This 30-acre private property sits in a combination of a wooded and meadow setting with the Stillwater River 100 yards from the back door. The property is set up for the active, outdoor, lifestyle dream, or quiet relaxing. Birdsong, the distant train, and the river offer tranquility and relaxation. The house itself is a 3400 square foot converted barn with a game room including a pool table, fooz ball, and a flat-screen tv for movies. We have lots of family games, Uno, Scrabble, Yahtzee, Dominoes, and Legos, as well as lots of books for kids and adults.
The house is all tile on the main floor with radiant heat and a wood stove. The upstairs is carpeted with three bedrooms, a California King, and two queen beds. There is a full bathroom both upstairs and downstairs with double sinks, both have a tub and shower. There is an additional queen bed on the ground floor. This is rural Montana at its best, not usually a place with fast WiFi speed for working remotely, however, we have just received our StarLink internet service and have extremely fast internet, up to 100MBPS. Although, this is a great place to go offline while enjoying nature. Elk, deer, and the occasional mountain lion can be seen from the house. We do not allow hunting, or smoking on the property.
If floating, fishing, and swimming are your preference you can stroll down to the river from the house to the Stillwater River on the back of the property. There is a great 2 - 3 hour (depending on water levels) float to an easy takeout spot down the road. There are no rapids on this portion of the Stillwater River, it moves at a nice floating pace, ideal for children and fishing. Stop for a picnic on one of the many sandbars or try your luck on the mud sliding bank (you won't miss this, it is a popular feature).
For motorcyclists, there is access to State lands and Forest Service roads for miles of riding right off the property.
If mountain biking is more your speed, you can head over the highway and ride onto the Lupfer Loop section of the Whitefish Trail system. There are also three rock climbing areas nearby. Spend the day at Glacier Park and the evening at the Whitefish Farmers Market (Tuesday nights on Central Avenue) and then home to relax in the quiet surroundings of the property.
The property sits 13 miles North of downtown Whitefish. The Stillwater Lake and Bar are 3 miles further north from the property for fishing and jet skiing.
Unfortunately, if you use Verizon they recently lost a tower agreement and do not have service anymore at our property. You should be able to do WiFi calling depending on your phone, however if you are very far away from the WIFI and have Verizon you may not have a usable connection. The house does not have a landline.
We have a 7-night minimum stay required, 5 nights will be considered based on currently reserved dates. We require Saturday to Saturday booking because our cleaning crew is not available on other days, depending on where the holidays fall we may consider other check-in and out days.