Six cabins and two new tiny homes on East River Road, Pray, Montana.
The Tiny Homes
Brand new, finished to a higher standard than anything else on the property, and the only two stays here with a real kitchen and a private deck.
The kitchen has everything but a full oven: induction cooktop, toaster oven, microwave, and the pots, pans and dishes to use them. Everything the cabins carry comes with it too — the coffee and tea, the wine glasses, Starlink and air conditioning.
Each one has its own deck — yours alone, not shared with the row. That, the finishes and the kitchen are what separate a tiny home from a cabin: the cabins are the characterful, dog-friendly, take-whichever-is-open option, and these are the ones to book when you want the stay itself to be the point.
The units
The Royal Wulff
Two queens, one on the main floor and one in the loft, so it sleeps four. The deck faces north, out of the south wind, with a view across the whole valley to the Gallatins and the Crazy Mountains.
See the Royal Wulff
The Green Drake
A queen in the upstairs loft, with a fold-out below if you need it. The deck faces south toward Emigrant Peak, and it's the only one of our eight with its own washer and dryer.
See the Green DrakeThe only two we keep open all winter.
The cabins close for the season in October. The tiny homes don't — they are heated, insulated and built for it, which makes them the only lodging we offer between November and April.
That matters more than it sounds. Gardiner's north entrance, 37 miles south of us, is the only Yellowstone gate open to cars all year. Everything else shuts to vehicles once the snow comes. So a winter trip into the park runs through this valley by default — and most of the valley is closed or thinned right out by then.
Winter in Paradise Valley is harsh. It's cold, and the wind comes down the valley hard, so bring real winter layers. That's also what makes the tiny homes so cozy once you're inside with the door shut. On a cold, clear morning, a warm soak at Chico Hot Springs is just up the road.
Gardiner to Mammoth is ploughed and open to ordinary cars through the winter. No snow coach required to get in.
The road east to Cooke City stays open too — the wolf-watching valley, at the season when the animals are easiest to see against snow.
Open-air mineral pools minutes up the road. Better in February than in July, and most people have not worked that out.
We keep the property plowed all winter, so getting to your door shouldn't be a problem. The wind can drift snow across the roads in the valley, so check conditions before you drive and give yourself a little extra time.
What's inside
Need more room? Bringing a dog?
Six cabins sit on the same road, each sleeping four on a queen and two bunk beds. They run a kitchenette rather than a full kitchen — but they take dogs, and the tiny homes do not.