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Greetings from Cowboy Country!
Greetings
T
he Great Falls Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) invites you to plan your next event in
Great Falls, Montana. Enjoy our first-class meeting space, quality accommodations, exciting
attractions, cultural arts, spectacular shopping, fine dining and one-of-a-kind outdoor
adventure -- all at affordable prices.
Great Falls is a premier Western meeting and convention destination. The Great Falls CVB, along
with local hospitality leaders, promises to deliver services and personalized assistance to create
an outstanding meeting experience. Great Falls has hosted many successful national and regional
events. Attendees enjoy our clean, vibrant and easy to navigate city.
We have gathered the essential travel information for you, however, there is much, much more to
Great Falls. For your next event, think Great Falls, Montana and discover your inner cowboy.
With sincere western hospitality,
Great Falls
Convention and Visitors Bureau
Meeting Rooms
Convention Capacity
Theatre Style
Classroom Style
12
600
1000+
250
Crystal Inn
86
2
100
80
70
65
Days Inn
61
1
18
18
12
Grand Union Hotel - Ft Benton
26
1
100
50
The Great Falls Inn
60
1
40
Hampton Inn
97
3
Hilton Garden Inn
116
Holiday Inn Great Falls
Holiday Inn Express
Deposit Required
Restaurant
1000
No
No
18
288
No
No
30
40
775
Yes
Yes
40
30
40
700
No
No
250
250
192
180
3,000
No
No
3
250
250
192
180
3,000
No
Yes
168
9
450
425
200
260
6,700
No
Yes
95
1
60
50
32
30
800
No
No
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866-727-7788
406-727-6565
Home on
the Range
888-838-1882
800-454-6010
406-453-2675
406-453-2675
800-257-1998
888-465-4329
Square Footage
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800-548-8256
Banquet Capacity
Sleeping Rooms
233
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Best Western Heritage Inn
1000+ 17,200
Sleeping Rooms
Meeting Rooms
Convention Capacity
Theatre Style
Classroom Style
Banquet Capacity
Square Footage
Deposit Required
Restaurant
92
1
50
50
35
50
600
No
No
La Quinta Inn & Suites
40
2
75
60
45
50
685
No
Yes
Midtown Motel
68
3
65
65
40
55
1,330
No
Yes
O’Haire Motor Inn
170
1
100
75
75
75
2,600
No
Yes
Quality Inn
109
5
250
375
213
271
5,060
No
No
TownHouse Inns
Additional Lodging
Airway Motel
Alberta Motel
Best Resting Motel
Central Motel
Comfort Inn
Crestview Inn
Facilities
406.761.8915
406.452.3467
406.268.8333
406.453.0161
406.454.2727
406.727.8380
800-531-5900
800-457-2411
800-332-9819
406-761-3410
800-442-4667
Extended Stay America
Fairfield Inn
Great Falls Super 8
Imperial Inn
Malmstrom Inn & Suites
Meadowlark Inn
406.761.7524
406.454.3000
406.727.7600
406.452.9581
406.727.8600
406.761.2089
Motel 6
Plaza Inn
Royal Motel
Ski’s Western Motel
Triple Crown Motor Inn
406.453.1602
406.452.9594
406.452.9548
406.453.3281
406.761.8300
Meeting Rooms
Convention Capacity
Theatre Style
Classroom Style
Banquet Capacity
Square Footage
Deposit Required
Restaurant
2
300
100
75
75
20,000
No
No
CM Russell Museum
2
150
150
75
120
650
Yes
Yes
Great Falls Civic Center
6
2,500
1,782
420
850
24,370
Yes
No
Great Falls International Airport
2
350
-
-
350
6,600
No
Yes
Grizzly Bear Club
2
250
250
200
180
5,625
No
Yes
Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center
1
94
94
75
94
5,000+
Yes
No
5+
7,400
6,134
1,200
2,000
221,000+
Yes
Concessions
4
260
240
125
125
3,000
No
No
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Children’s Museum of MT
406-452-6661
406-727-8787
Open Range
406-455-8510
406-453-9550
406-727-8733 x305
Montana ExpoPark
406-727-8900
MSU-Great Falls Campus
406-771-4300 or 800-446-2698
Unique Gatherings
C.M. Russell Museum
Montana Museum of Railroad History
Charlie Russell Chew-Choo in Lewistown, MT
Paris Gibson Square
Children’s Museum of Montana
Giant Springs State Park
Private Party at Electric City Water Park
Ryan Dam
Showdown Ski Area
Gibson Park Flower Gardens
Harvest Moon Brewery in Belt, MT
The History Museum
Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center
Tour De Great Falls - Historic Trolley
Ulm Pishkun State Park - Buffalo Jump
Ursuline Centre
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Arts, Culture & History:
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• C.M. Russell Museum Complex
