Montana Rental Homes

About this home

This home is the quintessential Montana log cabin. Perched on a plateau above the Madison River, it has commanding views of the entire valley. The imposing Sphinx Mountain looms in the distance and the gentle flowing Madison River is in your foreground below. This home is perfectly situated for an amazing Montana experience of a lifetime! It's just 15 miles south of the quaint cowboy town of Ennis where you can find a large full-service grocery store, gift shops, galleries, bars, restaurants, fishing guide services and fly shops. There's even a community hospital in Ennis, so you know you aren't too far from all the amenities you may need! This area is a fisherman's paradise. The "Varney Bridge" fishing access/boat launch site on the world-famous Madison River is just two minutes from the house, with a large parking area. The Madison River offers exceptional fishing in a beautiful setting, and is one of the premiere trout fishing rivers in Montana. Cast for world-class rainbow and brown trout with nymphs, streamers and grasshoppers. Other great fishing (also swimming/kayaking) locations include: Ennis Lake, Cliff and Wade Lakes, Earthquake Lake, Hebgen Lake, and Yellowstone Lake (for huge lake trout you can keep). There are also several unique and amazing day trips possible from this home, in all directions (only a quick mention here--see more info below and in the photo captions): You can experience Yellowstone National Park (1hr 10min), Lewis and Clark Caverns, Norris Hot Springs, Virginia City/Nevada City, Missouri Headwaters State Park, and Bozeman, for the Museum of the Rockies and Bozeman Hot Springs. (Bozeman International Airport is just a bit over an hour away, and is the closest airport to fly into.) This home is also an outstanding basecamp location for hunters. You can access hundreds of thousands of acres of public land in the Tobacco Roots, Gravelley Range and Madison Range mountains and come back to this comfortable cabin to recover and sh