Recreation

Great Falls Parks

Gibson Park - 60 acres, located in the downtown area.  Hosts entertainment, waterfowl in the summer and ice skaters in the winter.

Riverside Park - Is connected to Gibson Park by an underpass and contains Centennial Memorial Grove, a picnic area, playgrounds and tennis courts. 

Broadwater Overlook Park - has a panoramic view of the confluence of the Missouri and Sun rivers and has the Visitor Information Center.

The Rivers Edge Trail - 13.3 mile trail along the Missouri that is completely separated from traffic and offers picnic tables and restroom facilities. 

Electric City Water Park - located just off the Rivers Edge Trail and the Missouri in Great Falls.  Has one of only nine surfing opportunities in the US, along with a lazy river, water slides, and the largest heated outdoor public swimming pool in Montana.

100 River Drive South
406-454-9008

Riverside Railyard-Skate Park - 27,000 square-foot concrete park that has a series of pools and bowls for various skill levels and an extensive “street” course. 

406-771-1265

Sports

Professional Baseball - The Great Falls White Sox, a rookie league farm team for the Chicago White Sox.

College Basketball - The University of Great Falls Argos and Lady Argos

Softball - from late April to early August almost 140 teams and 1,800 players in the city Parks and Recreation Department Leagues compete at the Multi-Sports complex

Great Falls Civic Center

Serves as a center for cultural, social and entertainment for the Great Falls region.

The Mansfield Theatre & Mansfield Convention Center accommodates many events including symphony, opera, musical theatre, drama, rock, country, variety, and ballet performances, along with school, church and civic events and conventions, lectures, and meetings.  It is also the home for the Great Falls Symphony and the Great Falls Community Concert Associations.

Downtown Great Falls

Serving as the historic and economic core of the community, it contains many businesses, hotels, and a variety of shops including antique shops, art galleries, boutiques, restaurants, and salons.

Golf Courses

Eagle Falls Golf Club - 25th Street and River Drive North in Great Falls

Has four sets of tees to accommodate the casual player or the avid golfer. 

406-761-1078

Meadow Lark Country Club - 300 Country Club Boulevard

Sits at the confluence of the Sun and Missouri Rivers.  Also has private indoor tennis facilities and four outdoor courts, and a swimming pool open during the summer.

406-453-3553

Anaconda Hills Golf Course - 18-hole course that can be played at various lengths, making it enjoyable for even the beginning golfer.

406-761-8459

Emerald Greens Golf Club – Great Falls Located off 10th Avenue South on 110 American Ave

18-hole par 60/61 Executive Golf Course. The clubhouse has a pro shop and snack bar.

406-453-4844

Central Montana Fishing - While all of Central Montana’s lakes and rivers have fish, most are the warm water variety consisting of northern pike, walleye, perch, catfish, big and small mouth bass, and rainbow trout.  Other fish that the abundant rivers here offer include a mix of rainbow, cutthroat, brook, brown trout, whitefish, sturgeon, sheepshead, goldeye, burto, sauger, roughfish and ‘paddlefish.’  There is also some of the best fly-fishing in North America located in central Montana.

The Great Falls of the Missouri - Discovered by Lewis and Clark on June 13, 1805, the Great Falls of the Missouri is a series of five scenic and unique waterfalls that encompass a ten-mile stretch of river beginning at Black Eagle Falls and culminating at the Great Falls.  The majority of the falls is still visible despite the addition of dams along the river.

Gates of the Mountains Wilderness Area - Towering rock formations south of Great Falls on the Missouri River called the Gate of the Mountains by Meriwether Lewis is home to lots of bighorn sheep and other wildlife.  Riverboat tours are available in the tours.

406-458-5241

Benton Lake Wildlife Refuge - 12 miles north of Great Falls and covering 19 square miles, Benton Lake is actually a 5,000 acre shallow marsh created by the last continental glacier thousands of years ago.  It was established to protect, enhance, and restore the abundant Rocky Mountain wildlife.

C.M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge - The refuge covers 1.1 million acres and stretches to the eastern reaches of Montana and surrounds Fort Peck Lake.  Within it, it has great fishing and hunting, being home to between 4,000-5,000 elk, along with mule and whitetail deer, antelope, bighorn sheep, waterfowl, sharptail and sage grouse, partridge, turkey, and pheasant.

Showdown Ski Area - Showdown is located high in the Little Belt Mountains of the Northern Rockies 65 miles south of Great Falls.  It has a triple chairlift, double chairlift, and rope tow and poma lift system, with trails for all levels of skiers.  It has two restaurants, a bar, a pro shop, rental shop, day care and ski school.

Bob Marshall Wilderness - The Bob Marshall Wilderness is the second largest wilderness area in the U.S. with a combined area of 1.5 million acres on both sides of the continental divide.  It is a three-wilderness complex containing the Scapegoat, Great Bear, and the Bob Marshall Wilderness areas.  It is home to high mountain lakes, crystal clear rivers, high alpine meadows, a variety of wildlife, and the endangered grizzly bear and gray wolf.  It is accessible only by trails making it the opportunity for a true outback experience.

Glacier National Park - Glacier Park is the vast ecosystem stretching from the Bob Marshall Wilderness complex north into British Columbia and Alberta that is famous for its diverse terrain, rugged peaks carved from immense glaciers, breathtaking lakes, and plentiful wildlife.  It has over 730 miles of trails, the largest remaining grizzly populations in the lower 48 states, and six mountains over 10,000 feet.  The ‘Going to the Sun Highway’ is a 52 mile National Historic Landmark that spans the width of Glacier Park, crossing the Continental Divide at 6,646-foot-high Logan Pass.  Outdoor activities and spectacular sights make Glacier the “Crown Jewel of the Continent.”