Family Vacation in Montana Montana Family Vacation Lodge - Elk Lake Resort

"The" Montana Family Vacation or Couple's Retreat Location!

Discover the secret to increased family unity and renewed communication. Enjoy a family adventure vacation or couple's retreat and experience 'remote' Montana while enjoying great food, comfortable accommodations, and pure nature!

Elk Lake Resort - A Western Montana Lodge How do you choose the best Montana family adventure vacation or couple's retreat destination? Consider your goals.

  •   Are seeking to be part of the 'crowd' or do you want privacy - something remote?
  •   Do you enjoy planned excursions or the freedom to seek your own adventures?
  •   Do you long for renewed family interaction this vacation?
  •   Do you want to really relax?
  •   Are you weary in body and soul ?
  •   Has you been bombarded by the sights, sounds, and pressures of life?

Studies show outdoor family adventure vacations provide more benefits than you might imagine. Elk Lake Resort's uniquely remote setting offers the perfect location. Take advantage of our all-inclusive package or custom design your vacation - summer or winter. Don't wait! Reserve your adventure vacation today!

Adventure Vacation ResortYou will find our mountain seclusion refreshing as you relax in our laid-back environment. You will have space to move, mountains to explore, and serenity to absorb in the grandeur, beauty, and peace surrounding our Montana family vacation and couple's retreat destination.

Elk Lake Resort offers a year round family adventure vacation and couple's retreat destination in the wild and pristine Centennial Valley. Located just far enough off-the-beaten path and surrounded by Montana's wild and pristine mountains, you will enjoy privacy, solitude, and the soothing balm of pure nature. A peak at our photo gallery will show you what you've been missing.

This summer paddle around a secluded Montana mountain lake. Spend family time enjoying nature together. Wrestle a wily fish. Hike through the quiet countryside. Spend an awe-inspring day in an auto, touring little known backcountry or visiting Yellowstone National Park. Horseback ride. Photograph or just drink in Montana's incredible scenery and abundant birds and wildlife. That's just the start! Winter vacation activities include ice fishing, snowmobiling, backcountry cross country sking, wildlife and scenic photography, and snowshoeing.

The Collins family, your hosts, specialize in one-on-one interaction. They are personally involved in every aspect of your stay - making sure you enjoy the best family vacation or couple's retreat Montana has to offer.

Vacation at our Montana Family LodgeSince the early 30's, our Montana lodge has offered something unique: genuine family hospitality, comfortable accommodations, and diverse adventures from nature's storehouse. You will enjoy quality amenities, delectable food, and unparalleled access to remote mountains, streams, lakes, and wildlife.

Let this family adventure vacation or couple's retreat strengthen and revitalize your relationships in pure Montana nature - 'a mile from heaven.' Be it summer, fall, or winter, you will find value for your dollar, friends gathering with friends, generous hospitality, and endless recreational possibilities. Join the many who have experienced the ultimate Montana family adventure vacation at Elk Lake Resort.

Elk Lake Resort operates under a special use permit through the U.S.F.S. in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. We are proud members of the West Yellowstone Montana Chamber of Commerce and the Island Park Idaho Chamber of Commerce

 

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5200 Elk Lake Road, Lima, MT 59739
Just 1 Hour From West Yellowstone, Montana
phone: (406) 276-3282 - ♥ - fax: (406) 276-3399
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"Lerrina & Craig, Thanks SO SO MUCH!! Excellent Food - WOW! Sure gonna miss the serenity of God's country. It's been awesome!! Until next time. . ."
The Frenchs

 

"We enjoyed every aspect of our stay with you - food, personnel, service. A++ We will be back!"
The Hales

 

"We shall return! And spread the word of this wonderful place to our friends."
The Rineharts

 

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The Latest News:
Last updated 10/05/2008

♦ The clock is ticking and winter use in YNP still hangs in the balance. One has to wonder how a Judge can throw "out the rules and [tell] the park to come up with something environmentally acceptable." It makes me wonder if our judge have too mcuh power - I still can't figure out how they can play God - especially when their decisions affect everyone but themselves. For more, take a look at this LA Times article.

♦ Does the media wield more power than the sword? One would have to think so. After all, if you can get a major media source to support your theory, you've suddenly made your hypothesis a fact. Although I won't argue the value of fire - it certainly has real value - I sometimes wonder must say, "Me thinks thou dost protest too much". Especially when we are talking a hot, intense, large scale wildfire. But then, the press agrees, so it must be right. Right? For details read this Billings Gazette article.

♦ Point made - now our 'experts' are the cyclists who made the ride. Experts on bike safety? No. Experts on road conditions? No. Experts on wildlife management? Ummm, yes?! Or so the American Wildlands wants us to believe. At least it is a way to get the press to join their voice to what may or may not be a good thing. For more information, check out the Bozeman Chronicle.

♦ A couple years ago we had the pleasure of hosting a Nature Conservancy symposium on aspen health. The topic: Why are our aspen stands dying out? Their 'partial' conclusion - 1 - without logging or fires the evergreens are choking them out and 2 - the elk are nibbling off the young trees greatly slowing the new growth. Now a hundred scientist from the Western US and Canada have tackled the same question. Interestingly enough, they seem to concur on at least one point - the evergreens, left undisturbed, are choking out the aspens. Their answer - fire (since using our resources is now politically incorrect). So, is this another example of the benefits of good-ole' resource management. For the 'scoop', check out this Island Park News.

♦ For a look at previous 'News' check out our News Clips page

♦ Trivia Question: What are the only two mountain ranges that are interely within YNP's boundaries?
Trivia Answer: The Washburn Range (north-central) and The Red Mountains (south-central).