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Missoula County outlines trail, forestry and accessibility plans for Marshall Mountain Park
Summary
Missoula County officials and Marshall Mountain Park manager Jackson Lee reviewed park improvements since public acquisition in 2024, including more than five miles of beginner-accessible trails, a 65-acre first-phase forestry treatment starting in September, ongoing visitor-use research and a pending proposal to consider Class 1 e-bikes.
Missoula County Commissioner Josh Slotnick and Commissioner Dave Stromire hosted Jackson Lee, manager of Marshall Mountain Park, on the county’s podcast to update the public on the site’s transition to public ownership and near-term management plans.
Lee said Missoula County acquired Marshall Mountain Park in 2024 and that the 480-acre park sits between the communities of East Missoula and Bonner-West Riverside and is operated in partnership with the City of Missoula. “In the first year of public ownership, Missoula Mountain Bike Coalition received a grant award from the state to construct — we constructed over 5 miles of new beginner adaptive friendly trails,” Lee said, describing trails with wider corridors and gentler grades designed to increase accessibility.
The purchase and early work aim to protect Marshall’s long history as a learning site for winter skiing and, increasingly, as a year-round recreation hub for mountain biking, youth programs and community events. Lee said City of Missoula Parks and Recreation programs bring more than 2,000 youth participants to Marshall annually for…
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