Apikuni Falls

Worth the drive

Is it plungeworthy?

100feet tall

A horsetail on Apikuni Creek.

Scale49/60

Documentation20/20

Character14/20

The details

Type: Horsetail
Watercourse: Apikuni Creek
Coordinates: 48.81425, -113.64325

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About Apikuni Falls

Apikuni Falls is a 100-foot horsetail in Montana, on Apikuni Creek.

Fed largely by snowmelt, it runs hardest in late spring and early summer and can thin to a trickle by late season.

Plungeworthy rates Apikuni Falls 8.3/10 — worth the drive. The score weighs its scale, how confidently it's mapped, and its character.

What you'll find

A hundred-foot ribbon in a hanging cliff notch above Many Glacier valley — short, steep, and staring across at Grinnell Point the whole climb. The valley's best effort-to-reward hike when the big-name trails are mobbed.

Getting there

Trailhead: Poia Lake/Apikuni pullout, 2.8 miles west of the Many Glacier entrance
Parking: Small unpaved pullout — early or never in July
Road: Paved to Many Glacier (the valley's June 2026 flood closure lifted July 1; this was among the first trails reopened)
Hike: 2 mi round trip, 650 ft of climb (moderate)
Heads up: Steep, loose in spots. Serious grizzly frequency — spray on the hip, voice loud.

When to go

July through September. Many Glacier floods in big-rain years (it did in June 2026) — glance at park alerts before the long drive in.

Rules & fees

Fee / pass: Glacier entrance pass; no 2026 reservation
Dogs: Not on trails
Camping: Many Glacier campground (verify current status)
Warnings: Flood-prone valley; check alerts.

Researched from NPS — Glacier 2026 updates · Daily Montanan — June 2026 flooding. Conditions change — verify before you drive. Been to Apikuni Falls recently? Post a conditions report below.

Where it is

Before you go

The pin marks the feature, not a trailhead or a legal route in. Some sit on private land or need a real hike, and conditions change with season and rain. Check local access, don't trespass, and never enter water — hot or cold — where it isn't safe.