Commissioners Park
Managed by Bridgeview Park District
13 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Bridgeview
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Bridgeview
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Commissioners Park (0.7 mi). 75 acres are parks and preserves, 4.5 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns · #424 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
68 acres · of 4.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.4 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
75 ac
4.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.8 mi
0.8 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Bridgeview?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bridgeview have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bridgeview is ahead of 58% of U.S. towns, #424 of 768 in Illinois. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bridgeview’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land4.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (75 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13CParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 58%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 45%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B+. 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 Commissioners Park, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Wierzba Park
Managed by Bridgeview Park District
7 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Bedford Park
Managed by Bedford Park District
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Millette Memorial Park
Managed by Bridgeview Park District
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 9 parks & preserves
Commissioners Park13 acres · 0.7 mi of trail · Bridgeview Park District
DirectionsWierzba Park7 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Bridgeview Park District
DirectionsFedor Memorial Park4 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Bridgeview Park District
DirectionsBedford Park10 acres · Bedford Park District
Millette Memorial Park8 acres · Bridgeview Park District
DirectionsFounders Park5 acres
DirectionsNottingham Park3 acres · Bridgeview Park District
DirectionsUrlich Park2 acres · Bridgeview Park District
Muehe Memorial Park1 acres · Bridgeview Park District
DirectionsWho protects it
68 conserved acres
3% of Bridgeview’s land. Who manages Bridgeview’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency54 ac
Town or city13 ac
Local Park · 66 acLocal Recreation Area · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commissioners Park Local Park | Regional agency | 18 | Open |
| Millette Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Community Park Local Park | Regional agency | 12 | Open |
| Wierzba Park Local Park | Regional agency | 7 | Open |
| Founders Park Local Park | Regional agency | 5 | Open |
| Fedor Memorial Park Local Park | Regional agency | 4 | Open |
| Nottingham Park Local Park | Regional agency | 2 | Open |
| Muehe Park Local Park | Regional agency | 2 | Open |
| Bridgeview Park District Ice Arena Local Recreation Area | Regional agency | 2 | Open |
| Ulrich Park Local Park | Regional agency | 2 | Open |
Things to do
12 places to go in Bridgeview
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Bridgeview
McDonald's PlayPlace
DirectionsPlus 11 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
7Soccer
4Baseball
3Basketball
2Tennis
1Pickleball
1Volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Bridgeview: April, July 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 36 | 47 | 60 | 71 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 63 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Bridgeview →
Next door
Bridgeview and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Oak Lawn3.8 miPalos Hills3.1 miStickney Township2.0 miBedford Park1.5 miBridgeview1.4 miBurbank1.2 miHickory Hills1.1 miJustice0.2 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeview | 3% | 0.3 | 4 | 99%+ | B |
| Burbank | 4% | 0.3 | 4 | 99% | B |
| Bedford Park | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Justice | 2% | 0.1 | 3 | 88% | C |
| Hickory Hills | 12% | 0.4 | 6 | 99%+ | A− |
| Oak Lawn | 4% | 0.4 | 4 | 99% | B |
| Palos Hills | 3% | 0.7 | 5 | 92% | B |
| Stickney Township | 3% | 0.2 | 5 | 99% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Bridgeview
Where can I hike in Bridgeview?
The longest trail networks: Commissioners Park, 0.7 miles; Wierzba Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Bridgeview is conserved land?
3% of its land, against a typical 4% for an Illinois town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Bridgeview’s trails?
Commissioners Park and Wierzba Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Bridgeview?
0.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Bridgeview?
11,831 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bridgeview or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 75 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bridgeview have?
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #424 of 768 in Illinois. 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 Bridgeview 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 →