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Creekside Cabin near Yellowstone - horse rides, rafting, zip lining, hiking

Cabin in Gardiner with kitchen and patio

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Take a scenic horseback ride with amazing mountain views!
There are many great hiking trails right from your front door!
Cook up a gourmet meal in this adorable kitchen-equipped with all that you need
Put your feet up in front of the fire and relax while watching a DVD.
The sofa doesn't have a pull out bed, and the tv doesn't have satellite or cable

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
1 bedroom1 bathroomSleeps 4450 sq ft

Popular amenities

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

Explore the area

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Gardiner, MT
  • Place, Yellowstone Hot Springs
    ‪21 min drive‬
  • Place, Yellowstone National Park North Entrance
    ‪33 min drive‬
  • Place, Mammoth Hot Springs
    ‪48 min drive‬
  • Airport, West Yellowstone, MT (WYS-Yellowstone)
    ‪150 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

1 bedroom (sleeps 4)

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Dining area

About this property

Creekside Cabin near Yellowstone - horse rides, rafting, zip lining, hiking

Experience Ranch Life In the West!
Have you ever wanted to stay in a historic cabin on a ranch in Montana? Do you prefer peace and quiet? This cabin is located in a secluded place surrounded by nature and 2 streams, with no other cabins in sight. This cabin does not have cell service or wifi, but there is a land line. Truly unplug and get away from it all.

We raise American Quarter Horses, and generally have at least one new foal every summer. Last summer our cabin guests were fortunate enough to witness the birth! The ranch is also home to chickens, pigs, cows, dogs, and cats.

Enjoy horseback riding in the mountains, watching the pigs wallow in the mud, watching wranglers bring the horses in from the fields, watching calves play while their mothers graze, watching a farrier put shoes on a horse, seeing the newborn foals, hiking on the many acres the ranch has to offer, viewing wildlife in their natural habitat- these are a few of the many of the activities that go on here on a daily basis!

The Stermitz Ranch History
Rob's great grandfather, Joseph, was born in Slovenia, Austria in 1862 and worked in the coal mines from the age of 9. He later immigrated here from Slovenia with his wife and two children in 1892, following the promise of work in coal mines in Montana. When they arrived he was not able to find work. Joseph used his last $10 to buy a rifle in order to hunt to be able to feed his family. While here, a fire broke out in the Cokedale mines. Joe helped put out the fires and was noticed by the mine boss who asked 'who is that good worker?' Someone explained that it was an immigrant who couldn't find work. The mine boss then said 'Put that man to work. Anyone who works that hard for no pay deserves a job. The family, along with the addition of three more children, moved to the ranch in Cinnabar Basin in 1900.

A Highlight of the Creekside Cabin feature:
*Built in the 1900's. If you enjoy history and a rustic but comfortable cabin, this is for you.
*Unplug! The cabin does not have wifi or cell service, but there is a land line.
*Seclusion! There are no other cabins in sight, but the owner lives nearby.
Activities are typically available from Memorial Day to Labor Day. If we have enough help, sometimes we are able to offer horseback rides into the fall. Please check with us.
*Horseback rides available on property. (Summer and sometimes fall season- please check with us.)
*Zip Lining available on the ranch. (Summer season only).
* A DVD player for watching movies, but no satellite or cable tv.
*Whitewater rafting available on the nearby Yellowstone River. (Summer season only).
*Hiking/cross-country skiing from the front door.
*King size bed with luxurious linens.
*Located in the trees and surrounded by water with no other cabins in sight.
*Beautiful location on the historic Stermitz Ranch.
*A scenic 20-25 minute drive to Yellowstone National Park. This cabin is 11 miles from Gardiner, MT which is the north entrance to Yellowstone. You will drive 7 miles on the highway and 4.5 on a gravel/dirt county road.
*A sofa that can sleep one. (Not a pull-out).
*2 twin floor mats (with bedding) intended for children.
*Cozy seating area with a charming propane fireplace.
*Carefully appointed details such as original wood floors, tin ceiling, old bridge plank bar, large windows, etc.
*Kitchen equipped with pots/pans,dishes,utensils,drip coffee pot,coffee grinder,blender,toaster,spices,etc.
*Opportunities for children to interact with animals.
*Western ranch experience.

