FEATURED TRAIL
Bozeman Pond Park
Description
Conveniently located by the Gallatin Valley Mall, this park includes Lewis and Bark Dog Park and a dedicated dog swimming beach, a natural playground, fishing access, and picnic pavilions. See additional information on the City of Bozeman’s website.
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🟢 Easy
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2.5 miles of available trail
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Combination of gravel, asphalt, and concrete pathways
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Walking, running, biking, fishing
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The asphalt and concrete pathways offer year-round use. The gravel and natural surface trails can be muddy in the fall and spring.
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The south parking lot is located at Fowler Avenue and Fallon Street, and the north parking lot is located at Fowler Avenue and Ravalli Street.
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Allowed off-leash in the dog park and on-leash elsewhere
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There are benches, picnic tables, and a pavilion around the pond. The pavilion can be reserved through the City of Bozeman for events. The park also offers a fishing dock and climbing boulder. There are public restrooms on both the north and south sides of the park.
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The parking lots are paved with dedicated accessible spaces. There are curb cuts to access asphalt and concrete trails leading to the fishing area, pavilion, and a paved trail paralleling Fowler Avenue. Other trails within the park are gravel trails accessible to most wheeled devices.
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Call Bozeman Parks and Recreation at 406-582-2290.
Trail History
When 12 acres north of Bozeman Pond Park went up for sale in 2013, GVLT had to act quickly. We identified the area as ideal open space for Bozeman’s fast-growing west side, but the property was slated for high-density development and the owners would consider nothing less than full market value. When we learned Haven was interested in a portion of the property for a domestic violence aid center, we knew we could facilitate a deal that would help many members of the community at once. As bidding on the property heated up, we secured a last-minute loan from The Conservation Fund that allowed us to submit the winning offer.
We sold three acres to Haven and the rest to the City, with the stipulation that the property be used to expand Bozeman Pond Park. But we didn’t stop there—we raised funds to create a fenced dog area now known as Lewis and Bark Dog Park, built trails that also serve as a Safe Route to School, and installed a natural playground perfectly situated for children staying at the Haven campus to enjoy. Bozeman Pond is now one of the west side’s open space anchors, where kids can learn to fish at the trout-stocked pond, dogs can run off-leash, and families can picnic and play.