Paws Up Montana

Character and identity

Paws Up sprawls across 37,000 acres of the Blackfoot River Valley, a working cattle and bison ranch thirty-five minutes from Missoula that pioneered American luxury glamping when it opened in 2005. The property splits between 28 timber-and-stone luxury homes, 36 safari-style tents with king feather beds and heated slate bathroom floors, and the adults-only Green O with its 12 design-forward hauses (the Tree Haus perches 23 feet up in the pines). Dining runs from casual Trough breakfasts to seven-course tasting menus at Social Haus, while Spa Town occupies a meadow of treatment tents. Service is all-inclusive and quietly anticipatory.

Who's it for

Bottom line

What sets this property apart is the sheer scale of programming layered over genuinely wild country: 100 miles of trails, ten miles of river frontage, and an activity menu deep enough to warrant a pre-arrival concierge call. Book a Wilderness Estate for larger groups, a Meadow Home for couples or small families, and the Green O if you want adults-only quiet. Plan around the May-to-October window for the full glamping and river-float experience.