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    Ousel Falls Trail

    5.0 (9 reviews)

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    Ousell Falls
    Karen K.

    Nice hike with great trails. Close to Big Sky. Good for a 1 hr hike. Challenging but not too difficult.

    Easy parking
    na a.

    This is our first time to Montana and all of the day trips were booked or too long when you have a three year old with you so we decided we would just do our best each day to find something to do. We chose Ousel Falls for our first adventure and it is a fantastic little hike. 5 adults (one pregnant, one heart condition) and one 3 yo and we all made it easily. There are a lot of benches to rest on your way and lots of beautiful scenery.

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    Kelly P.

    Did this In the winter abs it was beautiful. The waterfall freezes and the trail is well maintained. If after a fresh snow use snowshoes but within a few days it's usually packed down

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    Michael R.

    This was an amazing short distance hike that I went to while visiting Big Sky Montana! The views were amazing here and there was plenty of trail space for all different levels of hikers. I would recommend this trail to anyone in the area as it is very close and convenient to anyone near the center of town. The waterfall at the end makes this shady hike very enjoyable!

    Chad R.

    Serene, quiet, and beautiful, this hike was one of my all time favorites. A beautiful walk through pristine mountain woods to a lovely waterfall. A great place to relax, breathe in the fresh mountain air, recharge the soul and cleanse the mind. I highly recommend this trail.

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    Palisade Falls

    Palisade Falls

    4.8(8 reviews)
    73.3 km

    Ignore Google Maps when it warns you that part of the road here is unpaved for the last leg of the…read moredrive. It's actually recently paved, so you have a smooth ride to the parking lot! The path to the waterfall is also paved with asphalt so it's a smooth walk up and great for strollers. There are two vault toilets at the parking lot, and a small picnic area near the entrance of the parking lot. This is an amazing waterfall. Water cascades down a columnar basalt face so it's particularly stunning. I've seen amazing columnar basalt formations (Devils Tower, Devils Postpile), but none with a water element. It's very memorable. I saw some people trying to scramble up the rocks to get to the top of the waterfall, but I'm not sure how safe that is. From satellite photos it looks like there's just forest up there anyways.

    Amazing Hiking trail and falls!!! If you're looking for a…read morefairly easy, clean, green, and amazing trail. This is the right place. All the way up is paved which makes the experience nicer and easier, if you're not looking to break a leg going up haha. The sunset up there are amazing and all pictures are Instagram worthy!!! I took my 70 year old grandma and she enjoyed the hike and even made it from start to finish. The ride there is a bit intense with many curves so I'd recommend to take a bag for those that may get car sick. I'll be coming back to Montana, just for this beauty!

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    Lewis & Clark Caverns - Bison burger

    Lewis & Clark Caverns

    4.3(70 reviews)
    75.4 km

    My friend Laura and I had the best time here today. She's lived here for like 15 years and had…read morenever been nor had I. Our tour guide was Christopher and he was just the BEST. He had an amazing knowledge of the caves and their history. We also enjoyed the gift shop and the restaurant after. We were starving from our cave exploration so the Bison burger hit just right!! Yum! We both expressed that we think our kids would also love the caves!! This is a gorgeous hour drive from Bozeman that I also thoroughly enjoyed.

    You must reserve the cave tours online before going. I had problems booking the tour, because my…read moreprimary browser would not display the CAPTCHA (are you a robot) link. They do not sell tickets at the site, and most tours are sold out by the date of the tours. There are two tours, both requiring a mile of walking round-trip to the cave entrance and back. The gravel road is wide and flat, and I do not understand why they don't have a shuttle, since the groups are fairly small. Also, we arrived early, but they refused to let us go on an earlier tour, even though there were several no-shows. So, we had to sit around for an extra hour, for no reason. They have a nice little visitor center with a good video, which our guide basically repeated on the tour. There is also a cafe and ample parking. We took the easier Paradise tour. From the cave entrance, we walked an additional 300 yards round-trip to the first of the two rooms on the tour. They say the other tour has a few additional, small rooms, and requires climbing up and down hundreds of steps, and squeezing through tight, slippery pathways. On our tour, the first room was small, but nice. The second room is the largest on either tour, and was quite beautiful. Even so, it was a lot of driving and walking for a couple of rooms. I've been to several, much more extensive caverns. I wouldn't put this at the top of my to do list in Montana, but the main cavern room is beautiful and the park is very scenic.

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