Pray ยท Paradise Valley
Chico Hot Springs Resort
Percie and Bill Knowles's 1900 hotel at 112-degree springs in Paradise Valley; book the Historic Main Lodge, not the Warren Wing or Lower Lodge.
- Built
- 1900Main hotel (the Main Lodge) dates to 1900. Lower Lodge, Fisherman's Lodge, chalets, cabins and Conestoga wagons are later.
- Style
- Victorian
- Type
- Resort
- Area
- Paradise Valley
- Credentials
- Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
The story
Native peoples used the 112-degree springs long before miners stopped to bathe here. Percie and Bill Knowles inherited the property in 1894, ran a boardinghouse for miners and built the hotel in 1900, drawing guests such as Teddy Roosevelt and Charlie Russell. After Bill died in 1910, Percie and her son Radbourne made it a respected medical facility. Mike and Eve Art began restoring the resort in 1976.
The ghost story
Yellowstone Country's tourism office reports that Percie Knowles, wife of the original owner, is said to grace the historic hotel, with guards reporting a rocking chair, perfume and a woman by the lobby piano.
Source: visityellowstonecountry.com
Good to know
- Breakfast: available
- Pets welcome
- Address: 163 Chico Road, Pray, MT 59065
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Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.