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Outdoors in Bridgewater

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Bridgewater

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 4 acres are parks and preserves, 28 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
1%
1 acre · of 0.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
4 ac
28 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
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.

12
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Bridgewater City Park

Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Bridgewater Dump Station

Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

1 conserved acres

1% of Bridgewater’s land. Who manages Bridgewater’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

County1 ac
Local Park · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Bridgewater Dump Station
Local Park
County1Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Bridgewater

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Bridgewater

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
1Basketball
1Tennis

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Bridgewater: April and September

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)9.510.611.813.314.515.114.913.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)313649627281858376644835
Rain (in)0.81.21.93.55.45.34.14.53.72.91.71.3

January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Bridgewater →

Questions about parks and trails in Bridgewater

Are dogs allowed on Bridgewater’s trails?

Bridgewater City Park and Bridgewater Dump Station don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Bridgewater?

1,224 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bridgewater or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Bridgewater 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 →