Bear Trap Canyon Trailhead provides hiking and fishing access to the scenic lower Madison River canyon via a trail that follows the river for its entire length through the Lee Metcalf Wilderness Area.

The trailhead is located off Highway 84 between Bozeman and Norris, with a gravel parking lot and outhouse available.

This is a foot-access only location—no boat launch—offering wade fishing opportunities in pocket water with excellent trout habitat, though the canyon contains Class IV-V whitewater unsuitable for inexperienced boaters.