Bowden Park is a 3-acre park located next to South Junior High School. Park features picnic tables, a restroom and open play areas.
Hours of Operation
Park is open from sunrise to sunset.
Parking
On-street parking is available.
Restrooms
Restrooms are now closed and park drinking fountains are turned off for the winter.
Features & Amenities
Open Play Areas
Open play areas are cut grass spaces that provide opportunities for healthy recreational activities for people of all ages.


Restrooms
Restrooms are now closed and park drinking fountains are turned off for the winter.
Smoking Prohibition
Smoking and vaping are prohibited in all public parks, including within 20 feet of the Boise Greenbelt, except in designated areas within Ann Morrison and Julia Davis parks and city-owned golf courses.
Towing
Unauthorized vehicles will be towed at owner's risk and expense. Boise Valley Towing at (208) 389-9707.
Master Plan
The Master Plan is a concept drawing illustrating recreation facilities and landscape features planned for a park site. It does not necessarily represent what amenities are currently in a park.
Adopt-A-Park
Bowden Park has kindly been adopted by the Lister and Carlson families. The Listers and Carlsons jumped on board with our Adopt-A-Park Program, to give them an opportunity to socialize with each other while doing some good for their community. We are very grateful for their participation, and look forward to working with them to keep Bowden Park in tip top shape.
The Adopt-A-Park program gives churches, civic organizations, local businesses, and other community groups the opportunity to adopt their neighborhood park. Adopting groups will commit to maintaining their park for a renewable one-year term, helping with things such as eradicating graffiti, picking up litter, filling mutt-mitt dispensers, painting site amenities, raking leaves, and mulching trees and planting beds. In exchange, the department recognizes the group as the adopting agency via our website and signage at the park.
Interested in adopting a park? Visit here to apply and learn more about our Adopt-A-Park program.