The Lodge at Bronze Buffalo Ranch, Victor, Idaho

Plate 1 The Lodge at Bronze Buffalo Ranch, Victor, Idaho43°34′23″ N 111°06′34″ W

220 escapes · 50 states · 50 dark-sky stays

Find where the road ends.

Cabins, lodges and inns past the last stoplight, picked one by one for hot tubs, saunas, trails and skies dark enough for the Milky Way. Most are rated 4.5 stars or higher.

What is Analog Escapes?

Where cell service fades, the evenings get long in the best way.

A place to find stays that help you step away from the busyness and worries of everyday life. Put the phone down for a few days and reconnect with the people you're with, with nature and with yourself.

  1. 01With each other

    Hot tubs, fire pits and board games. Room to talk, play and just be together.

  2. 02With nature

    Trails, lakes and dark skies right outside the door.

  3. 03With yourself

    Saunas, cold plunges and quiet mornings with nowhere to be.

  4. 04Carefully chosen

    Every stay meets our standards for getting away. Most are rated 4.5 stars or higher by guests.

What is an analog escape?

0150 stays under Milky Way skies

The darkest skies

Where the nights get darker and quieter. Ranked by our Dark Sky Index: the less light the nearest towns throw at the sky, the higher a place goes.

Cimarron, Colorado · ★ 4.55

Arrowhead Mountain Lodge

The Milky Way stands out here. Let your eyes adjust for twenty minutes.

Drive
4 h 25 min from Colorado Springs
Night sky
Truly dark sky
Far from
160 mi to Denver
  • Hiking trails
  • Horseback riding
  • Fishing
  • Board games

02174 stays on the water

Lakeside

Coffee on the dock. A paddle before breakfast, while the lake is still glass. Somebody always jumps in first.

Ouray, Colorado · ★ 4.80

Hot Springs Inn

Hot springs nearby. Pack a towel and an extra day.

Drive
5 h 15 min from Colorado Springs
Night sky
Dark sky
Far from
186 mi to Denver
  • Hot springs
  • Hot tub
  • Hiking trails
  • Horseback riding

0327 saunas · 88 hot tubs

Hot tubs & saunas

Cedar heat, a cold plunge after, steam lifting into a cold night. The oldest way there is to switch off.

Pray, Montana · ★ 4.85

Sage Lodge

Sauna at dusk, then straight into the water.

Drive
2 h 10 min from Billings
Night sky
Dark sky
Far from
295 mi to Boise
  • Sauna
  • Hot tub
  • Hiking trails
  • Horseback riding

04146 stays 100+ miles from a big city

Far from anywhere

Find where the road ends. Measured in miles from the nearest big city, because the long drive is part of the cure.

Riverdale, North Dakota · ★ 4.70

Riverdale Inn

424 miles from the nearest big city, as the crow flies.

Drive
1 h 5 min from Bismarck
Night sky
Some light pollution
Far from
424 mi to Minneapolis
  • Near wilderness
  • Fishing

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