Frequently Asked Questions

Prior to arrival, you will work directly with a concierge team member to create your customized itinerary. Due to varying availability, we ask that you be flexible as the concierge team schedules your preferred combination of guided activities, spa reservations and access to special events.

There’s not really a bad time of year to visit Paws Up, but it does depend a bit on what you’re looking for. The spring break season and summer months tend to cater to families wanting to spend time together. Our holiday season (Thanksgiving–New Year’s) is also a great time for families to come together and engage in some of our late-fall or winter activities. The months of September and October and later into winter cater to couples looking for a romantic getaway. This is also an excellent time to experience some of our incredible culinary events, including Montana Master Chefs, and our Visiting Vintner Series.

To ensure the best possible experience and take full advantage of the activities offered, we recommend that guests stay a minimum of five nights.

To confirm your reservation, we require an initial deposit that is equivalent to the first two nights of your stay. This deposit is refundable, minus a 20% transaction fee up to 60 days prior to your arrival date.

Your vacation with us can be whatever you would like it to be!

In the summer months, we require a 4-night minimum stay, and in the fall/winter/spring, we require a 2-night minimum stay (except for special events and holidays).

Paws Up is a luxury Montana resort, first and foremost. The Resort is situated on a sprawling 37,000-acre working cattle ranch in western Montana. What differentiates us from a “guest” or “dude” ranch is our commitment to luxury and service and our diverse range of available activities. We are a working ranch resort offering first-class personalized service, luxury ranch homes, glamping® locations, a myriad of Western ranch and wilderness adventures and amenities, such as gourmet cuisine, decadent spa treatments, flat-screen TVs, high-speed Wi-Fi, in-home laundry, heated bathroom floors, organic spa products and hot tubs.

We are a very casual property. Most of the time, our guests wear jeans. We recommend wearing jeans, light layers and closed toe shoes. When you’re participating in outdoor activities, we suggest wearing clothes you don’t mind getting dusty.

If you are looking for some outfit inspiration, check out our Pinterest here!

We are very fortunate to live in an area with very dry summer heat and no standing water. As a result, pests like mosquitoes aren’t usually an issue.

Paws Up Montana will provide you and your pooch with a complimentary kennel, a Paws Up collar and a bag of homemade treats. In addition, your pet can enjoy a freshly made treat from our pet-friendly room service menu.

Yes! There is cell service and Wi-Fi provided in each of our luxury homes and tents.

We have a general store on property called the Wilderness Outpost, which offers the finest Western clothing, boots, art, jewelry and, of course, Paws Up merchandise. Upon request, your driver can take you to a store in Missoula on the way from the airport to the resort for desired provisions.

No, but it is the firm belief of our equestrian manager that the more horses you ride the more well-rounded you become as a horseman. Even riders of the highest caliber can benefit from the different types of feel that one horse provides over the next, and our equestrian manager assures even riders at the top levels that she’ll have a horse that you’ll more than enjoy. You may want to take it home with you (and many have in the past).

Yes. Meals are included for all guests in your party.

Paws Up Montana is a gratuity-free resort. Our staff is dedicated to ensuring that you have a memorable vacation. Accordingly, all staff members are well-compensated and highly valued by the management and owners. If you’d like to recognize exemplary service, a kind note, a review on social media or a “thank you” is always appreciated but never expected. We look forward to serving you!

Summer temperatures range from 75 to 95 degrees. In the spring and fall, temperatures range from 35 to 75 degrees. In the winter, temperatures range from 10 to 45 degrees.

In the camps, you can typically see squirrels, groundhogs and whitetail deer.

Paws Up Montana and Montana both offer unique experiences and the opportunity to create lifelong memories.

Paws Up is the perfect destination for a “celebration” vacation. Luxury homes and tents provide unique, private accommodations. Activities like fly-fishing, rappelling, hot-air ballooning and cattle drives provide incomparable adventure. Combined with gourmet cuisine and fine wine, it’ll be the celebration of a lifetime. That is, until you return to Paws Up for your next, even bigger celebration.

Absolutely. Think very private, highly luxurious accommodations featuring The Last Best Bed, roaring fires and a hot tub steaming under a blanket of twinkling stars. Of course, all that romance can come after a sumptuous couple’s massage, an exquisite gourmet dining experience and a soaring hot-air balloon ride where you float somewhere between Montana’s Big Sky and Paws Up’s 37,000 acres.

