Black Eagle Falls
Cascade County, Montana
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- 26 ft (8.1 m)
- Location
- Cascade County, Montana
- Access status
- Viewing location documented; exact parking and walk unconfirmed
- The walk
- Short walk from parking; distance not published
- Ground & access
- Urban riverside park and paved trail; dam-regulated river.
NPS gives the location of Black Eagle Falls as 5401 River Drive North in Great Falls, and says Black Eagle Memorial Island Park, below the falls, gives the closest view. The falls are dammed at the top by Black Eagle Dam. The paved River's Edge Trail also runs along this part of the Missouri River. The exact parking spot and walking path into the island park are not described in the sources.
Plan your visit
View Black Eagle Falls and Dam from River Drive North and Black Eagle Memorial Island Park
The sources give an address and a viewing park but no walking distance. No distance is assigned.
Urban riverside park and paved trail; dam-regulated river.
Where to start
Near 5401 River Drive North, Great Falls. The specific lot for Black Eagle Memorial Island Park was not confirmed.
Timing & water
Central Montana tourism lists the Black Eagle Dam and Falls viewing route as open year-round. Current park access not verified.
Before you go
No fee or booking stated for this viewpoint in the sources.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
Rainbow FallsResearched walking route47 ft (14.3 m) · Cascade County, MT3.0 miE- Crooked FallsTrail access documented; trailhead and distance unconfirmed19 ft (5.8 m) · Cascade County, MT3.3 miE
- Big FallsPartial guide: the sources call this waterfall The Great Falls; the Big Falls name is unconfirmed89 ft (27 m) · Cascade County, MT7.4 miNE