The Ranch at Rock Creek
The Ranch at Rock Creek is 6,600 acres of river, forest and valley in western Montana, an hour and a half south of Missoula, and the first guest ranch anywhere to hold a Forbes five-star rating.
The Ranch at Rock Creek is a resort destination wedding venue in Philipsburg, United States, hosting up to 125 guests (Aisle estimate), where a wedding for 80 guests costs about US$65,000 (our estimate), reached from Missoula Montana Airport (MSO), ~1 hour 30 minutes by car.
About The Ranch at Rock Creek
The Ranch at Rock Creek is 6,600 acres of river, forest and valley in western Montana, an hour and a half south of Missoula, and the first guest ranch anywhere to hold a Forbes five-star rating.
There are 29 places to sleep and no two categories are alike: suites in the Granite Lodge, rooms in a converted 1800s barn, standalone log homes, and canvas cabins on platforms by the creek.
Rates start around $1,800 a room a night plus a 20 percent ranch fee and are all-inclusive, which here means every meal, all drinks, and the fly fishing, riding, sporting clays and guiding that fill the days between the parties.
Weddings take a buyout of the whole ranch, minimum three nights, and five in peak summer.
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Capacity, rooms and facilities
Staying over
- Whole property to yourselves
- Yes
Money
- A wedding for 80 guests
- About US$65,000, rooms extraAisle estimate
- Price
- US$75,000 to US$120,000 for the whole property, per nightAisle estimate
Getting there
- Nearest airport
- MSO, 90 min by carAisle estimate
The spaces
- Setting
- Mountain, historic, elegantAisle estimate
Venue highlights
- 6,600 private acres on Rock Creek in western Montana
- The first guest ranch to hold a Forbes five-star rating
- 29 accommodations: lodge suites, a barn, log homes, canvas cabins
- All-inclusive rates cover meals, drinks, riding and fly fishing
A sample wedding weekend
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- 16:00Guests arrive from Missoula; drinks at the Silver Dollar Saloon
- 09:00Fly fishing on Rock Creek, riding out, or clays at the range
- 19:00Welcome barbecue at the Buckle Barn
- 16:30Ceremony in the meadow above the creek
- 18:00Drinks in the Granite Lodge courtyard
- 19:30Dinner, then dancing and bowling at the Silver Dollar Saloon
Costs and booking details
- Getting there
- MSO · about 1 h 30 by carAisle estimate
Guests fly into Missoula Montana Airport.
Questions about the venue
How many guests can The Ranch at Rock Creek host?+
Up to 125 for a wedding, with a buyout of all 29 accommodations. Not everyone sleeps on the ranch at that number, so larger guest lists usually put the overflow in Philipsburg or Georgetown Lake and shuttle them in.
Does a wedding here require a buyout?+
Yes. A wedding takes all of the ranch’s accommodation and services for a minimum of three nights, and five nights in peak summer between mid-May and Labor Day. Spring, autumn and winter buyouts are easier to get and cost less.
What is included in the rate?+
Rooms start around $1,800 a night plus a 20 percent ranch fee, and the rate is all-inclusive: every meal, all drinks, and the activity programme of fly fishing, riding, sporting clays, hiking and guiding. Wedding costs sit on top of that.
Which airport do guests fly into?+
Missoula Montana Airport is about 90 minutes north and has the best connections. Bozeman Yellowstone is roughly three and a half hours, and Butte is closer at about an hour and a quarter with fewer flights.
What do guests do during the weekend?+
The ranch runs its own programme, so nothing needs booking from outside: fly fishing on four miles of private Rock Creek, riding out into the hills, sporting clays, archery, and in winter skiing on the ranch’s own hill.
When is the best time for a Montana ranch wedding?+
June to September for long evenings and warm days, with wildflowers in June and dry heat in August. September brings gold in the larch and cooler nights. Winter is snowbound and quiet, and the buyout is cheapest then.
Could this be your venue?
Ask about pricing and availability for the month you have in mind. You do not need a fixed date.
Still deciding? Elena is Aisle’s AI wedding planner. Give her a month and a guest count and she will forecast the budget, work out how your guests would travel, and put a first plan on paper. No account needed.
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Sources and booking notes
Confirm your dates, guest numbers, room arrangements and inclusions with the venue before booking. An enquiry does not reserve a date. Figures labelled Aisle estimate are modelled from regional rates and public sources; they are not venue quotes.
Sources for individual venue facts
Whole property to yourselves: Yes
“We offer custom, fully inclusive weddings for up to 125 guests with a property buyout.”
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