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DeutschColumbia Falls is a town in northwest Montana. About 5,300 people lived there in 2020. The town is only 10 miles from Kalispell and 17 miles from Glacier National Park making it incredibly popular for tourism. This article also includes the nearby community of Hungry Horse.
Understand
[edit | edit source]Get in
[edit | edit source]U.S. Route 2 (US-2) runs through the center of Columbia Falls. It is about 10 miles east of US-93.
The nearest airport is Glacier Park International Airport (FCA IATA), 8 miles to the south.
Get around
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See
[edit | edit source]- 1 Hungry Horse Reservoir and Dam, 1935 Third Ave. E (10 miles southeast on US-2), ☏ +1 406 758-5204, pninfo@usbr.gov. Tour Montana's highest dam. There's also boating and fishing in Flathead National Forest. Free.
- 2 International Larix Arboretum.
Do
[edit | edit source]- 1 Amazing Fun Center (west side of US-2 at Coram), ☏ +1 406 387-5902. Memorial - Labor Day, open 9:30AM daily. maze, mini-golf, go-carts, bumper boats.
- 2 Big Sky Waterpark, 7211 Highway 2 East, ☏ +1 406 892-5026, bigsky@centurytel.net. June-Aug. waterslide, mini-golf, rockwall.
Buy
[edit | edit source]Summer brings the most people so some businesses will be closed, or have reduced hours, during winter months.
Eat and drink
[edit | edit source]- Laurie's Deli, 330 9th Street West, ☏ +1 406 892-2711.
- Nite Owl & Back Room Cafe, 522 9th St W, ☏ +1 406 892-3131.
- Three Forks Grille, 729 Nucleus Ave, ☏ +1 406 892-2900, threeforksgrille@yahoo.com. open at 5PM daily. local hand-cut steaks, wild game and fresh seafood
- Backslope Brewing, 1107 9th St W (US-2), ☏ +1 406 897-2850, info@backslopebrewing.com. Daily, 11AM-8PM. Microbrewery and restaurant.
Sleep
[edit | edit source]- Bad Rock Bed and Breakfast Inn, 480 Bad Rock Dr, ☏ +1 406 892-2829, stay@badrock.com.
- 1 Glacier Inn Motel, 1401 2nd Ave E, ☏ +1 406 892-4341.
- 2 Meadow Lake Resort, 100 St. Andrews Dr, ☏ +1 406 892-8700, reservations@meadowlake.com. Inn, Vacation rentals, 18 hole golf course.
- 3 Roam Beyond, 2347 Middle Rd, ☏ +1 406-253-5828. Glamping trailers set out around a manicured field.
Go next
[edit | edit source]| Routes through Columbia Falls |
| Sandpoint ← Kalispell ← | W  E | → West Glacier → Shelby |
| END ← Whitefish ← | W  E | → END |