Roche Jaune

This small rustic cabin is an ideal hideaway for the solo adventurer, or makes an intimate escape for two. A place to 'get away from it all' it has no TV or other intrusions from the everyday hustle-bustle world. The cabin contains a full kitchen, completely stocked with cooking and dinnerware. Half of the cabin is the bedroom/sitting area, with a queen-size bed and a 'half bath' with toilet and shower, complete with linens. A woodstove adds charm and warmth on chilly nights. The full-length porch allows the guest to relax with a good book or just watch the river go by. Guests can quietly enjoy the expansive views of the Gallatin Mountains looking west and south up the valley. Perhaps you will catch a glimpse of white-tailed deer, bald eagles, or great blue herons that frequent the rookery in the cottonwoods directly across the river. A variety of waterfowl are also numerous in the area.

The surrounding area offers year-round recreation. This stretch of the Yellowstone River was designated a World Class Blue Ribbon Trout Stream, so the cabin is an ideal base for the fly-fishing enthusiast. Fishing can be enjoyed from the riverbank directly in front of the cabin. Boat rentals and guide services are available in nearby Gardiner or Livingston. Other well-known fishing streams are within an easy drive.

For the hardy soul, ice fishing is a popular winter pastime on nearby Daley Lake. Whitewater adventures through Yankee Jim Canyon and horseback trips are also available locally. Just fifteen minutes north on East River Road is the world famous Chico Hot Springs. Visitors can enjoy their first-class restaurant, catch a little genuine western night-life at the historic Saloon, or luxuriate in the hot spring-fed pools.

And of course, the cabin is only 30 minutes from Yellowstone National Park, with its world famous geysers, thermal features and abundant wildlife. Hiking and backpacking opportunities abound. You will be entering Yellowstone at the North Entrance, where visitors most likely will see elk, bison, deer, and coyotes, and possibly the more illusive bighorn sheep, bear and wolves. In winter, snowmobiling is currently allowed south of the Mammoth developed area towards the Madison Junction, but machines are off-limits within the park in the Tower area directly to the east. Sighting wolves can be an added treat while cross-country skiing through the peace and tranquility of the Lamar Valley and surrounding hills.

Directions: The Roche Jaune Retreat is a rustic, one-room log cabin on the Yellowstone River in Paradise Valley, Montana. Located almost two miles north of the junction of US Highway 89 and East River Road (Route 540), the cabin is 22 miles north of Yellowstone National Park and about 32 miles south of Livingston, Montana. Situated on the relatively quiet East River Road, the cabin sits on five acres just a stone's throw from the Yellowstone River.

Roche Jaune
1807 West Dickerson, Suite A, Bozeman, MT 59715

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