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Park Rules & Alcohol in Parks
Park Use Policies
We hope that you have an enjoyable gathering. If you have any questions, please call us at 406-721-PARK.
Hours
Missoula's parks are open to the public from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily, unless otherwise posted. Lighted riverfront trails are open from 6 a.m. to 1 a.m. daily.
Park Rules
Per Missoula Municipal Code 12.40 (PDF) and Parks and Recreation Rules, the following are not allowed in parks:
- Amplified music
- Animals, except dogs on leashes
- Charging for entry to parks
- Charging or selling anything in parks without permission from the Parks and Recreation Director
- Digging or driving stakes/pegs in the ground
- Firearms (PDF) (details below)
- Fireworks (PDF)
- Motorized vehicles except in designated areas
- Open fires
- Overnight camping
- Practicing golf
Dogs In Parks
Dogs must be leashed in City Parks and on trails, unless otherwise posted. Dog owners are responsible for removing dog waste from city parks. Learn more.
Alcohol in Parks
For groups of two or more, a $10 fee and a $200 deposit will be required for an alcohol permit. Only beer and wine are permitted in designated parks with an alcohol permit. No alcoholic beverages are permitted in the following parks and trails: Greenough, Pineview, and Westide Parks, MOBASH Skate Park, Memorial Rose Garden, Jacob's Island, Clark Fork Natural Area, River Front Park System, Kim Williams Nature Trail, Gregory Park, beneath the Orange Street Bridge and the area west of the bridge, or any park that does not have public restrooms available.
No glass beverage containers allowed in city parks. Your deposit will be refunded only if you remove your trash from the park, do not damage, and follow the alcohol policies.
Firearms Prohibited in Parks
Per Missoula Municipal Code 8.58 (PDF), firearms are prohibited in the following parks and trails. To report violations, please call the Missoula Police Department at 911. Parks and Recreation is not an enforcement agency.
Park | Address |
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44 Ranch | 2503 Riata Road |
Anderson | 220 Blaine Street |
Bancroft Ponds/Children's Fish Pond | 34th and Bancroft |
Bellevue | 3925 Paxson Street |
Ben Hughes | 183 S Easy Street |
Bess Reed | 225 S Pattee Street |
BN Plaza/Circle Square | 100 E Railroad Street |
Bonner | 1600 Ronald |
Boyd | 3131 Washburn Avenue |
Caras | 123 Carousel |
Cattail Corner | 1200 SW Higgins |
Clark Fork Natural | 200 Chestnut Street |
Downtown Lions | 520 N California Street |
Elms | 3101 Elm Park Drive |
Fort Missoula West | 3301 South Av West |
Fort Missoula East | 3025 South Av West |
Franklin | 2100 10th Street |
Garland | 4810 23rd Avenue |
Greenough | 1001 Monroe Street |
Gregory | 707 Van Buren Street |
Honeysuckle | 4331 Barbara Lane |
Jacobs Island | 6 S Van Buren Street |
Jeffrey | 6905 Alisha Drive |
Kiwanis | 350 Kiwanis Street |
Lafray | 616 Lafray |
Lester | 200 Sentinel Street |
Lincolnwood North | 4505 Fox Farm Road |
Little McCormick | 711 Toole Avenue |
Maloney Ranch | 5200 Big Fork Road |
Marilyn | 6000 Linda Vista Boulevard |
McCormick | 600 Cregg Lane |
McLeod | 1651 North Avenue W |
Memorial Rose Garden | 800 Brooks Street |
Montana Rail Link | 2300 Johnson Street |
Nicole | Linda Vista Boulevard and Nicole Court |
Northside | 800 N. 6th |
Penland | 150 Penland Way |
Pheasant Run | 2425 Garland Drive |
Pineview | 1010 Pineview |
Playfair | 3001 Bancroft |
Pleasant View | 4101 Lexington Avenue |
Rainbow | 6530 Linda Vista Boulevard |
Sacajawea | 810 S Orange Street |
Silver | 900 Cregg Lane |
Skyview | 5550 Skyview Drive |
South Hills to Meadow Hill Safe Route To School | Map |
Southside Lions | 2100 Bow |
Syringa | 1465 Lower Lincoln Hills Drive |
Toole | 202 S 4th Street E |
Wapikia | 134 Tahoe Drive |
Westside | 1100 Sherwood |
Whitaker | 511 Whitaker Drive |
White Pine | 1551 Scott Street |
Maps of commuter trails (PDF) as described in Missoula Municipal Code 8.58 (PDF)
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