Grant Creek Trail

04/17/2026

On April 22 at 9am, the Department of Transportation will be unlocking the gate to allow access to the cleaned-up former encampment under the Reserve Street Bridge. This area could one day become a public access area or park, but for now it’s fenced off and gated.

Bring work gloves if you want to do an Earth Day service project, but the heavy lifting has already been done.

See you there!

https://facebook.com/events/s/cleanup-and-self-guided-tours-/921287847398028/

03/31/2026

New trails coming to Seeley Lake!

Project partners are banking on the trail system's potential to draw visitors to Seeley Lake and help boost the local economy, which took a significant hit when Pyramid Mountain Lumber closed last year.

03/31/2026

So pleased to see research focused on recreation in the areas we know, love, and use...

Many partners in Missoula, Montana teamed up with the Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station's Chris Armatas and the Lolo National Forest to study re...

03/05/2026

Grant Creek Neighborhood Meeting

Don't Miss Grant Creek Neighborhood Council's annual general meeting next week!

When: Tuesday | March 10 | 7pm

Where: Best Western Plus Grant Creek Inn, 5280 Grant Creek Rd

Meeting Topics:

— Grant Creek Rd/Expo Parkway Improvements - Public Works and Mobility
— Grant Creek Wildfire Mitigation Task Force
—Missoula County Wildfire Mitigation Specialist- Nate Scully
—Watershed Education Network
— The Clark Fork Coalition
— North Reserve Scott Street Master Plan- Missoula Redevelopment Agency
— Ward 2 City Council Q&A
—Leadership Team Elections - nominate yourself!

Join neighbors from Grant Creek to learn about everything happening in the area, ask your city councilor questions, and get to know your neighbors.

12/28/2025

How about Cathy Weber's wonderful trail signs for the Beaverhead Trails Coalition's new trails near Dillon!

11/04/2025

The Whitefish Trail has expanded with the brand new Rainbow Connection, bringing Murray Lake into the trail system.

10/17/2025

PBS aired a special about the origins and history of rail trails. Watch it here:

The story of a 60-year struggle to convert abandoned railroads into trails for cycling and walking.

10/17/2025

City is accepting comments on the newly released Reserve Street Safety Plan through the end of the month. Comment to support safe and separated accommodations for bikes and walkers, safe crossings for pedestrians and cyclists, and connections to trail networks existing or proposed. We can DO this!

08/22/2025

The new trail system is located in the North Hills, which were previously inaccessible but are now available through the Bluebird Preserve.

08/19/2025

The Bluebird Trail System is more than twice as large with the addition of 2.5 miles of trail on land owned by Republic Services and protected with a conservation easement thanks to Missoula's Open Space Bond.

A public ribbon cutting for the new trails on the Republic Services-Five Valleys Land Trust Conservation Easement property will be held at the City’s Bluebird Preserve Trailhead, 5650 Grant Creek Rd, at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, August 21.

08/13/2025

Report of mountain lion in vicinity of Grant Creek Trail near Grant Creek Ranch/Charlotte Reed Marbut Reserve boundary Wednesday noon:

Just shy of the Charlotte Reed Marbut Reserve, a woman on a bike flagged me down and said she just saw a mountain lion in that area, that this is the second time she had seen it, and to be noisy and vigilant as I passed through.

45 minutes in to my walk, a neighbor in the Creekside neighborhood apologized for her dogs barking at me from the front yard. She shared they were on edge as about an hour before, they had heard an animal being attacked somewhere around the creek.

Hoping you can spread the word to be aware!

07/22/2025

Best wishes to a Trail Hero, Donna Gaukler!

Donna Gaukler has worked for Missoula Parks and Recreation for more than 30 years, overseeing projects like Mobash skate park, Splash Montana and Fort Missoula Regional Park.