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2021 Kids Summer Fun Events Pg.27 Pg.8-9 Brought to you by BUTTE RECREATION GUIDE 2021 1 Your BUTTE FAMILY IS IMPORTANT TO our BUTTE FAMILY townpump.com 2 BUTTE RECREATION GUIDE 2021 BUTTE RECREATION GUIDE 2021 3 OUR MISSION e Butte-Silver Bow Parks and Recreation Department is committed to improving our community’s health, stability, beauty, and quality of life by providing outstanding parks, trails, recreational facilities and leisure opportunities for all of our citizens. Butte-Silver Bow Parks & Recreation at a glance: • More than two dozen parks (many with pavilions that can be reserved), numerous playgrounds, a 9 hole regulation golf course, a par-3 golf course, a clubhouse with golf simulators, two disc golf courses, a splash pad, and a wading pool • Ridge Waters: A family water park featuring two water slides, a lazy river, a zero depth entry children’s area, a climbing wall, a diving board, swimming lanes, rentable cabanas, and a concession stand • A new destination playground at Stodden Park • An extensive urban and rural trail system • ompson Park: e only dually managed municipal/National Forest Service park in the nation • Adult and youth programming, which include: volleyball, softball and pickleball and more • Two historic mine yards that are now event facilities • Community-wide special events CONTENTS Parks & Recreation Fast Facts…Page 6 Butte Arborist…Page 7 Ridge Waters…Page 8 We’re on the web! Stodden Park…Page 10 butteparksandrec.com ridgewaters.com Popular Urban Parks…Page 11 highlandviewgolf.com Recreational Facilities…Page 16 Find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram! Mine Yards…Page 18 Rural Parks & Recreation Near Butte…Page 20 Thompson Park Map…Page 22 Butte Urban Map…Page 23 @ButteParks @ButteSilverBow @ButteParksandRec Highland View Golf Course…Page 25 Summer Fun Youth Events…Page 27 Regional Outdoor Opportunities… On the cover: Page 29 Cyclist in Thompson Park. Rural Area Map…Page 33 Photo provided by DNRC. Festivals & Special Events…Page 34 This publication is brought to you in conjunction with Parades... Page 37 Community Partners…Page 38 Winter Recreation…Page 44 *Dates in book are listed as of print date and are subject to change. 4 BUTTE RECREATION GUIDE 2021 A NOTE FROM THE DIRECTOR Dear Friends, Neighbors and Visitors, Butte-Silver Bow offers recreational opportunities unlike anywhere else! This parks and recreation guide was built for those near and far from the Mining City to guide them to recreational opportunities in Butte and southwest Montana. 2020 was a dif cult time for many, but the community of Butte was fortunate to have the many outdoor activities available in their backyard to help them enjoy our beautiful community during the unprecedented times. Now, 2021 is looking brighter and more opportunities are available for those in Butte and those visiting this year. Although the Montana Folk Festival and An Ri Ra Irish Festival have been postponed until 2022, Freedom Festival along with many other community events such as the Butte 100 Mountain Bike Race, Butte Farmer’s Market and Shakespeare in the Park are in full swing for 2021. Butte is also returning many of its summer activities for the youth in our community to help get them out and involved this summer with fun and educational programs. Kids of Butte can participate in the Skyhawks Sports Academy, R.O.C.K.I.E.S., Summer Camps at the YMCA, Public Library and Sylvan Learning Center and also numerous sports camps. Butte-Silver Bow offers recreational activities all year round, during every season, and for every kind of person. Every community member or visitor will be able to nd something to enjoy in our rich city. From the many outdoor trails for hiking, biking, ATV riding, skiing and snowmobiling that offer an abundance of beautiful views, to the many lakes and rivers for the shing enthusiasts, these are just a few of the opportunities you will nd in Butte-Silver Bow. If staying inside the city limits is more for you, Butte-Silver Bow has many in-town activities as well. Come check out the newly built Highland View Clubhouse with two Trackman Golf Simulators. Golfers can practice all aspects of the game with access to over 100 golf courses and then relax in the clubhouse. Also, new to Butte this summer, a new Expedition League baseball team, the Mining City Tommyknockers. Come attend a game this year and enjoy the new 3 Legends Stadium at Copper Mountain Sports Complex. The kids can also enjoy the many parks we have through our beautiful town at the newly renovated Stodden Park that features a new playground and equipment, Ridge Waters Water Park, Spirit of Columbia Gardens Carousel and more! Butte-Silver Bow has something for everyone! Come out and enjoy everything the Mining City has to offer and get out explore this wonderful place we call home. Sincerely, Bob Lazzari Butte-Silver Bow Parks