FEATURED TRAIL
Gallatin County Regional Park
Description
Located in Bozeman’s west side, this large regional park offers something for everyone. Unearth a dino egg at the Dinosaur Playground, take your pup dock-diving in the off-leash dog park, or enjoy the trail loops around the ponds. In wintertime, come for great sledding or the Nordic ski trails.
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🟢 Easy
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3.5 miles of available trail
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Gravel path
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Walking, running, biking, Nordic skiing, sledding
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The trail can be muddy in the fall and spring. The park features Nordic ski trails in the winter.
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Three parking lots are available, with the largest off Oak Avenue and additional parking by the dog park on Ferguson Avenue and by the playground on Vaquero Parkway.
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Allowed off-leash in the dog park and on-leash elsewhere
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The park includes benches throughout as well as a swimming area and beach for kids, a sledding hill, a dinosaur-themed playground, climbing boulders, picnic tables, a pavilion, porta-potties, and Nordic ski trails in the winter.
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Accessible parking spaces are designated in all parking lots; however, the Ferguson parking lot is the only paved parking lot. All trails within the Regional Park are compacted gravel and suitable for most wheelchairs and assistive devices.
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Call Gallatin County Fairgrounds at 406-582-3270.
Trail History
After Gallatin County secured these incredible 87 acres of open space, GVLT made sure to pitch in. We designed the trails and added connectors that tie the park to our growing network of trails on Bozeman’s west side. GVLT also raised money to install two new climbing boulders near the Dinosaur Playground, bringing the total number of trailside climbing boulders to six. These boulders help expand the experience of using our trails, and we have been a partner in all of them, making sure they include challenges for people of all ages and abilities. The regional park is also a destination along GVLT’s Raptor Route, a bike and pedestrian corridor that will ultimately extend east-west through Bozeman, from the Gallatin River to the College M.