Tri County Fairgrounds
Park
75 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Eastern Sierra Tri-County Fair Parking Lot
Photo: Bishopvisitor · CC BY-SA 4.0A+Outdoors
Outdoors in Bishop
48% of Bishop’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 48% of Bishop’s land is conserved, about 570 acres. 612 acres are parks and preserves, 162 per 1,000 residents.
Among the top 1% of U.S. towns · #16 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
48%
570 acres · of 1.9 sq mi of land
Trails
2.7 mi
1.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
612 ac
162 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.8 mi
1.8 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Bishop?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bishop have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bishop is among the top 1% of U.S. towns, #16 of 847 in California. All four inputs put Bishop near the top nationally; conserved land ranks highest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bishop’s overall grade.
Conserved land48% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%A+Trails1.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4APark land162 acres of park per 1,000 residents (612 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13AParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Among the top 1%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 98%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be A+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Tri County Fairgrounds, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
570 conserved acres
48% of Bishop’s land. Who manages Bishop’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city565 ac
U.S. Forest Service5 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 515 acLocal Park · 50 acNational Forest · 5 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 515 | Open |
| Bishop Park Local Park | Town or city | 50 | Open |
| Inyo Other National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 5 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Bishop
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Bishop
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Bishop
Bishop Dog Park
DirectionsPlus 1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Picnic areas in Bishop
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Bishop
Bishop RV Park and Campground - Field AreaIn Tri County Fairgrounds
DirectionsBiking & sports
1.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
5Baseball
4Tennis
2Soccer
1Basketball
1Football
1Equestrian
1Skate park
1Volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Bishop: April and May
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 54 | 57 | 65 | 71 | 81 | 91 | 98 | 96 | 88 | 76 | 62 | 53 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
September is the driest month (0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 98 °F). 0.7 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 98 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Bishop →
Next door
Bishop and its neighbors
Bishop has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop | 48% | 1.4 | 162 | 99%+ | A+ |
| West Bishop | 70% | 5.3 | 1,536 | 99%+ | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Bishop
Where can I hike in Bishop?
The longest trail networks: Tri County Fairgrounds, 0.6 miles; Bishop Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Bishop is conserved land?
48% of its land, against a typical 4% for a California town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Bishop’s trails?
Tri County Fairgrounds and Bishop Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Bishop?
1.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Bishop?
155,294 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bishop or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 617 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Bishop have?
Among the top 1% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #16 of 847 in California. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Bishop neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →