Columbia Falls

Columbia Falls is a town in northwest Montana. About 5,300 people lived there in 2020.

Understand

In 2020 Columbia Falls was ranked as one of the safest and best places to live in Montana.

The town is only 10 miles from Kalispell and 17 miles from Glacier National Park making it incredibly popular for tourism. Summer brings the most people so some businesses will be closed, or have reduced hours, during winter months.

Get in

US Route 2 runs through the center of Columbia Falls. It is about 10 miles east of US 93.

The nearest commercial airport is | Glacier Park International Airport 8 miles to the south.

See

• 1 Hungry Horse Reservoir and Dam, Flathead National Forest, 1935 Third Ave. E (U.S. 2 about 10 miles southeast of Columbia Falls), ☏ +1 406 758-5204, pninfo@usbr.gov. Dam tours, boating, fishing. Free. (updated Oct 2021)
• 2 International Larix Arboretum.  

Do

• 1 Amazing Fun Center, west side of Hwy. 2 East at Coram, ☏ +1 406 387-5902. Memorial - Labor Day, open 9:30AM daily. maze, mini-golf, gocarts, bumper boats. (updated Oct 2021)
• 2 Big Sky Waterpark, 7211 Highway 2 East, ☏ +1 406 892-5026, bigsky@centurytel.net. June-Aug. waterslide, minigolf, rockwall. (updated Oct 2021)

Eat

• 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 

Drink

• Backslope Brewing, 1107 9th St W (Hwy 2), ☏ +1 406 897-2850, info@backslopebrewing.com. Daily, 11AM-8PM. Micro-brewery and restaurant. (updated Jul 2023)

Sleep

• 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. 

Connect

• Columbia Falls Chamber of Commerce, ☏ +1 406 892-2072, info@columbiafallschamber.org. 

Go next

• Glacier National Park

Routes through Columbia Falls

Sandpoint ← Kalispell ←	W  E	→ West Glacier → Shelby
END ← Whitefish ←	W  E	→ END