# Things to see in Great Falls, Montana (United States): 8 places and when to go > Great Falls, Montana is a town in United States with around 67,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 8 places in and around it, mainly History (5), Nature (4), Wildlife (4). The best known are First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park, Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge and C. M. Russell Museum Complex. The best time to come is March to October; also possible: November to February. In June there are 15 h 44 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 15. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby. - Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/great-falls/ - Reviewed on: 2026-10-08 - Language: en ## In a nutshell - **Where:** United States · 47.5003, -111.3 - **Population:** About 67,000 - **Places:** 8 places on this site, in the town and around it. - **What people come for:** [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/historia/) (5) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/naturaleza/) (4) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/fauna/) (4) · [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/museos/) (2) · [Architecture](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/arquitectura/) (1) · [With kids](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/familia/) (1) - **Best time:** March to October. - **Also possible:** November to February. - **Nearest airport:** SFO San Francisco, 1,426 km as the crow flies - **Highest point:** C. M. Russell Museum Complex, at 1,027 m. ## What to see in Great Falls, Montana The places in and around Great Falls, Montana, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies. - [First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/first-peoples-buffalo-jump-sp/): Park in Montana, USA · 17 km - [Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/benton-lake-national-wildlife-refuge/): US national wildlife refuge in Montana first established in 1929 as Benton Lake Bird Refuge · 23 km - [C. M. Russell Museum Complex](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/c-m-russell-museum/): Art museum in Great Falls, Montana · 1.5 km - [Masonic Temple](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/masonic-temple/): Masonic temple in Great Falls, United States of America · 821 m - [Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/paris-gibson-square-museum-of-art/): Art museum in Great Falls, Montana · 1.4 km - [Great Falls Portage](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/great-falls-portage/): Nature · History · 13 km - [Tenth Street Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/tenth-street-bridge/): Bridge in United States of America · 2.4 km - [Electric City Water Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/electric-city-water-park/): With kids · 897 m ## When to go to Great Falls, Montana The best time to visit Great Falls, Montana is **March to October**; also possible: November to February. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see. | Mes | Época | Hours of daylight | | --- | --- | --- | | January | Possible | 8 h 39 | | February | Possible | 10 h 01 | | March | Best time | 11 h 35 | | April | Best time | 13 h 23 | | May | Best time | 14 h 54 | | June | Best time | 15 h 44 | | July | Best time | 15 h 24 | | August | Best time | 14 h 04 | | September | Best time | 12 h 19 | | October | Best time | 10 h 35 | | November | Possible | 9 h 02 | | December | Possible | 8 h 15 | In June there are 15 h 44 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 15. In April, 8 of the 8 places are at their best. When to go to United States in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/#cuando-ir). ## Getting to Great Falls, Montana The nearest main airport is San Francisco International Airport (SFO, San Francisco), 1,426 km as the crow flies. How to get around United States (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/#antes-de-salir). - [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=47.5003%2C-111.3) - [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.5003%2C-111.3) ## Other towns nearby - [Fort Benton](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/fort-benton/): 5 places · 59 km - [Helena, Montana](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/helena/): 6 places · 115 km - [Butte, Montana](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/butte/): 10 places · 191 km - [Essex](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/essex/): 5 places · 193 km - [Bozeman, Montana](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/bozeman/): 12 places · 204 km - [Missoula, Montana](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/missoula/): 16 places · 215 km And all of United States, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/). ## Frequently asked questions ### What is there to see in Great Falls, Montana? The best known: [First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/first-peoples-buffalo-jump-sp/), [Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/benton-lake-national-wildlife-refuge/), [C. M. Russell Museum Complex](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/c-m-russell-museum/), [Masonic Temple](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/masonic-temple/), [Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/paris-gibson-square-museum-of-art/). In all, 8 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one. ### When is the best time to visit Great Falls, Montana? March to October; also possible: November to February. In June there are 15 h 44 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 15. ### How do you get to Great Falls, Montana? The nearest main airport is San Francisco International Airport (SFO), 1,426 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.5003%2C-111.3) opens the route on the map. ### How do I add it to my trip? Create a trip with Great Falls, Montana as the destination and these 8 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby. Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).