Do you have a larger group, or planning a family re-union? Ask about our other cabin rentals on the ranch!

*Please note the strict cancellation policy. In order to further protect your trip outside of the 60 day cancellation policy, purchasing trip insurance is highly recommended.

I look forward to meeting you.
Your host,
Stacy Stermitz

***If this cabin is full, ask about the other cabins on the same property!!

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Amenities

Kitchen
Outdoor space
Parking available
Barbecue grill
Mountain view
Fireplace

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 25
Check out before 10:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

No pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
Welcome friends and family to our historic ranch near Yellowstone. We have gone to great effort to make you feel at home while you vacation and enjoy

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
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
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a deadlock
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with UK consumer law, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

We should mention

This property does not have any lifts
A car is required for transport to and from this property

About the area

Gardiner

Located in Gardiner, this cabin is in a rural area and near theme parks. Roosevelt Arch is a local landmark, and the area's natural beauty can be seen at Yellowstone National Park and Yellowstone National Park North Entrance. Make sure you get close to the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.
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Gardiner, MT

What's nearby

  • Yellowstone Hot Springs - 21 min drive - 10.5 km
  • Cutler Lake - 24 min drive - 12.2 km
  • Roosevelt Arch - 32 min drive - 24.6 km
  • Yellowstone National Park North Entrance - 33 min drive - 25.3 km
  • Mammoth Hot Springs - 48 min drive - 33.9 km

Getting around

  • West Yellowstone, MT (WYS-Yellowstone) - 124 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Lighthouse Restaurant - ‬19 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Creekside Cabin near Yellowstone - horse rides, rafting, zip lining, hiking pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Creekside Cabin near Yellowstone - horse rides, rafting, zip lining, hiking?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Creekside Cabin near Yellowstone - horse rides, rafting, zip lining, hiking?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Creekside Cabin near Yellowstone - horse rides, rafting, zip lining, hiking located?

Situated in the mountains, this cabin is steps from Gallatin National Forest and within 6 mi (10 km) of Aldridge Lake and Yellowstone Hot Springs. Cutler Lake and Yellowstone River are also within 9 miles (15 km).

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

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Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 122 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.8/10

Check-in

9.6/10

Communication

9.6/10

Location

9.6/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Judy G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Happy with our stayVery peaceful
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dawn M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The cabin was perfect. Just what we needed for a quiet get away and to unplugIt was just as described on the website Thanks again for a wonderful experience!!
The front of the cabin driving in
The driveway going in
The driveway up from the cabin. Absolutely beautiful!!
This was taken about 1/10 of a mile from the cabin
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Faaron P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The cabin was perfect for my wife and myself. Close to Yellowstone North entrance. It was very clean and well maintained. I would certainly recommend this cabin as place to stay if visiting Yellowstone and want to have the ability to unplug and relax.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Richard H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We had the most wonderful 5 nights at the Creekside Cabin. It was exactly what we were looking for-off the beaten path, secluded and in the mountains. It was perfect for getting in and out of Yellowstone on a daily basis. Close to Gardiner for shopping and eating out and the Yellowstone Hot Springs was on the way and a great place to relax. One of our all time favorite Vrbos
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mary M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great little hideaway. The only issue was how far back in the woods it was….not easy for going back into town but I just misjudged that when booking. Great if you just want to hike or stay put around the property.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Katie L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Amazing! We have to come back!!!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kristi K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Creekside was aptly named two creeks ran on either side of the cabin and it was very relaxing to hear them. The cabin was very secluded with lots of trees. Inside was cozy with a king size bed lots of antiques and a large sofa. It was everything we wanted and close to Yellowstone/Gardiner.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Carolina A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Cute cabin perfect for disconnecting ans off the grid and enjoy nature.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sarah T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Yellowstone vacation

This little cabin was perfect!! It will forever be a happy place for me
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The cabin was secluded and homey feeling. It was exactly as described. We loved sitting beside the creek to read and relax.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Janet H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy

CREEK SIDE CABIN

Our cabin was great...we should have allowed more time there. We did get lost trying to find the place...but that was half the fun.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrea B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cozy cabin beautiful creek steps from cabin!

