Resort at Paws Up

Resort at Paws Up spans 37,000 acres in the Blackfoot River valley northeast of Missoula — the Montana landscape that Norman Maclean immortalized in A River Runs Through It. The resort's wood-fired Finnish sauna and outdoor cold plunge pools are the thermal centerpiece of a wellness program woven into the fabric of one of the largest privately owned wilderness ranches in the American West. Glamping tents, luxury cabins, and a full spa facility serve a guest population drawn by fly fishing, horseback riding, rafting, and the specific character of Montana's river culture. The wood sauna beside a cold Blackfoot River tributary is as close to the Finnish wilderness sauna ideal as any resort experience in the continental United States.