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Mountain View House Right on Soda Butte Creek

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Front view of the cabin, with a couple of neighborhood bison in the yard
House nestled between Mount Republic and Soda Butte Creek
View of the cabin from Soda Butte Creek, with Mount Republic in the background
Front view of the cabin and greenhouse
View of Mount Republic from the front yard
Reviews
10 out of 10 Exceptional
3 bedrooms2+ bathroomsSleeps 8186 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Free WiFi
  • Outdoor space
  • Barbecue grill
  • Mountain view
  • Fireplace

Explore the area

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Cooke City-Silver Gate, MT
  • Popular LocationYellowstone Northeast Entrance Station6 min drive
  • Popular LocationCooke City Montana Museum9 min drive
  • Popular LocationCooke City General Store9 min drive

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 8)

Bunkroom

Living Room with Pull-Out Couch/Memory Foam Mattress

Master Bedroom

Queen's Quarters

2 bathrooms, 1 half bathroom

Downstairs dining area half bath

Toilet

Master bedroom bath

Toilet · Shower only

Upstairs full bath

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Outdoor play area
Garden
Dining Area

About this property

Mountain View House Right on Soda Butte Creek

Come enjoy our little piece of paradise, about two miles outside the NE gate of Yellowstone and nestled between the idyllic mountain towns of Cooke City and Silver Gate, Montana. The front of the property offers great opportunities for spotting bighorn sheep and mountain goats on Mount Republic, and the back runs into the cool trout waters of Soda Butte Creek. Our mountain home is a perfect escape from the crowds, while also serving as a convenient base camp for animal watching, fishing nearby blue ribbon waters, hiking, horseback riding and much more.

The house features 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms:
- Ground floor master bedroom with en suite bathroom (king bed)
- Second floor bunk room (two bunk beds; four twin beds total)
- Second floor bedroom (queen bed)
- Comfortable memory-foam full mattress in the living room pullout couch

We live in an apartment above the detached garage, so we will be near enough to answer any questions and offer assistance whenever you need it, but far enough away to respect your privacy. We have managed vacation rental cabins on the Bighorn River in southeastern Montana for over a decade, and bought this property and renovated the main house in 2017.

Property manager

Anna Wolfe

Amenities

Kitchen
Free WiFi
Outdoor space
Barbecue grill
Mountain view
Fireplace
Exterior
Lamar Valley Cabins are spacious modern-rustic cabins one mile from Yellowstone
Living/dining area
10.0 out of 10, (93 reviews)
Lamar Valley Cabins are spacious modern-rustic cabins one mile from Yellowstone

House Rules

Check in after 3:00 PM
Check out before 11:00 AM

Children

Children allowed: ages 0-17

Events

No events allowed
Evaluated on a case-by-case basis; please inquire.

Pets

No pets allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
Absolutely no trailers, motorhomes, etc.! The bridges on the Bannock Trail cannot support heavy loads and there is not parking for large vehicles.

Damage and incidentals

You will be responsible for any damage to the rental property caused by you or your party during your stay.

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Note from host: Evaluated on a case-by-case basis; please inquire.
Host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit

We should mention

A car is required for transportation to and from this property

About the area

Silver Gate

Located in Silver Gate, this vacation home is in a rural area and on the waterfront. Clarks Fork Trail and Lulu Pass are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Yellowstone National Park and Gallatin National Forest. Be sure to check out the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.
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Cooke City-Silver Gate, MT

What's nearby

  • Yellowstone Northeast Entrance Station - 6 min drive
  • Clarks Fork Trail - 9 min drive
  • Cooke City Montana Museum - 9 min drive
  • Cooke City General Store - 9 min drive
  • Lulu Pass - 41 min drive

Restaurants

  • The Bistro - 10 min drive
  • Prospector Restaurant - 10 min drive
  • Beartooth Cafe - 10 min drive
  • Log Cabin Cafe & B & B - 5 min drive
  • Miners Saloon - 10 min drive

Reviews

10

Exceptional

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10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jason F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great!
Absolutely beautiful area and property!!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Donald D., Morrisville, Vermont

