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Trails with Trailhead Parking in Montana

Montana has 52 trails with trailhead parking in this directory, across 10 cities and towns — Missoula, Bozeman, Helena, Billings and 6 more. A trailhead lot you can actually park in — and the ones that fill by mid-morning.

Labels come from each trail's own listing, its website and runners' reviews. Conditions change with the weather and the season, and gates and lights follow the park's own hours, so check a recent review before you drive out.

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Gibson Park

4.6 ★★★★★ 1,688 reviews

Great Falls, MT

PavedScenic

Lush retreat featuring colorful gardens, paths, a duck pond, playground & a historic cabin.

Lake Elmo State Park

4.4 ★★★★☆ 1,137 reviews

Billings, MT

Crushed gravelScenicDog-friendly

This 64-acre park features a lake with swimming, boating & fishing, plus a 1.4-mi. hiking trail.

Greenough Park

4.7 ★★★★★ 844 reviews

Missoula, MT

2 miPavedScenicDog-friendly

Lone Pine State Park

4.8 ★★★★★ 784 reviews

Kalispell, MT

7.5 miNatural surfaceScenicDog-friendly

Woodland park offering scenic overlooks & trails for horseback riding, hiking, biking & snowshoeing.

Fort Missoula Regional Park

4.7 ★★★★★ 654 reviews

Missoula, MT

ShadedScenicDog-friendly

Spring Meadow Lake State Park

4.6 ★★★★★ 620 reviews

Helena, MT

ScenicDog-friendly

This 61-acre state park features an artificial lake with swimming & fishing, plus a nature trail.

Zimmerman Park

4.7 ★★★★★ 562 reviews

Billings, MT

MixedScenicDog-friendly

Park atop the Billings Rimrocks offering hiking & mountain biking, climbing routes & city views.

Gallatin County Regional Park

4.6 ★★★★★ 570 reviews

Bozeman, MT

MixedDog-friendly

This 87-acre park features mixed-use trails, a playground, climbing boulders, a dog park & more.

Peets Hill/Burke Park

4.8 ★★★★★ 499 reviews

Bozeman, MT

LoopMixedLitScenic

Green space featuring a popular hiking trail & a hill with scenic views & wintertime sledding.

Swords Park

4.6 ★★★★★ 504 reviews

Billings, MT

PavedScenicDog-friendly

Unspoiled natural site on 60 acres offering year-round hiking & biking & seasonal picnicking.

The M

4.8 ★★★★★ 444 reviews

Missoula, MT

4 miScenic

Centennial Park

4.6 ★★★★★ 416 reviews

Helena, MT

Dog-friendly

Community resource featuring kids' playgrounds, multipurpose trails, fields & a dog park.

Maclay Flat Nature Trail

4.7 ★★★★★ 377 reviews

Missoula, MT

6 miLoopMixedScenic

College 'M' Trail

4.7 ★★★★★ 353 reviews

Bozeman, MT

5 miMixedScenicDog-friendly

Tourist attraction featuring a hiking trail with scenic views at the top.

Blue Mountain Trailhead

4.7 ★★★★★ 341 reviews

Missoula, MT

6 miLoopNatural surfaceScenic

Rattlesnake Trailhead

4.8 ★★★★★ 304 reviews

Missoula, MT

6 miNatural surfaceScenic

Four Dances Trailhead

4.8 ★★★★★ 213 reviews

Billings, MT

LoopNatural surfaceShadedScenic

Lookout points as well as steep trails featuring cliffs and river access on the Yellowstone River.

John H. Dover Memorial Park

4.5 ★★★★★ 205 reviews

Billings, MT

ScenicDog-friendly

Sypes Canyon Trailhead

4.6 ★★★★★ 190 reviews

Bozeman, MT

Natural surfaceScenicDog-friendly

This popular hiking path through rocky & wooded terrain offers dramatic mountain & valley views.

Skyline Dog Park/ Kids Fishing Pond

4.6 ★★★★★ 188 reviews

Butte, MT

ScenicDog-friendly

Large park for dogs and their parents featuring fenced play areas: a water fountain and a fishing pond for kids.

Sourdough/Bozeman Creek Trailhead

4.7 ★★★★★ 181 reviews

Bozeman, MT

Natural surfaceScenicDog-friendly

Well-maintained trail stretching on for dozen miles, featuring creek views.

Big Butte Open Space Recreation Area

4.6 ★★★★★ 178 reviews

Butte, MT

LoopMixedScenicDog-friendly

Expansive, recreational park providing hiking trails to the top of Big Butte & a ski spot in winter.

