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Nature Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 80 Google reviews · Running trail in Helena, Montana · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Paved
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Nature Park's own listing, the park or land manager's website, and runner reviews. Blank cells mean we could not verify that fact — we would rather say "not reported" than invent one. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
Paved trail around a former gold-dredging site plus a park with a brook and wildlife.
What runners say about Nature Park
“It's relaxing is beautiful and it just makes you feel like you're in the woods”
Fun trail to walk. Not a lot of shade, make sure to bring water and wear hats. Old gold dredging site turned into a small nature spot. We spotted a lot of birds that we couldn't immefiately identify. There is a small brook running through that if you take a side non paved trail you could get through.
Close to home with a nice paved walking trail. (Another unpaved trail on the west edge along Bill Roberts Golf Course.) The paved trail connects or continues along the south side of the golf course and ends close to the trail to Spring Meadow Lake and the new Ten Mile Creek park..
Right in the middle of town a nice place for a quick walk. It's always a surprise the interesting things I find there
I found this to be a nice walking trail, especially with all the fall colors. One side looked like it was near a dumped and it smelled like it too, unfortunately.
Trail conditions & character
“A great place for a walk with family and pets, paved path to walk on and we always spot some wildlife !”
“It's relaxing is beautiful and it just makes you feel like you're in the woods”
Plan your run at Nature Park
The practical stuff
- AccessPosted hours — posted hours below; park gates sometimes close earlier than the listing says
- SurfacePaved — asphalt or concrete. Fast and predictable, runnable year-round, and fine with a stroller
- DistanceNot reported. Trail systems often quote total path mileage rather than a single loop, so measure the route you actually want before you drive out.
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
- Websitehelenamt.gov
- Phone(406) 447-8463
Hours
| Monday | 7 AM–7 PM |
| Tuesday | 7 AM–7 PM |
| Wednesday | 7 AM–7 PM |
| Thursday | 7 AM–7 PM |
| Friday | 7 AM–7 PM |
| Saturday | 7 AM–7 PM |
| Sunday | 7 AM–7 PM |
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