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Six private cabins near Yellowstone's west entrance · Independently owned, locally managed
Riverfront Wildlife Lodge — aerial view with Henry's Fork in the backyard Riverfront Wildlife Lodge — great room with full-wall windows Riverfront Wildlife Lodge — stone entry Riverfront Wildlife Lodge — great room fireplace Riverfront Wildlife Lodge — 12-person hot tub on the deck
Why this cabin

One property doing the work of a small resort.

Located at 4181 Big Springs Avenue in Island Park, Idaho.

Big Springs · Island Park · 30 min to Yellowstone

Riverfront Wildlife Lodge

Sleeps 197 bedrooms7 bathsHenry's Fork backyard
★★★★★ Locally managed · Independently owned
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Locally managed — independently owned.

About this property

One property doing the work of a small resort.

Located at 4181 Big Springs Avenue in Island Park, Idaho. The back of the property connects directly to Henry's Fork of the Snake River. Yellowstone's west entrance is thirty minutes away. The lodge sleeps nineteen across seven bedrooms and seven bathrooms, plus a five-bed loft.

Highlights

Why this one delivers

Forty-plus animals you can walk up to.

Kids see animals through a fence in Yellowstone. At the lodge they see them from the back porch and can stand next to them. There is no other vacation rental like it anywhere in the area.

Five named themed suites plus a master.

Hunting Bedroom, Aspen, Bear Cave, Wild West (covered-wagon bed), Fishing. Each with en-suite bath. Plus a master suite and a five-bed loft. Each room has its own decorative theme and en-suite bath.

Twelve-person hot tub. Dedicated arcade room.

Hot tub big enough for the whole group, not just two or three. Plus a second-floor Arcade/Gaming Room with arcade games and a Nintendo Switch — included with every booking.

The Gallery

Walk the property.