Camp Misery Trailhead

4.8 ★★★★★ 169 reviews

Kalispell, MT

Scenic

Popular hiking area with trails leading to Mount Aeneas and views of goats, lakes, and valleys.

Herron Park

4.8 ★★★★★ 161 reviews

Kalispell, MT

ScenicDog-friendly

Casual outdoor destination offering hiking and mountain-biking trails, plus horseback riding.

Triple Tree Trailhead

4.6 ★★★★★ 167 reviews

Bozeman, MT

1.5 miNatural surfaceScenicDog-friendly

Hiking area with varied terrain, including creeks, and meadows, as well as diverse plant life.

Lion Mtn Trailhead, Whitefish Trail

4.7 ★★★★★ 160 reviews

Whitefish, MT

LoopScenicDog-friendly

Well-maintained hiking trail offering a variety of challenges, a public restroom, and scenic views.

South Cottonwood Trailhead

4.7 ★★★★★ 118 reviews

Bozeman, MT

ShadedScenicDog-friendly

Popular trail following a creek and river with wooded areas and vistas, plus wildflowers.

Gallagator Trail

4.7 ★★★★★ 97 reviews

Bozeman, MT

MixedScenicDog-friendly

A mostly level former railway line featuring paved trails that connect four or five parks.

Kirk Hill

4.6 ★★★★★ 93 reviews

Bozeman, MT

MixedScenicDog-friendly

Network of paths hiking area popular for its valley vistas.

Tuckerman Park

4.6 ★★★★★ 89 reviews

Bozeman, MT

ShadedScenicDog-friendly

Kid-friendly recreation area, featuring easy trails meandering through wooded areas and over a stream.

Crazy Canyon

4.7 ★★★★★ 87 reviews

Missoula, MT

ScenicDog-friendly

Homestake Trailhead

4.6 ★★★★★ 87 reviews

Whitehall, MT

Scenic

Hiking area with kid-friendly trails and vault toilets.

Mt Jumbo Trailhead

4.8 ★★★★★ 72 reviews

Missoula, MT

Scenic

Beattie Street Trailhead for Mount Ascension

4.7 ★★★★★ 71 reviews

Helena, MT

Park featuring kid-friendly hiking trails and opportunities for biking.

Leverich Canyon Mountain Trail Head

4.4 ★★★★☆ 69 reviews

Bozeman, MT

LoopNatural surfaceScenic

Downhill biking trail in a national forest with a restroom.

Mount Helena Trailhead

4.7 ★★★★★ 62 reviews

Helena, MT

Scenic

Pattee Canyon Trailhead

4.8 ★★★★★ 50 reviews

Missoula, MT

Chestnut Mountain Trailhead

4.6 ★★★★★ 49 reviews

Bozeman, MT

Natural surfaceScenic

Hiking area that's kid-friendly, featuring rocks and frogs.

Duncan Drive Trailhead

4.8 ★★★★★ 45 reviews

Missoula, MT

8.5 miNatural surfaceScenic

Thompson Park

4.8 ★★★★★ 43 reviews

Butte, MT

4.5 miLitScenic

Strawberry Lake Trailhead

4.7 ★★★★★ 43 reviews

Kalispell, MT

1 miNatural surfaceScenic

Kid-friendly hiking area featuring a steep trail.

Lincolnwood Trailhead

4.7 ★★★★★ 41 reviews

Missoula, MT

ShadedScenicDog-friendly

Rattlesnake National Recreation Area & Wilderness

4.6 ★★★★★ 29 reviews

Missoula, MT

6 miNatural surfaceScenic

Beaver Ponds Trailhead

4.9 ★★★★★ 27 reviews

Butte, MT

4.5 miScenic

Bluebird Preserve Trailhead

4.3 ★★★★☆ 30 reviews

Missoula, MT

LoopScenicDog-friendly

Painted Hills Trailhead

4.7 ★★★★★ 26 reviews

Bozeman, MT

Natural surfaceScenicDog-friendly

Woods Gulch trailhead

4.6 ★★★★★ 22 reviews

Missoula, MT

Shaded

Sunlight Trailhead

4.7 ★★★★★ 18 reviews

Missoula, MT

ScenicDog-friendly

Trout Creek Canyon trailhead

4.9 ★★★★★ 16 reviews

Helena, MT

2 miNatural surface

Lions Den Trailhead

4.6 ★★★★★ 14 reviews

Butte, MT

Corbly Gulch Trailhead

4.4 ★★★★☆ 11 reviews

Belgrade, MT

Scenic

John G. Mine Trailhead

5 ★★★★★ 3 reviews

Helena, MT

40 miLoopNatural surfaceDog-friendly

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