1
Charles Russell Park
Park
24 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Great Falls
Great Falls, MT parks, trails & bike paths
About 8.2% of Great Falls is conserved land, roughly 1,225 acres. There are about 12 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Charles Russell Park (0.8 mi), Gibson Park (0.8 mi), and Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest (0.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Great Falls, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Great Falls outdoors
Conserved land
8.2%
1,225 of 15,032 acres
Trails
12 mi
0.5 mi per sq mi · 8 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
59
20 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
11.4 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 11.4 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Gibson Park
Park
21 acres0.8 mi of trail
Rivers Edge Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
29 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
4
Warden Park
Park
20 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Whittier Park
Park
10 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Elk's Riverside Park
Park
50 acres0.4 mi of trail
Rivers Edge Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
Grande Vista Park
Park
18 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
8
Heron Park
Park
6 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 59 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 59 parks & preserves
Charles Russell Park24 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
Gibson Park21 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest29 acres · 0.7 mi of trail · United States Forest Service
Warden Park20 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Whittier Park10 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Elk's Riverside Park50 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Grande Vista Park18 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Heron Park6 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
West Bank Park19 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Lions Park14 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Great Falls
Showing 1–10 of 50 playgrounds
MSDB Playground
Memorial Park PlaygroundIn Memorial Park
Noah's Ark Park PlaygroundIn Noah's Ark Park
Valley View PlaygroundIn Valley View Park
West Bank Park PlaygroundIn West Bank Park
Unnamed playground in Bel View Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Meadowlark Park
Unnamed playground in Meadowlark Park
11 more unnamed playgrounds are mapped in Great Falls.
Trails
Named trails
- West Great Falls Flood Control Levee1.3 mi
- Rivers Edge Trail1.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
1,225 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. Public access isn't recorded for 3 of 48 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths11.4 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball35
- Tennis24
- Basketball15
- Soccer12
- Pickleball8
- Football6
- Disc golf2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Great Falls
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Other or Unknown 1,005 acLocal Park 417 acLocal Recreation Area 115 acState Park 107 acNot Designated 68 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local Other or UnknownLocal Other or Unknown | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1,005 | Access unknown |
| Giant Springs State ParkState Park | State parks | 107 | Open |
| Riverside ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 97 | Open |
| Highland South ParkLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 39 | Open |
| Sibel Soccer FieldsLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 38 | Open |
| Montana University SystemNot Designated | Other state land | 36 | Access unknown |
| Warden ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 35 | Open |
| Montana Department of TransportationNot Designated | Other state land | 31 | Access unknown |
| Lewis & Clark National ForestNational Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 29 | Open |
| Veterans Memorial ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 25 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Montana Veterans MemorialIn Veterans Memorial Park · War memorial
Nearby
Great Falls and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Falls | 8.2% | 11.7 mi | 59 |
| Black Eagle | 13.1% | 1.0 mi | 2 |
| Malmstrom AFB | 0% | 6.2 mi | 0 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Great Falls's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 26-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.