Melson House · Photo: Linda Roy Walls · CC BY-SA 4.024% of Bridgeville’s land is conserved: 746 acres
2.2 miles of mapped trail cross Bridgeville, 0.5 per square mile of land. 22 acres are parks and preserves, 8.1 per 1,000 residents. 57% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns · #23 of 37 in Delaware. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Bridgeville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Bridgeville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bridgeville is ahead of 65% of U.S. towns, #23 of 37 in Delaware. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Delaware towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 13%; the U.S., 4%), so Bridgeville’s 24% is ahead of 86% of Delaware towns, while its trails per square mile lead 56% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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746 conserved acres
24% of Bridgeville’s land. Who manages Bridgeville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 733 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 13 of 21 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeville Little League Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 9 | Unknown |
| Passwaters Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Phillis Wheatley Middle School Local Recreation Area | Regional agency | 3 | Open |
| Bridgeville Community Playground Private Conservation | Town or city | 1 | Closed |
2 places to go in Bridgeville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Bridgeville: April to June
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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 45 | 48 | 56 | 67 | 76 | 84 | 89 | 86 | 80 | 70 | 58 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.1 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Bridgeville →
Questions about parks and trails in Bridgeville
How much of Bridgeville is conserved land?
24% of its land, against a typical 13% for a Delaware town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Bridgeville’s trails?
Bridgeville Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Bridgeville?
1.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.0 of painted or protected lanes and 0.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Bridgeville?
654 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bridgeville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 22 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bridgeville have?
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #23 of 37 in Delaware. 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 Bridgeville neighbors.
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 →