, the three-bedroom Ponderosa House is nestled near Bikini Beach, just across from the Granite Lodge. Enjoy wide-open spaces inside and out. The spacious living area features a comfortable living room with a wood-burning fireplace and a full kitchen. At the back of the house, there is a large screened porch with a second fireplace.
The main suite features a king bed, clawfoot bathtub, porch with sitting area and an ensuite bathroom. The second bedroom has a king bed, a daybed, along with a sitting area and ensuite bathroom. The third bedroom has two twin beds, or converted king, a daybed, a trundle, and an ensuite bathroom.
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At a Glance

  • Ponderosa is a three-bedroom luxury home.

  • Standard Occupancy is six guests, with a maximum of 9.

  • Amenities include a full kitchen, living room, dining area, two porches, two wood-burning fireplaces and three clawfoot bathtubs.

  • Each accommodation is equipped with comfort bikes for on-Ranch transportation.

  • Pet-friendly accommodation.

  • No. 11 on the Ranch map below.

Exterior of a cabin by a grassy hill
Cottage bedroom
Two rustic wooden bunkbeds side by side
Dining room with chairs and fireplace in a cottage
Cottage bathroom
Cottage bedroom
Cottage living room and kitchen
Cottage living room
Cottage kitchen
Two rustic wooden bunkbeds side by side
Bathroom with two sinks and mirrors
Bathroom with two sinks and mirrors
Cottage bedroom
Cottage seen at night

Sara Jane's Cottage

12 Guests Max, 2500 Sq Feet

Sara Jane’s Cottage is a two-level luxury home inspired by Sara Jane, the daughter of manager Grover Bowles, who helped run the Ranch in the 1940s. It occupies a prime ranch location, across from the Granite Lodge and the swimming pool and with direct access to hiking trails.
On the main level is a spacious bedroom equipped with a king bed, an ensuite bath with a large two-person copper soaking tub and a private deck. The other main floor bedroom has a queen bed and bathroom. The main floor also features a full kitchen, dining area, and living room with a gas stove.
The lower level of the cottage features a bunkroom with two sets of bunks, each with a queen bed on the bottom and twin bed on the top, and a bathroom and sitting area. The fourth bedroom is an additional king suite with ensuite bath. The basement contains full laundry facilities.
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At a Glance

  • Sara Jane’s Cottage is a four-bedroom, four-bathroom luxury home.

  • Standard occupancy is eight guests, with a maximum of 12.

  • Amenities include a copper soaking tub, private deck, full kitchen, living room and laundry facilities.

  • Each accommodation is equipped with comfort bikes for on-Ranch transportation.

  • Pet-friendly accommodation.

  • No. 9 on the Ranch map below.

Testimonials

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“Spring break at The Ranch: Literally every person on staff that we came in contact with was warm, accommodating and knowledgeable. They all went out of their way to make sure that we felt like we were at a home away from home - if only our own home could be this great! I can't say enough good things about the Ranch at Rock Creek! Go if you have the opportunity - you will not regret it.”
Inspire828813

TripAdvisor, March 2023

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“Super clean rustic rooms, world class dining and any Montana related recreation you could ever want at any time. Thanks to the friendly and knowledgeable staff at the gun club I was able to catch multiple 2+ pound brown trout in a day as well as shoot skeet at a couple different courses which I had never done before. Also the cocktail hour before dinner was probably my favorite because of the awesome beverages as well as getting a chance to meet the other guest in a warm friendly environment. 10/10 would and will definitely go back.”
patharold

TripAdvisor, April 2022

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