“most beautiful road in America”. The Northeast entrance to Yellowstone Park is a 68 mile drive over the Beartooth Highway. Beautiful Rock Creek flows through Red Lodge. Just a one-hour drive from Billings Logan International Airport, Gallagher’s Irish Rose is the perfect location for exploring Yellowstone Country.

Artist Leah Gallagher’s original art work, plus the work of other artists, adorns our elegant, lovingly restored stately home (circa 1910). The décor includes handmade rugs and crafts collected by the hosts in their travels. Each room has been individually decorated to create a special place in your home away from home. Let this be your place to relax from your travels and fun in Montana’s Big Sky Country.

Summertime activities in and around Red Lodge include hiking, horseback riding, fishing, animal viewing, swimming, boating, golfing, tennis and numerous others.

Summer is the time to relax on the front porch, enjoy the mountain air, and watch the day’s activities on Broadway. Afternoon refreshments are served starting at 4:00 p.m.

Wintertime activities in and around Red Lodge include skiing (both downhill and cross country), snowboarding, snowmobiling and the Red Lodge Winter Festival, the National Ski-Joring Finals and the annual Christmas Stroll.

Winter is the time to relax by the living room fireplace or in our library.  Both the living room and library boast chess tables and a collection of board games. Guest are encouraged to relax with a book from our library. Subjects include an eclectic assortment of books reflecting the owners’ interest in fine art, crafts, quilting, gardening, flying, history, travel, biography and popular fiction. Complimentary gourmet coffee, tea and soft drinks are available to our guest.

Partake of a hearty mountain breakfast or lighter fare. You may choose between a delicious, home made, hearty breakfast (changing daily) or lighter breakfast of fresh fruit and home made muffins, breads or scones.

Autumn is the time to enjoy golden aspen trees on the slopes along with other fall colors. Enjoy the leisurely pace of autumn in Red Lodge and unwind in one of Irish Rose’s spa tubs or in front of a cozy gas fire place. Leave your vehicle parked while you visit galleries, fine restaurants, the theatre, shops, a bookstore, casinos, bowling alley, Carnegie Library, The Candy Emporium and numerous other attractions, all within a short walk of the Irish Rose. Red Lodge Mountain Ski Resort, with its runs visible from our place, is just a six mile drive up Red Lodge Mountain. A scenic 18 hole golf course with views of the Beartooth Mountains is located just two miles north of the Irish Rose.