Trails & Walking

Trails and Walking Indoors and Outdoors

Bismarck Parks and Recreation District owns and manages more than 85 miles of trails throughout the City of Bismarck and Burleigh County. A few indoor options are also available for walking.

Walking Indoors

Indoor track at Capital Racquet & Fitness Center
Weekday indoor walking at Fore Seasons Center

Trail Options

BPRD have a diverse system of trails that offer a variety of opportunities to walk, run, bike, and more.

Paved shared use trails
Unpaved biking and hiking trails
Interpretive trails

Use our Find a Park search for trail options within our parks. Several parks have loops for walking with distances listed.

View our Park Map to see all trail options.

Biking

BPRD offers a bike share program called BisParks BCycle. Bike rentals are available from May to October, weather permitting.

Singletrack Trails for Mountain Biking

Chief Looking’s Village (Pioneer Park Overlook)
Clairmont Family Conservation Park
Hay Creek Park
Sleepy Hollow Park

Educational and Interpretive Trails

Atkinson Nature Park Trail

1.65-mile unpaved hiking and horse trail with interpretive panels through a natural wooded area
Connects to paved shared use trail
Learn more about Atkinson Nature Park

Bill Mills Nature Trail, Sertoma Park

0.8-mile unpaved hiking and hiking trail with interpretive panels with Missouri River views at the north end of the park
Connects to paved shared use trail
Learn more about Sertoma Park

Bismarck Baseball History Walk, Bismarck Municipal Ballpark

Interpretive panels featuring Bismarck baseball history from the 1870s through 2017
Open seasonally during baseball games from April through September
Learn more about Bismarck Municipal Ballpark

Bismarck Rotary Club Arboretum Trail

Unpaved trail showcases a variety of plant life, including native trees and shrubbery
Learn more about Bismarck Rotary Club Arboretum

Chief Looking’s Village Trail

0.55-mile unpaved interpretive trail covering the history and features of an Earth Lodge Village occupied by the Mandan Indians from about 1550 to 1600
Learn more about Chief Looking’s Village

General Sibley Park & Campground Trail

0.6-mile paved shared use trail with historical and environmental panels
Learn more about General Sibley Park & Campground

Hay Creek Trail

5.0-mile paved shared use trail following the Hay Creek Greenway from northeast Bismarck south to the Missouri Valley Complex
Winds through native creek area enhanced by environmental practices that preserve native stream bed and provide stormwater management with opportunities for wildlife viewing
Connects Johnny Gisi Memorial Park, Pebble Creek Golf Course, Hay Creek Park, and Sleepy Hollow Park
Earned a National Recreation Trail designation in 2002

Missouri Valley Millennium Legacy Trail (Riverfront Trail)

Paved shared use trail following the river from Chief Looking’s Village in north Bismarck through Pioneer Park and Steamboat Park to Sertoma Park in south Bismarck
Connects historical, recreational, and cultural sites along the Missouri River, crossing the river into Mandan along Memorial Bridge or Expressway Bridge and traveling all the way to Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park
Named one of 52 national Millennium Legacy Trails in 2001

Zonta Park Play Trail

Paved shared use trail with interpretive signs highlighting prairie restoration happening onsite and sharing information about pollinators
Learn more about Zonta Park