We loved it here! The cabin was cozy, I even soaked in the bathtub one night! We also did horseback riding at the family’s ranch up the street. Kitchen has all we needed to make a few meals. No cell service was a nice way to unplug for a few days. We enjoyed the creek, it was so calming to fall asleep to and loved eating outside on the patio.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Megan R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy
Check-in was super easy. Host quick to respond to messages. Pulling up on this cabin everyone in the vehicle was skeptical. We were happy we drove the Jeep because the road is very bumpy and curvy. Once we were settled, all four of us slept so good. Windows open. Cool breeze. Creek water flowing by. The best sleep outside of my own bed I’ve ever had honestly. If you require room to spread out and a lot of bathroom/counter space, this is NOT the place for you. It is literally two rooms with a bathroom added on. For me and my family, it was great!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kristen B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful Creekside cabin

We had an amazing stay at this Creekside cabin! It’s cozy, very clean, well stocked and in a great location. She isn’t kidding when she says no cell coverage or wifi which made it even better for us!
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dawn P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Comfy cabin stay

We so enjoyed our stay at Creekside Cabin. Perfect for Yellowstone Park visit. Well appointed, comfortable king bed, great hot water in shower after long day. The host provided excellent directions and checked to make sure we were enjoying the property. Relaxing creeks made for peaceful setting. We loved “unplugging” for a few days.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Henry S., Enterprise, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Remote Getaway

One of the best vacations we have experienced. The location and log cabin was a much needed get-away. Recommend the horse back riding on the beautiful ranch.
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Erica F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful!

This was a great stay. The cabin was so cute, the creek is fresh and cold, and there were only a few spiders and critters... my dad stayed in the bed and me and my partner used the two mats on the floor and they were comfy!!
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Corie H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic

What an amazing, quiet, cozy little place. Away from all the hustle a bustle and perfect distance from the park.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Tina S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Creekside Cabin is a quaint quiet and beautiful respite away from it all!

My family loved it here! A short drive from Yellowstone made for easy access anytime of day! My daughter also loved taking her first horse ride at the ranch! Olivia and Rachael who guided our ride were just perfect - knowledgeable about the history of the ranch, the area and immensely immersed in horses! The cabin was comfy, cozy and going to sleep with the babbling brook outside couldn’t have made for a more serene stay. Hope to make it back someday!
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jeff W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

SECLUDED!!!

What a great place to unplug. Who needs the internet when you are spending the day in Yellowstone and your mornings and nights sitting by the creek listening to nature? It was an awesome 4 days.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Susan L., Greensburg PA

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great cabin, awesome experience

The cabin is exactly as pictured, very clean and cozy! It had everything you need including cooking equipment and a comfy bed! The location is great, secluded, but not too far from town. Very close to the north entrance of Yellowstone, where we saw so much wildlife! The rental process and check in was trouble free and very easy. The owners were friendly and helpful, reaching out to make sure we had everything we needed for our stay. We would definitely stay at Creekside cabin again and have recommended it to friends!
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Adam P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A Perfect Getaway

The Creekside Cabin was the perfect place to stay while visiting Yellowstone National Park. The location was amazing and offered the perfect place to unwind after a long day. The cabin was clean and cozy with plenty of room for two adults and two kids. It had everything we needed for our stay. Stacy was a gracious host and ensured we had everything we needed (including bear spray). The ranch was a beautiful place to hike and I can see us coming back in the future.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie T., Turlock, Unites States

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Beautiful Surrounding

My family and I loved the Creek Cabin it was surrounded by a running creek on both sides it was beautiful. It was a small place perfect for the 4 of us and a great unplug with no cell service or WIFI. Only negative thought the horse back riding, rafting and zip lining was included as fun activities but found out day before they all cost quite a bit of money.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023

2/10 Terrible

Robert M.