and Recreation Director Thank you to the following Butte Silver-Bow Parks and Recreation would like to thank the following for making this guide possible. It was a collaborative effort between the County Superintendent of Schools and their Summer Fun Flyer, St. James Healthcare and The Montana Standard. Butte-Silver Bow Parks and Recreation Department Director Cemetery Director Highland View Golf Course Bob Lazzari Susan Maloney and Ridge Waters Manager 406-497-6535 406-497-6228 Mark Fisher [email protected] [email protected] Highland View: 406-497-6578 Parks Superintendent BSB Arborist Ridge Waters: 406-497-6584 Pete Schonsberg Trevor Peterson butteparksandrec.com m [email protected] 406-497-6408 406-497-6576 ridgewaters.com highlandviewgolf.com pschonsberg@bsb. [email protected] highlandviewgolf.com ridgewaters.com mt.gov *Dates in book are listed as of print date and are subject to change. BUTTE RECREATION GUIDE 2021 5 Parks & Recreation Department FAST FACTS Recreation Parks & Trails In 2019, Ridge Waters served.... • 20 Baseball/Softball Fields 45 • 20 Horseshoe Pits Developed Parks 21,334 • 14 Sports Courts 60 Residents Miles of Trails • 7 Soccer Fields App. 27.5 miles paved 5,194 Non-Residents • 6 Ice Rinks 340 • 4 Volleyball Courts Acres of Developed 32,199 Parkland Guests Admitted • 3 Little Guy Football Fields • 2 Folf Courses 4100 Acres of Open Space • 1 Skating Ribbon 240+ • 1 Nine Hole Golf Course 4200+ Cabana Rentals Trees 90+ Over 65% were people outside of Butte- Pizza Parties • 1 Park Three Golf Course boulevards, parks, golf courses Silver Bow 8733 4611 2344 99 Picnic Tables 1 Splash Pad Beverages Pretzels Pizzas 24 Public Rest Rooms 1 Wading Pool Ridge Waters requires 400,000 gallons of 24 Swing Sets 1 Water Park water heated at 85 degrees Fahrenheit to 1 Fishing Pond keep the awesomeness going Special Events Parks & Recreation Board 3 Art Walk Butte-toberfest Members Mine Yards Butte Farmer’s Market Civic Center Winter Bazaar Philip Borup 1 Outdoor Movies Christmas Stroll Cemetery Music on Main Ice Sculpting Contest Shawn Fredrickson Covellite International Film Sno inga Chuck Merri eld Festival EBP Bull Riding Ristene Hall Colt Anderson’s Dream Big Mai Wah Chinese New Foundation Year Parade Cathy Tutty Big Bang Freedom Festival St. Patrick’s Day Butte 100 Mountain Bike Montana Folk Festival Race cancelled, to return 2022 County Fair An Ri Ra cancelled, to return 2022 *Above events are listed as of print date and are subject to change. 6 BUTTE RECREATION GUIDE 2021 Butte-Silver Bow Parks and Recreation New City BUTTE ARBORIST Arborist Trevor Peterson Butte-Silver Bow Parks & Recreation Urban Forestry’s mission is to manage and ensure urban forest infrastructure for current and future generations. Our urban forest consists of 3,300 street trees, 3,800 park trees (excluding Thompson Park), and innumerable private property trees. Parks and Recreation is involved in managing or regulating Trees Have Value all of these trees to differing degrees- creating and A tree not only holds monetary worth by providing implementing the city’s Urban Forest Management Plan, numerous environmental bene ts, but also contributes fostering community tree awareness and stewardship, to one’s mental and physical health. A few of the key developing tree policies and programs, monitoring and bene ts of trees are: assessing the urban forest, documenting all trees in the Tree Inventory, and responding to tree emergencies. Improved property values, Lowered heating and cooling costs, Improved water quality, Improved air quality, Long Trevor Peterson • 406-497-6576 • [email protected] term carbon storage, and Improved human health. GET OUT AND EXPLORE OUR GREAT OUTDOORS STOP IN FOR ALL YOUR TRAVEL ADVENTURE NEEDS! & GOOD TYMES CASINO FOOD FUEFUELL FUN! Get Ready for Any Outing, Breakfast, Pizza, Snacks & Drinks NEW PLAYERS CLUB More Rewards - More Games - More Fun Play All the Latest Games Line Games - Keno - Poker 2544 Harrison Butte 782-9359 locally owned & operated BEST CAR WASH IN TOWN OPEN 24 HOURS! BUTTE RECREATION GUIDE 2021 7 Kid’s Cove at Ridge Waters. Photo by Meagan Thompson RIDGE WATERS • No outside food, drinks, or coolers are allowed • When in the pool, children under 4 years old must be accompanied by an adult. • No in atables are allowed. Inner tubes are available at no charge for the Lazy River only. • Call 497-6584 or ridgewaters.com for more information. For questions or concerns email [email protected] or m [email protected] • • • • Ridge Waters is Montana’s newest family water park. • This state of the art facility features two water slides, • lazy river, zero depth children’s area with interactive play features, a diving board, climbing wall, swimming lanes, • and more. The fun will extend out of the water as well • with ample deck and green space, a concession stand • with outdoor seating and cabanas.
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