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• Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Interpretive Center
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• Ulm Pishkun State Park - Buffalo Jump
Visitor Center and State Park
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• Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art
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• Children’s Museum of Montana
Daytrippers &
Midnight Cowboys
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• The History Museum
• Ursuline Centre
• Malmstrom Air Force Base Museum
• Great Falls Historic Trolley / Tour de Great Falls
• Hutterite Colony Tour
• Montana Museum of Railroad History
• Mansfield Center for the Performing Arts
• Historic Great Falls Walking Tour
• Lewis and Clark Trail
• Cowboy Museum
• Old Fort Benton
• Pow-Wows
• Dinosaur Trail
• Hands of Harvest Trail
Hutterite Children
Shopping
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Downtown Great Falls
•
Holiday Village Mall
•
Great Falls Marketplace
•
Antique Shops
•
Farmer’s Market (summer)
Nightlife
Outdoors
•
Hunting Outfitters and Guides
•
Blue Ribbon Fly Fishing
•
Miles of Pristine Walking and Biking
•
Bird-Watching
•
Winter Sports
•
Six Golf Courses
•
Horseback Riding
•
Mermaids at the Sip and Dip
•
Dude Ranches
•
The Breaks
•
River Rafting/Float Trips
•
Live Music at Various Venues
•
Canoeing/Kayaking
•
Symphony Orchestra & Choir, National
Broadway Tours, Ballets and More
•
Rodeos
•
Semi-Pro-baseball: Great Falls White Sox
•
Electric City Water Park
•
Semi-Pro-basketball: Great Falls Explorers
•
Riverside Railyard Skate Park
(nationally touted Skate Park)
•
Electric City Speedway
•
River’s Edge Trail
•
Montana ExpoPark Concerts, Trade
Shows, Rodeos, and Family Shows
•
Gates of the Mountains
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The average square mile of
land in MT contains 1.4 elk,
1.4 pronghorn antelope, and
3.3 deer
Saddlebag of
Information
The Roe R iver is in the
Guinness Book of World
Records as t he wor ld’s
shortest river. It flows 201
feet from Giant Springs into
the Missouri River.
Fun Facts
There are three cows for every
one person in Montana.
Tourism is the 2nd largest
(and fastest growing) industry
in the state of Montana.
Agriculture contributes more
than $2 billion to Montana’s
economy each year, making it
the state’s biggest industry.
Giant Springs is one of the
largest freshwater springs in
the U.S. It flows 156 million
gallons each day.
Montana’s rivers and streams
provide water for three oceans
& three of the North American
continent’s major river basins.
The longest river (2,341 total
miles) in the state, and one
of the longest rivers in the
nation, is the Missouri River,
which runs right through the
heart of Great Falls.
Riverside Railyard (located
in Great Falls) is the largest
skate park in Montana and
is considered the top-ranked
skate park in the Northwest.
Great Falls Electric City
Waterpark features the Flow
Rider Wave Machine (one of
only 16 in the United States.)
Great Falls has the largest
hospital in the state (Benefis
Hea lt hca re) a nd one of
Montana’s largest physician
practices (Great Falls Clinic).
Summer Solstice, the longest
day of the year (June 21), gives
Great Falls nearly 16 hours of
daylight.
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Great Falls International Airport Delta, Horizon, Northwest, United, Express,
Skywest, Big Sky Air, and Allegiant Air
Stage Coach Optional Local bus service, shuttle service by most hotels, Great Falls
Historic Trolley, Diamond Cab and car rental service
Car Rental Service Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, Thrifty, National
Population 65,000
Elevation 3,674
City Parks 63 - Too many to list
City Flower Iris
Trail Mix
Public Trees 44,000
City Nickname Electric City – Because of our magnetic personality! (Also, due
to the great number of hydroelectric power dams in this area)
Number of Falls in 5: Great Falls of the Missouri, Crooked Falls, Rainbow
Great Falls Falls, Colter Falls (submerged), & Black Eagle Falls
Three Rivers Run Through It Missouri (one of the largest rivers in the U.S.), Sun,
and the Roe (shortest river in the world)
Number of Hydroelectric 5: Black Eagle Dam, Rainbow Dam, Ryan Dam,
Dams on the Missouri River Morony Dam, & Cochrane Dam
United States Air Force Malmstrom Air Force Base
Sales Tax 0% Great Shopping with NO Sales Tax!