Riverfront Wildlife Lodge from the air — cabin set in Big Springs pine forest, Island Park, IdahoAerial above the property — 8,000 square feet tucked into the Big Springs pines.
Riverfront Wildlife Lodge — stone entry with carved bear sculptures and rocking chairsStone entry, hand-carved bears, two rockers waiting on the porch.
Riverfront Wildlife Lodge — great room with cathedral wall-of-windows facing Big Springs forestThe great room. Two stories of glass on the back wall.
Riverfront Wildlife Lodge — great room viewed from the upper loft, taxidermy collection on far wallSame room from the loft above — wildlife collection lines the back wall.
Riverfront Wildlife Lodge — great room with leather sectional and floor-to-ceiling forest viewsLeather sectional sized for a crowd. Bison and bull elk over the fireplace.
Riverfront Wildlife Lodge — great room stone fireplace with log columns opening to the kitchenStone fireplace and log columns — open to the kitchen behind.
Riverfront Wildlife Lodge — great room fireplace detail with reclaimed wood and stacked stoneRiver-rock fireplace with reclaimed wood mantel.
Riverfront Wildlife Lodge — chef's kitchen with three islands and double ovensChef's kitchen. Three islands, two ovens, dishwasher you can hide a turkey in.
Riverfront Wildlife Lodge — long live-edge walnut dining table with deck doors and forest viewLive-edge walnut dining for fourteen. Doors to the back deck.
Riverfront Wildlife Lodge — kitchen looking toward the timber staircase to the loftLooking from the kitchen toward the timber stairs to the loft.
Riverfront Wildlife Lodge — built-in kitchen banquette with stone slab islandBuilt-in banquette around the breakfast island.
Riverfront Wildlife Lodge — primary suite with reclaimed wood walls and forest viewsPrimary suite. King bed, sitting area, en-suite bath.
Riverfront Wildlife Lodge — king bedroom with longhorns mounted above the headboardLonghorn king bedroom. Sleeps two adults comfortably.
Riverfront Wildlife Lodge — king bedroom with reclaimed-board wainscoting and skull mountReclaimed-board king bedroom with en-suite bath.
Riverfront Wildlife Lodge — bedroom with real aspen-tree posts framing the bedThe aspen-tree room. Real birch trunks for bedposts.
Riverfront Wildlife Lodge — hunting-themed bedroom with rustic wood walls and trophy detailsHunting-lodge bedroom. Dark woods, mounted antlers.
Riverfront Wildlife Lodge — queen bedroom with mule-deer mount and pine ceilingsQueen bedroom with deer mount and tongue-and-groove pine.
Riverfront Wildlife Lodge — queen bedroom with whitetail buck mount and tartan blanketWhitetail-mount queen. En-suite through the door.
Riverfront Wildlife Lodge — bear-cave themed kids bedroom with sculpted rock walls and climbing bearThe bear cave. Sculpted rock walls, climbing bear, two cave-alcove beds — the kids will not sleep.
Riverfront Wildlife Lodge — bear-cave bedroom alcove beds tucked into the rock wallsBoth bed alcoves carved into the rock.
Riverfront Wildlife Lodge — kids bedroom with boat-shaped bed and hand-painted lake muralBoat bed. Real outboard motor. Hand-painted Henry's Fork mural on the wall.
Riverfront Wildlife Lodge — boat-bed kids room with en-suite vanity through the doorSame room — vanity and en-suite through the door.
Riverfront Wildlife Lodge — kids bedroom with covered-wagon bed and antique wagon wheelsCovered wagon bed. Real wagon wheels. There's nothing else like it.
Riverfront Wildlife Lodge — open bunk loft with five metal-frame twin bedsThe bunk loft. Five twin beds, all on one balcony.
Riverfront Wildlife Lodge — bunk loft looking down to the railing and great room windowLoft railing over the great room. Forest view down.
Riverfront Wildlife Lodge — bunk loft alternate angle showing additional beds and seatingOther end of the loft — more beds and a reading chair.
Riverfront Wildlife Lodge — primary bathroom with marble walk-in showerWalk-in marble shower in the primary bath.
Riverfront Wildlife Lodge — secondary bathroom with granite vanity and walk-in showerSecondary bathroom — granite vanity, separate shower.
Riverfront Wildlife Lodge — twelve-person hot tub on the back deck facing the forestTwelve-person hot tub on the back deck. Big Springs trees right behind it.
Riverfront Wildlife Lodge — hot tub in snow with surrounding lodgepole pinesSame hot tub, January. Steam off the water at 5°F.
Riverfront Wildlife Lodge — hot tub close detail with the cabin in the backgroundCloser angle — the cabin's wraparound deck wraps right around it.
Riverfront Wildlife Lodge — hot tub looking out into the snowy pine forest from the deckLooking out into the trees from the deck rail.
Riverfront Wildlife Lodge — hot tub from above with snow-covered Big Springs forest beyondView from the loft window — hot tub steaming below the deck.
The Cabin Location

4181 Big Springs Avenue, Island Park, Idaho.

Drive times from this property:

  • 30 minYellowstone West Entrance
  • 5 minTube rental on Henry's Fork
  • 15 minHarriman State Park
  • 25 minMesa Falls Scenic Byway
  • 35 minHenry's Lake
  • 90 minIdaho Falls Airport (IDA)
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FAQ

Questions, answered.

Direct line: (208) 821-4034 · [email protected]

  • How does the wildlife experience work?
    Two layers. Indoors, professionally curated wildlife displays carry the theme through the great room and up the stairs. On the grounds, more than 40 live animals; guests can see them up close and touch them. There is no other vacation rental like it.
  • What are the themed bedrooms?
    Five named themed suites — Hunting, Aspen, Bear Cave, Wild West (covered-wagon bed), and Fishing — each with en-suite bath. Plus a Master Bedroom on the main floor and a loft with 5 single beds. Total: 7 bedrooms, 7 baths, sleeps 19.
  • How far is it from Yellowstone?
    Thirty minutes by car from the west entrance at West Yellowstone, Montana, via paved highway.
  • Can you fly fish from the property?
    Yes. The back of the property connects directly to Henry's Fork of the Snake River — one of the most well-known dry-fly destinations in the United States.
  • What is the hot tub setup?
    12-person hot tub. Big enough for the whole group, not just a couple of people taking turns.
  • What's in the arcade room?
    A dedicated Arcade/Gaming Room on the second floor with arcade games and a Nintendo Switch with multiple controllers. Included with every booking.
  • Check-in / check-out?
    Check-in is 4:00 PM. Check-out is 10:00 AM.
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