Liked: Check-in, communication, listing accuracy
Disliked: Location

Disenchanted

This period 1900, small cabin is remote and isolated, basically in a ravine with no mountain views, no wifi, satellite or cable TV for miles. Recommend that visitors do not drive a low sitting, compact vehicle due to the rough 4.5 mile dirt road you'll travel from the nearest town. Meets bare minimums, i.e., compact refrigerature. The creeks to and around the property are peaceful. The owners are responsive and pleasant. They offer several outdoor activities for a fee.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brett M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Welcome to the Great Outdoors!

If you are looking for a cozy rustic cabin in the woods with close proximity to Yellowstone this is the place! The cabin is equipped with all the essentials and comforts of home and the close proximity to Gardiner and Yellowstone make the location ideal! Be prepared to see wildlife on your way to and from the cabin as well. We saw bear, elk, pronghorn, mule deer, and fox. This was our 2nd stay at the Creekside Cabin on the Stermitz Ranch and it won't be our last! Brett & Windi Miller Monroe, NC 9/3/2019
Stayed 9 nights in Aug 2019

About the host

Hosted by Stacy Stermitz

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I feel extremely blessed to live in such an amazing place. My late husband and I were fortunate to raise our 4 sons, who are the 5th generation, here on the historic Stermitz Ranch. Rob worked full time as a Landscape Architect in Yellowstone. Stacy is a full time mom and manages the vacation rental properties and the horseback rides. We enjoyed working on renovation projects together, generally on the weekends as time allowed. The schoolhouse is our third complete renovation on the aging ranch buildings. The next project will be the original homestead house built in 1910. We have enjoyed the challenges that each building brings, and look forward to the day when all of the original structures have been restored and preserved!

Why they chose this property

After Rob and I both graduated from college and got married, we decided that this was the ideal place to raise our kids. We both shared a deep appreciation for the outdoors and the history of the area, and the proximity to Yellowstone Park makes it ideal. We just love the story of how his family came to be here. Rob's great grandfather, Joseph, was born in Slovenia, Austria in 1862 and worked in the coal mines from the age of 9. He later immigrated here from Slovenia with his wife and two children in 1892, following the promise of work in coal mines in Montana. When they arrived he found that no work was to be found. Joseph used his last $10 to buy a gun so that he could hunt in order to feed his family. While here, a fire broke out in the Cokedale mines. Joe helped put out the fires and was noticed by the mine boss who asked 'who is that good worker?' Someone explained that it was an immigrant who couldn't find work. The mine boss then said 'Put that man to work. Anyone who works that hard for no pay should get a job.' The family, along with the addition of three more children, moved to the ranch in Cinnabar Basin in 1900. They purchased the original homestead of Bob Dixon. Their house consisted of a dirt roofed dugout built by Dixon. Later, when the mine closed in 1910, the lumber was brought from the hospital building in Aldrige to construct a log and lumber house. Rob's grandfather was born here in 1910. He later attended this school. In 1935, Rob's grandfather married Gladys Elliott, who was one of the teachers at this schoolhouse. Their son, Jim, also attended school here and continued to live here on the ranch with his wife Lorayne.

What makes this property unique

The ranch is ideally located in the remote mountains of the Gallatin National Forest, while still being a close drive to the many wonders of Yellowstone National Park. We enjoy watching the abundant wildlife, hiking and skiing from our back door, and taking a horseback ride up the scenic mountain trails that the ranch has to offer. Being in the great outdoors is what this property is all about! Experience what life is like on a western ranch. We hope that you will enjoy it as much as we do.

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