Lodging Tax 7% More than 2200 sleeping rooms
Major Museums 9
RV Parks Dick’s RV Park, KOA Kampground, and Montana ExpoPark
Great Falls Area Lodging www.greatfallslodging.com
Association Website
Hospital/Medical Facilities Benefis Healthcare, Great Falls Clinic, Sletten Cancer Institute (state
of the Art facility featuring – Cyberknife), Great Falls Orthopedic
Assoc, and world renown McLaughlin Research Institute
Helpful Websites CVB......................................www.greatfallscowboy.com
for More Information Chamber...............................www.greatfallschamber.org
City of Great Falls.................... www.ci.great-falls.mt.us
Russell Country........................ www.russell.visitmt.com
Travel Montana.....................................www.visitmt.com
Visitor Information Center....... www.visitgreatfalls.net
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Camp Cooks
Caterer Name
Phone #
50-100
100-200
500+
Baker Bob’s
406.727.5910
Yes
Bar S
406.761.9550
Yes
Best Western Heritage Inn
406.761.1900
Yes
Big Mouth BBQ
406.727.7095
Yes
Cattlemen’s Cut
406.452.0702
Yes
Cindy’s Catering
406.727.5088
Yes
Clark & Lewie’s
406.454.2141
Yes
Cody Bill’s Steakhouse
406.452.8433
Yes
Colleen’s Restaurant
406.453.2804
Yes
Elmer’s Pancakes & Steaks
406.761.2400
Yes
Golden Corral
406.453.3500
Yes
Caterer Name
Phone #
50-100
100-200
Good Eats Take Out
406.452.0773
Kicker’s Grill & Catering
406.453.5292
Yes
La Pastada
406.452.5804
Yes
Lobby Bar
406.453.1727
Yes
MacKenzie River Pizza Company
406.761.0085
Yes
Maria’s Mexican
406.453.5303
Mother’s Bakery & Catering
406.727.4448
Yes
Penny’s Gourmet to Go
406.453.7070
Yes
Rikki’s Pizza & Pasta
406.761.8052
Yes
The Daily Grind
406.452.4529
Tony Roma’s
406.727.7427
Woodrow’s BBQ & Ribs
406.453.2683
500+
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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Phone
Alcohol
Available
1825 Smelter Avenue
406-453-6561
Yes
4610 10th Avenue South
406-727-3366
No
223 River Drive South
406-452-5051
Yes
8535 US Highway 89
406-761-9880
Yes
Belt, MT
406-277-3200
Yes
300 1st Avenue South
406-453-0601
Yes
Belt, MT
406-277-4118
Yes
1800 Smelter Avenue
406-761-0300
Yes
202 2nd Avenue South
406-453-5980
Yes
369 Vaughn Frontage Road
406-452-0702
Yes
17 7th Street South
406-454-2141
Yes
Dante’s Creative Cuisine
1325 8th Avenue North
406-453-9599
Yes
Eddie’s Supper Club
3725 2nd Avenue North
406-453-1616
Yes
1120 25th Street South
406-761-5500
Yes
1600 Fox Farm Road
406-761-2400
Yes
1220 10th Avenue South
406-453-5599
Yes
Restaurant
3-D International Restaurant
4 B’s Restaurant
Applebee’s
Bar S Supper Club
Belt Creek Brew Pub
Bert & Ernie’s
Grub Lines &
Watering Holes
Black Diamond Supper Club
Borrie’s Family Restaurant
The Breaks Ale House & Grill
Cattlemen’s Cut Supper Club
Clark & Lewie’s
El Comedor
Elmer’s Family Restaurant
Fiesta En Jalisco
Address
Restaurant
Address
Phone
Alcohol
Available
Fuddrucker’s
3315 10th Avenue South
406-727-6988
Yes
JB’s Family Restaurant
1322 10th Avenue South
406-452-9725
No
Jaker’s
1500 10th Avenue South
406-727-1033
Yes
1701 9th Avenue South
406-452-5804
Yes
500 River Drive South
406-761-0085
Yes
5401 9th Avenue South
406-727-0310
Yes
400 13th Street North
406-727-8787
No
1525 3rd Street Northwest
406-452-2828
Yes
801 Smelter Avenue Northeast
406-727-3913
Yes
Perkin’s Family Restaurant
526 2nd Avenue North
406-453-2411
No
Portage Grill
400 10th Avenue South
406-727-7200
Yes
1220 9th Street South
406-761-8050
Yes
Ryan’s Station
721 6th Street Southwest
406-761-0057
Yes
Tony Roma’s
1400 Marketplace Drive
406-727-7427
Yes
1700 Fox Farm Road
406-761-1900
Yes
La Pastada Family Mexican
MacKenzie River Pizza Company
Maple Garden
Mint Café - CM Russell Museum
New Peking Restaurant
Peking Gardens
Rikki’s Pizza & Pasta
Willow Creek Steak House