We offer a plethora of activities for kids of all ages (from toddlers to late teens). For program-specific activities, kids can participate in the Kids Corps of Discovery or our Junior Wrangler program. Nanny services are also available.

For children who are close to their eighth birthday, there are some exceptions that can be made for activities. We do reserve the right to make that decision based on safety. There are also activities available for children under eight years old.

No child is too young to come to Paws Up! We offer many kids’ activities as well as nanny and babysitting services.

Paws Up offers many different activities and accommodations for both families and couples. We host many weddings, honeymoons and even all-adult events!

You can find a list of all-inclusive activities here.

We recommend a weight limit of 250 pounds; however, the requirement is more so about the ability to get on and off the horse easily and safely.

Any activity that requires a guide includes an additional cost.

The Double Arrow Golf Course in Seeley Lake is located roughly 30 minutes from our property. Due to ongoing construction, plan on an hour for travel time.

Paws Up is committed to providing amazing culinary experiences for all our guests and we will be more than happy to assist you with any dietary needs and preferences. However, our culinary events are plated events and “chef’s choice,” so accommodating a dietary restriction is difficult during the events.

The dining experience at Paws Up is like nothing you’ll experience anywhere else in the world. Breakfast and dinner are served each day at your camp. (Lunch is served at Trough, Paws Up’s casual restaurant located in the Cook Shack.) Each luxury camp has its own extraordinary, talented chef who prepares breakfast and dinner in full view of our guests in a large Dining Pavilion.

Since meal plans and beverage plans are built into the price of a stay, we don’t offer discounts for not using them.

We don’t allow food in our tents to keep animals out.

Absolutely! You can either stop in Missoula on your way to the resort or provide us with a grocery list. If you request groceries by list, they will be ready upon your arrival.

Deciding on an accommodation mostly depends on personal preference. You may speak with one of our reservation specialists to assist you in choosing the perfect accommodations for your Montana vacation.

Butlers are exclusive to our luxury glamping camps.

Yes! Each camp has a laundry facility.

Our tents are luxury safari-style accommodations that range from 1–3 bedrooms. Each camp features six tents and a Dining Pavilion.

The luxury homes are Montana-style accommodations ranging from 2–4 bedrooms that feature private hot tubs, flat-screen TVs, and a personal Lexus vehicle.

The luxury tent accommodations have electricity, heat, air conditioning, and ceiling fans.

The camps are located about four miles away from the Paws Up Village, and the homes are located about a half-mile to a mile from the main village. Click here to see maps of the Paws Up property.

While the tents are not soundproof, they are spaced apart from each other in a way that allows for limited sound exposure from neighboring tents.

Your personal concierge will collect your flight information and arrange transfers to and from the airport. Depending on when guests’ flights come in, there may be more than one party in the same transportation. Private transfers can be arranged upon request.

Depending on your airline and where you are flying from, there are a number of direct flights to Missoula International Airport.

The drive to Paws Up is approximately 35 minutes from downtown Missoula and 45 minutes from the Missoula International Airport.

Paws Up Montana is located approximately 2.5 hours from Glacier National Park and 5.5 hours from Yellowstone National Park.

We can take you to the national parks. However, we cannot provide tours inside of the parks themselves. We highly recommend visiting them before or after your stay with us so you can see all of the parks, rather than trying to squeeze visits into one day.

Guests should fly into Missoula International Airport (MSO), which is 35 miles from the property.

We don’t have an arrival or departure requirement, only a minimum number of nights guests must stay with us.

All guests who book a luxury home will have access to a personal Lexus vehicle. Guests who book in our luxury camps are provided with complimentary transportation services on property upon request.

Our glamping guests can also utilize Fat Tire Electric Bikes by connecting with their camp butler to check availability. The bikes are centrally located near each camp.

Luxury home guests can take a one-hour Fat Tire Electric Bike tour of the resort by contacting the Wilderness Outpost.

If we have availability, large families can rent additional personal vehicles for $50 per vehicle, per day.

Because parking at the camps is very limited and used by staff, we highly recommend using our complimentary transportation service to those staying in our camps.

It takes about 15 minutes to drive from the camps.