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Oct 17, 2019

The Great Falls, Montana region is one of the most visited places in the country. This is in large part because of all the fun things to do in the area. Great Falls is home to national parks, the Missouri River, water parks and more. Here’s a list of some of the top activities you can enjoy.side of mountain of First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park

Electric City Water Park

Located on 100 River Drive South in Great Falls, the Electric City Water Park offers tons of wet and wild fun. The Flow Rider wave machine is three rides in one. Enjoy the Lazy River that flows a quarter-mile around the Flow Rider in only three feet of water. For a little excitement, you can ride the Rip Tide slide into the Lazy River. For a truly exhilarating ride, you can surf the continuous wave atop a bodyboard on the Flow Rider.

The park features the Mitchell Pool, Montana’s largest outdoor heated swimming pool. The pool is a combined competition-size swimming pool, and a deep water extension that serves as the splash zone for the Power Tower Plunge slides.

Climb to the top of the 20-foot tall Power Tower Plunge water slide, featuring two 160-foot slides. The park even features Little Squirts Soak Zone, the largest kiddie splash pad in all of Great Falls.

Giant Springs National Park

One of the main attractions to Great Falls is the Giant Springs National Park. This 4,500-acre park covers both sides of the Missouri River. One of its main features is the spring itself. First recorded in 1805 by the Lewis and Clark Expedition, Giant Springs is the largest freshwater spring in the country.

Visit the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, and learn from these explorers about this beautiful landscape’s discovery. You can walk or bike the River’s Edge Trail, view the amazing Rainbow Falls from its scenic overlook, and visit the state-run fish hatchery and learn all about farming fish.

The park has miles of hiking and mountain biking trails, paved bicycle trails, and a picnic area along the Missouri River. If you like to fish, the park includes a fish pond outside the hatchery for the novice fisherman, or you can test your angling skills along the river’s bank.

Hunting is also provided courtesy of a land grant that accesses an area full of wild game birds and deer. Permits are required so be sure to check with park officials first.

First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park

For a truly amazing look at how the Native Americans and early settlers hunted Buffalo, come to Buffalo Jump State Park. You’ll see one of the largest Buffalo Jump sites in the country. This sandstone cliff stretching over a mile was used to stampede buffalo over its edge to their death. The Education Center on-site details how the indigenous peoples used this tactic to hunt using interactive learning fun for the whole family.

With so much to see and do in Great Falls, the next time you visit you should check out one of these three places. They’re sure to make the day an enjoyable one.

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