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Outdoors in Upper Bear Creek

Few parks or trails are on the map in Upper Bear Creek

2% of Upper Bear Creek’s land is conserved, about 51 acres. 5 acres are parks and preserves, 5.1 per 1,000 residents. 43% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
2%
51 acres · of 3.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
5 ac
5.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
43%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Who protects it

51 conserved acres

2% of Upper Bear Creek’s land. Who manages Upper Bear Creek’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Land trusts & nonprofits45 ac
Joint4 ac
State fish & wildlife3 ac
Unknown Easement · 43 acLocal Park · 4 acState Conservation Area · 3 acOther Easement · 2 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 45 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Hicks Mountain
Local Park
Joint4Open
Bergen Peak State Wildlife Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife3Open
When to get out

The best walking months in Upper Bear Creek: May to August

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.710.611.813.214.315.014.713.712.411.19.99.4
High (°F)414148536274797770594840
Rain (in)0.70.91.92.72.61.92.32.31.61.40.90.8

January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 2.7 inches fall in April, the wettest month. The climate in Upper Bear Creek →

Next door

Upper Bear Creek and its neighbors

Upper Bear Creek has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Upper Witter Gulch0.1 miUpper Bear Creek0.0 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Upper Bear Creek— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Upper Witter Gulch— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Upper Bear Creek

Is there public land near Upper Bear Creek?

62,146 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Upper Bear Creek or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Upper Bear Creek 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 →