Route Overview
Open prairie, deep river canyons, and the wild Upper Missouri River Breaks — Lewis and Clark's Montana.
Distance
145 mi
Elevation Range
2,600–4,400 ft
Difficulty
easy
Season
Year-round
Start
End
Interactive Map
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Points of Interest
38 points of interest along the Missouri Breaks Country corridor.
♨️ Hot Springs (1)
Gigantic Warm Spring
Directions →7.5 mi from route
⛺ Campgrounds (5)
Kiwanis Club Campground
Directions →★★★★½ 4.7 (79 reviews)
Eddies Corner Campground
Directions →★★★★½ 4.5 (28 reviews)
0.2 mi from route
Ackley Lake West Campground
Directions →★★★★½ 4.5 (31 reviews)
4.9 mi from route
Great Falls KOA Holiday
Directions →★★★★ 4.2 (747 reviews)
0.5 mi from route
Great Falls RV Park
Directions →★★★½ 3.9 (401 reviews)
5.5 mi from route
🥾 Hiking Trails (6)
Limekiln Trail
Directions →★★★★½ 4.9 (11 reviews)
4.4 mi from route
South Shore Trailhead
Directions →★★★★½ 4.8 (88 reviews)
2.7 mi from route
Giant Springs State Park
Directions →★★★★½ 4.8 (2478 reviews)
2.9 mi from route
Lower Sluice Boxes State Park Trailhead
Directions →★★★★½ 4.6 (26 reviews)
7.5 mi from route
Ackley Lake State Park
Directions →★★★★ 4.4 (112 reviews)
4.3 mi from route
Sulphur Springs Trailhead
Directions →★★★★ 4.2 (15 reviews)
8.4 mi from route
🏔️ Recreation (26)
Central Montana Historical Society and Museum
Directions →Sod Buster Museum
Directions →Judith Basin County Museum
Directions →0.4 mi from route
Ackley Lake State Park
Directions →0.9 mi from route
Malmstrom Museum
Directions →1.1 mi from route
First Peoples Buffalo Jump
Directions →1.1 mi from route
Giant Springs State Park
Directions →1.8 mi from route
Spring Creek Trout Hatchery
Directions →2.7 mi from route
Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center
Directions →2.7 mi from route
Black Eagle Falls
Directions →2.9 mi from route
C.M. Russell Museum
Directions →3.1 mi from route
Crooked Falls
Directions →3.1 mi from route
Cascade County Historical Society Museum
Directions →3.3 mi from route
Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art
Directions →3.3 mi from route
Missouri River (Great Falls)
Directions →3.3 mi from route
C. M. Russell Museum
Directions →3.6 mi from route
The History Museum
Directions →4.3 mi from route
Vinegar Jones Cabin
Directions →4.4 mi from route
Children's Museum of Montana
Directions →4.5 mi from route
Upper Carters Pond
Directions →5.7 mi from route
Utica Museum
Directions →6.1 mi from route
Big Falls
Directions →6.2 mi from route
Earle E Heikka Museum
Directions →6.5 mi from route
War Horse Lake
Directions →12.7 mi from route
Taylor Lake
Directions →13.8 mi from route
First Peoples Buffalo Jump SP
Directions →14.5 mi from route
Connecting Routes
Routes that connect to the Missouri Breaks Country for extended road trip planning.
Nearby Towns
Towns along or near the Missouri Breaks Country route.
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