Ptarmigan Falls

We had hoped to make it to Iceberg Lake, but we turned around at Ptarmigan Falls due to the wind and rain. We spotted a moose shortly after we got started hiking. On our way back, the sun peeked out and the we received encouragement from a rainbow. We warmed up with hot chocolate next to the fire at Many Glacier Lodge.

We visited this place in July 2022. This water fall is located on the Many Glacier Entrance part of the park. The trail is 2.7 miles one way from the Swiftcurrent Motorn Inn to the falls. It is a 700 ft elevation gain over those miles. It is definitely doable with kids. I just went alone on this one because we had just returned from another trail and the wife and kids wanted a break. The view heading to the falls is great. You can definitely take lots of pictures along the way. When you get to the end of the trail, you arrive at the top of the waterfall. There isn't enough places where you can take good photos of the falls. So what I did was walked back the trail infront of the falls, went off and down the steep mountain for a bit, (don't try it unless you are trained to do those things) and got close enough to and edge where I can have a clear shot at the falls. If you keep walking the trail another 2.6 miles up, you will arrive at the Ptarmigan Tunnel. I didn't go there because it was later in the afternoon and I got back to the parking lot around 6 pm. But if you want to make it to the tunnel, do it early.

The Ptarmigan Falls is a great little rest stop, and it sits right before the turn off to either Iceberg lake, or the Ptarmigan tunnel. The falls can be a little hard to see, but the bridge is pretty cool and the area in general is very nice. It can and does get really busy though is its only downside I suppose. If you are on your way back down it feels really nice to take your shoes off and walk through the water.