Parking
Use the Scenic Point parking area, 0.25 mile east of Two Medicine Ranger Station. This is the trailhead for Appistoki Falls and the much longer Scenic Point hike.
Overview
About Appistoki Falls Trail
Why go
- A short approach reaches a named waterfall above Appistoki Creek.
Heads up
- The steep gorge partly screens the falls from the signed viewpoint.
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation5,282–5,427 ft
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Safety
1 active Glacier alert
- ClosureTwo Medicine Campground closed for 2026 constructionTwo Medicine Campground is closed throughout 2026 because of construction in the Two Medicine developed area.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Glacier Tour Guide
Your drive to Appistoki Falls Trail, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Glacier National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
See the Glacier audio tourRecorded for this trailhead
Scenic Point and Appistoki Falls0:00 / 0:26
“You're approaching Scenic Point parking, the starting point for Appistoki Falls and the much longer Scenic Point hike.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Glacier Tour Guide.
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Trail guide
Hiking Appistoki Falls Trail
A short waterfall walkAppistoki Falls Trail is an easy out-and-back of about 1.
Appistoki Falls Trail is an easy out-and-back of about 1.2 miles round trip from Scenic Point parking to a signed viewpoint above Appistoki Creek. The park lists 0.6 mile one way and 260 feet of gain; allow about an hour. The route follows the Mt. Henry Trail for most of the approach, then takes a short spur to the falls. Choose it for a quick waterfall walk, with the understanding that the narrow gorge screens part of the cascade.
Follow the falls spurFrom the Scenic Point parking area, follow the Mt.
From the Scenic Point parking area, follow the Mt. Henry Trail to the signed falls junction and turn right onto the narrower spur. The main approach rises gently through trees and berry bushes; the last stretch climbs more noticeably to the viewpoint. The spur is short, under 100 yards. Continue past the junction and you are heading toward Scenic Point, a much longer hike with a different commitment.
The gorge and the viewAppistoki Creek drops over layered rock into a steep, narrow gorge.
Appistoki Creek drops over layered rock into a steep, narrow gorge. From the signed viewpoint you can see the waterfall, but the rock walls and vegetation partly screen it, and this short route does not descend to the pool. Frame the cascade with the gorge walls from the established viewpoint; do not scramble down for a closer photo.
A railway-era trailThe Mt.
The Mt. Henry Trail was built in 1913 under contract to the Great Northern Railway to connect its Glacier Park Lodge and Two Medicine Chalets properties. The historic corridor is also part of the Continental Divide Trail.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Glacier
404 sightingsGrizzly BearMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
11 sightingsWolverineMost seen around 8 PMSighting map
1,173 sightingsMountain GoatMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
1,000 sightingsBighorn SheepMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
395 sightingsMooseMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
506 sightingsBlack BearMost seen around 8 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Glacier. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
