Paradise Valley
Appropriately named, Paradise Valley is a grand tapestry of prairie land spreading from the Yellowstone gateway community of Gardiner at the south end to historic Livingston on the north, with panoramas of the snowcapped Absaroka and Gallatin mountains.
The Yukon-To-Yellowstone migration corridor, one of the last fully intact mountain ecosystems on the planet, runs right through the land in Paradise Valley. Elk, moose, bison, wolf, deer, cougar and many other species of mammals, birds and plants thrive on the Paradise Valley land as they did in the days before Columbus.
In Paradise Valley, you will find, quite honestly, the best trout fishing in Montana. The Yellowstone River flows through the valley, along with nearby spring creeks. In winter, the most renowned ski mountains are just a drive away from your Montana vacation home, and for year-round indulgence, there are several natural hot springs throughout the area.