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Awesome
The location is magical. The Silver Gate / Cooke City valley is just a special place, must be experienced to appreciate. The house is on the Soda Butte, which is a quintessential small Montana trout stream. The deck is a couple of feet from the stream and is great. We fished, and caught fish, right in front of the house all week. The pictures in VRBO are spot on, we saw Bison, Moose, and deer in the yard over the week. The Park is a couple of minutes away. And for us, the Lamar Valley and the three rivers, Lamar, Slough, and Soda Butte make this our favorite part of the Park. The house is very large and comfortable, in the Montana lodge style. The master bedroom is super. Anna and Joda, and their boys were great. Very helpful. Had great advice about how to enjoy the area. The hike to the Woody Creek Falls was amazing. Any little issues were dealt with very efficiently. We can not recommend the Mountain View House highly enough. Particularly if you have younger folks in the party, The Mountain View House is perfect, and you will be glad you stayed there - I know we are, and we'll be back.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Brian C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Our best vacation!
The setting is beautiful! The creek in the back yard and mountains on both sides. The house has nice big windows to see out and watch for wildlife. We could not have ask for better hosts. Anna , Joda and their boys felt like family right away. They gave great advice on the area. The house is nice and big. Thanks so much for our wonderful time at your home!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Charla M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Fantastic!!
We loved everything about our stay. Beautiful home, great hosts and the location can’t be beat! We have already booked for next year and can’t wait to go back. Woo hoo!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

John H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Moose Meadow Magic
Nestled between two mountains, Republic and Mineral, along the bank of the Soda Butte Creek, this is a refuge worthy of the commute into the park, if that’s where you’re headed, or if you are just escaping to the area around Cooke City and Silver Gate. Yes, you can stay with the crowds in West Yellowstone or Gardiner and have easier access, although that depends on road construction and tourist traffic. Or, you can commute across the Lamar Valley and decompress from the traffic as you put your car in park because of a bison jam and watch the prong horn, bison, and perhaps some wolves up in the tree line as evening falls upon the American Serengeti. Staying at Moose Meadow was an experience that will never fade into memory. As we sat in the great room we watched bison, elk, and squirrels. Morning coffee was punctuated by visits from a black bear in the meadow and a red fox scampering across the wooden walkway. The cabin is comfortable and the hosts are friends you haven’t yet met — maintaining the perfect balance between privacy and being accessible to provide advice and assistance when needed. It was the perfect spot to visit the park and surrounding area and comes with your own little pocket of trout water if you are searching for tight lines. This retreat is the perfect blend of being away from it all while providing access to the northern gate of Yellowstone and the surrounding area.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

About the host

Hosted by Anna Wolfe

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My husband Joda and I consider ourselves lucky to call Cooke City-Silver Gate our home for a few months every summer. The rest of the year, we both work at Texas A&M University (gig 'em!). Since neither of us were born in Texas (Colorado and Ohio, respectively), we love escaping the heat and humidity every summer and breathing in the cool mountain air. We spent the summer of 2017 fully renovating and updating the property with our then-newborn son. Now, we live in a separate apartment on the property--close enough to answer any questions you have about the area, far enough away to respect your privacy!

We have managed vacation rental cabins on the Bighorn River in southeastern Montana for over a decade, and bought this property and renovated the main house in 2017.

Why they chose this property

Joda came to this property for the first time when he was twelve years old. He learned to fly fish right in this back yard, from the banks of Soda Butte Creek. More than two decades later, we had the opportunity to buy this little piece of paradise and renovate the house into our dream mountain retreat. We are located two miles from the northeast gate of Yellowstone and close to the scenic Beartooth Highway. We love this region because of the amazing amount of wildlife and beautiful vistas.

What makes this property unique

We are located down the historic Bannock Trail--an old dirt road that once served as a major thoroughfare for the native tribes and fur traders who frequented the area. The house is located far enough away from the crowds and noise of the park and town that it feels incredibly remote. But, we are only a few miles from the towns of Silver Gate and Cooke City, as well as the Northeast gate of Yellowstone National Park and the Beartooth Mountains.
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