Bikefill Community Bike Park

We have begun site prep work at the new Bikefill Bike Park this week! Contractors began installing stormwater runoff mitigation measures and are performing site improvements designed to stabilize soils and prepare the site for heavy machinery. In conjunction with the park project, Knife River will be improving McIlhattan Road, which includes moving material from the road corridor onto the Bikefill site. This material will be shaped into the trails and features prioritized in the Bikefill Park Master Plan, approved earlier this spring.

The road project is expected to commence this fall and wrap up by winter. During that time, McIlhattan Road traffic will be limited to construction vehicles along the City Solid Waste property. People wishing to access Snowfill Recreation Area from downtown Bozeman should do so via Manley Road. The construction of a new parking area and pathway for the park is expected to start once road improvements are completed, with a majority of construction to be completed in 2027.

We now have bird survey information available for the site. The bird survey provides baseline information from our community partners at Sacajawea Audubon who are committed to doing annual surveys going forward, as they do in other City parks. The surveys will contribute to our understanding of how birds are impacted by the bike park use, increased traffic, and additional trees and shrubs that will be planted there now and into the future. See the bird count below.

We’re nearing the finish line! Bikefill’s Virtual Design Workshop is now closed, and the final site plans have been submitted. Check the documents section here for the submitted plans. In celebration of this major milestone, GVLT and the City of Bozeman hosted a ceremonial groundbreaking, recognizing this final step needed before construction can begin.

The City’s Community Development department is now reviewing the site plans and will issue the public notice as soon as the application is deemed adequate.

Construction is expected to be fully completed in 2027. Thanks for following along and engaging with us throughout this process. We look forward to seeing you at the park!

Bozeman City Commission has unanimously approved the community-inspired design concepts for Bikefill! This marks a massive milestone in bringing a world-class community bike park for all ages and abilities to Bozeman. The Bikefill Parks Master Plan was shaped by you: from workshops, focus groups, and over 1,000 survey responses.

Now that the preliminary concept designs are approved, you can help refine the finishing touches. We invite you to weigh in one more time in our final Virtual Workshop. The interactive website allows you to review the plans and provide feedback on specific features and amenities before construction begins.

What’s Next?

• Early Summer: Groundbreaking

• This Fall: Potential opening of initial rideable features!

• 2027: Full project completion

Our Montana-based design and construction team is working hard to get wheels on the dirt as soon as possible. Thank you for being part of this journey.

The Bikefill Community Bike Park project excited to release the draft Parks Master Plan for the facility which incorporates the public input presented at the Urban Parks and Foresty meeting on February 26. The draft Master Plan aims to address the design and management goals of the facility built based on the public input received in order to provide the wide variety of bicycle specific trails and features that will fill a much-needed void in Bozeman recreation infrastructure, all while honoring, preserving, and enhancing the natural environment of the Bikefill site.

The Urban Parks and Forestry Board will review the plan and make their recommendation to the City Commission for approval, or approval with edits, at their meeting on March 26 at 6:00pm at City Hall. The draft Parks Master plan is available, along with associated conceptual trail map, schematic design and renderings of the parking lot and primary civil elements of the park. Public input on the draft plan can be submitted by email at comments@bozeman.net (please submit by noon on March 26) or in person during the public comment period of the meeting. City Commission will make their final decision at their meeting on April 7 at 6:00pm at City Hall.

Check out the Bikefill Parks Master Plan March 2026 folder located in the Documents section of this page for the Parks Master Plan and Appendices:

• Parks Master Plan
• Overall Trail Map
• Overall Site Master Plan
• Overall Site Master Plan and Amenity Callouts
• Family Hub Master Plan
• Family Hub Master Plan and Amenity Callouts
• Wetland Delineation Summary
• Public Engagement Technical Report

In case you missed it, we presented on Bikefill Public Engagement at the February 26 Urban Parks & Forestry Board. Listen to the recording (19:58) and check out the Public Engagement Outcomes Presentation saved in the Documents Section.

We are pleased to release CRO Planning’s thorough analysis of data collected during the public comment period for Bikefill. In general, the data shows that respondents are excited for a wide variety of bicycle specific trails and features that will fill a much needed void in Bozeman recreation infrastructure, all while honoring, preserving, and enhancing the natural environment of the Bikefill site.

Check out the engagement reports in the Bikefill Documents section.

• Bikefill Public Engagement Technical Report
• Bikefill Survey Overall Summary
• Bikefill Survey User Profiles

This fall, a highly skilled, locally based design and construction team was selected to bring the Bikefill vision to life. The team is a collaboration of two leading Montana trail design and construction firms:

• Integrated Trail Lab: A locally owned and Bozeman-based firm known for projects including the Westlake Dirt Jumps, pump tracks at Gallatin Regional Park and Copper City, and the Big Sky Community Park asphalt pump track.
• Terraflow: A Whitefish-based firm known for the recently completed Gnomadic Trail at Crosscut/Bridger, NeverSweat at Copper City, Mountain to Meadow in Big Sky, and the acclaimed Legacy Bike Park in Lakeside, Montana.

Integrated Trails Lab and Terraflow are supported by:

• CRO Planning and Design
• Design 5 Landscape Architecture
• Aspekt Architecture and Design
• Sanbell Engineering