The 10 Best Cliff Jumping Spots in Montana

Montana has 10 documented cliff jumping spots on CliffScout, 6 of them community-verified. These are the standouts — ranked by verification, documentation, and community activity, not hype. Every listing links to a full page with photos, heights, and access notes.

1. 1

   Whitaker Bridge Cliffs (Blackfoot River) Verified

   Bonner

   This stretch of the Blackfoot River lies along the Lower Blackfoot River Recreation Corridor on Highway 200, roughly 9-11 miles east of Bonner near the Whitaker Bridge fishing access site, where two cliff formations rise on the… Full guide →

2. 2

   Saint Mary Falls Verified

   Babb

   Saint Mary Falls sits about 0.9 miles down the St. Mary and Virginia Falls Trail off Going-to-the-Sun Road, with a footbridge crossing the creek just above the drop. It's one of Glacier National Park's most popular cliff-jumping… Full guide →

3. 3

   Redrock Falls Verified

   Babb

   Redrock Falls is an easy, family-friendly 3.5-mile round trip from the Swiftcurrent Motor Inn trailhead in Many Glacier, passing Fishercap Lake with minimal elevation gain. The falls cascade over the reddish Grinnell Formation… Full guide →

4. 4

   Deadwood Falls Verified

   Babb

   Deadwood Falls is a small cascade on Reynolds Creek in Glacier National Park, reached by an easy roughly 2.6-mile round-trip hike from the Jackson Glacier Overlook on Going-to-the-Sun Road, dropping about 665 feet in elevation… Full guide →

5. 5

   Mission Falls Verified

   St. Ignatius

   Mission Falls tumbles through the Mission Mountains Tribal Wilderness on the Flathead Indian Reservation near St. Ignatius, reached by a moderate roughly 4-mile round-trip trail off Highway 93 past Mission Reservoir. Non-tribal… Full guide →

6. 6

   Yaak Falls Verified

   Troy

   Yaak Falls sits on the Yaak River in Kootenai National Forest, about 16 miles northwest of Troy in Montana's remote northwest corner, near Yaak River Falls Campground. A gravel forest road runs alongside the river with pullouts… Full guide →

7. 7

   Cataract Falls Community

   Augusta

   Cataract Falls is a 50 ft shelf falls on the Rocky Mountain Front in Lewis and Clark National Forest, about 40 miles west of Augusta via Elk Creek Road. The Elk Creek Trailhead hike is only about 0.5 mi round-trip with three… Full guide →

8. 8

   Morning Eagle Falls Community

   Babb

   Morning Eagle Falls is a 220 ft, 3-drop cascade on Cataract Creek in Glacier National Park's Many Glacier area, reached by a 6.4-9.2 mi round-trip hike (with optional boat shuttle) or a longer Piegan Pass/CDT approach. It spills… Full guide →

9. 9

   Ptarmigan Falls Community

   Babb

   Ptarmigan Falls is a 200 ft cascade with a 30+ ft drop on Ptarmigan Creek in Glacier National Park's Many Glacier area, reached via a 5.2 mi round-trip on the Ptarmigan Trail from Swiftcurrent. Guides describe the base pool as a… Full guide →

10. 10

    Holland Falls Community

    Condon

    Holland Falls sits at the head of a 1.6 mi trail (Forest Trail #416) climbing 750 ft from the shore of Holland Lake, south of Condon off MT-83 and Holland Lake Road. Holland Lake itself is a popular, well-documented swimming,… Full guide →

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