Cooke City, MT

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Hiking to twin lakes through a field of wildflowers with our dog.
Hiking to twin lakes through a field of wildflowers with our dog.
Hwy between Cooke City Mt and Red Lodge Mt summer - early morning
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Cooke City, MT (my home) from a nearby mountain. #montana #hiking #mountains
This is at the Northeast entrance into Yellowstone National Park.  I don't think this must be used anymore but they don't want you to park there.
Alpine Motel

Alpine Motel

2.5 out of 5
105 Main St Cooke City MT
The price is NT$3,908 per night from Mar 6 to Mar 7
NT$3,908
NT$4,376 total
Mar 6 - Mar 7
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this motel in Cooke City. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and daily housekeeping. Our guests praise the helpful staff and the clean rooms in our reviews. ...
8.6/10 Excellent! (1,000 reviews)
Clean room and Chad at the front desk was kind and helpful

Reviewed on 2026/2/18

Alpine Motel
Soda Butte Lodge

Soda Butte Lodge

2.5 out of 5
210 Main Street Cooke City MT
The price is NT$3,129 per night from Feb 28 to Mar 1
NT$3,129
NT$3,504 total
Feb 28 - Mar 1
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this hotel in Cooke City. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and breakfast (surcharge). Our guests praise the helpful staff and the clean rooms in our reviews. ...
6.2/10 (730 reviews)
In Cooke for a 4 day sled trip. For our purpose everything was just fine. Food was pretty good. Staff was helpful enough. Had this been a vacation I would say the place is extremely dated, the rooms are small, the restaurant is only open in 2-3 hour increments, there is no vending or continental ...

Reviewed on 2026/2/14

Soda Butte Lodge
Silver Gate Lodging

Silver Gate Lodging

3 out of 5
109 US Hwy 212 W Silver Gate MT
Book a stay at this family-friendly cabin in Silver Gate. Enjoy free parking, daily housekeeping, and a picnic area. Popular attractions Yellowstone Northeast ...
8.6/10 Excellent! (217 reviews)
The cabin was so like being at home. I did notiss my home at all while here. I did not want to leave.

Reviewed on 2025/9/26

Silver Gate Lodging
Lowest nightly price found within the past 24 hours based on a 1 night stay for 2 adults. Prices and availability subject to change. Additional terms may apply.
Silver Gate Lodging

Silver Gate Lodging

3 out of 5
109 US Hwy 212 W Silver Gate MT
Book a stay at this family-friendly cabin in Silver Gate. Enjoy free parking, daily housekeeping, and a picnic area. Popular attractions Yellowstone Northeast ...
8.6/10 Excellent! (217 reviews)
The cabin was so like being at home. I did notiss my home at all while here. I did not want to leave.

Reviewed on 2025/9/26

Silver Gate Lodging
Lowest nightly price found within the past 24 hours based on a 1 night stay for 2 adults. Prices and availability subject to change. Additional terms may apply.

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Reviews of Cooke City

3.9
Guest rating
5 - Excellent
18
5 - Excellent 40%
4 - Good
12
4 - Good 27%
3 - Okay
10
3 - Okay 22%
2 - Disappointing
4
2 - Disappointing 9%
1 - Terrible
1
1 - Terrible 2%

3/5 - Okay

Verified traveler

If you want to get to Lamar Valley early in the morning it's where you need to be. In winter just realize it's the snowmobile launching point for that trail riding. So lots of snowmobiles revving in the morning and evening.

3/5 - Okay

Verified traveler

We are wolf lovers and believe their presence is natural and key to restore balance. Cooke City has many wolf ‘haters’ in their community. They kill the wolves illegally, as well as legally. One can find a wolf status list online of businesses.

3/5 - Okay

Verified traveler

Really small.

2/5 - Disappointing

Verified traveler

small town with limited store and terrible cell signal and wifi speed.

4/5 - Good

Verified traveler

Very scenic western town - very small, but people all seemed very nice and happy.

3/5 - Okay

Verified traveler

Not many restaurants

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