Bright Meadows Park
Park
14 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Bright
Few parks or trails are on the map in Bright
20% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 15 acres are parks and preserves, 2.7 per 1,000 residents. 3.4 miles of mapped trail cross Bright, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 16% of U.S. towns · #452 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
13 acres · of 12.5 sq mi of land
Trails
3.4 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
15 ac
2.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
20%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
850 ft
Jackson Ridge
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bright have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bright is ahead of 16% of U.S. towns, #452 of 593 in Indiana. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bright’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land2.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (15 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home20% of residents within a half mile of a park · IN 51% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 16%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 24%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Bright’s under 1% is ahead of 18% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 67% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Bright. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C−. 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 Bright Meadows Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
13 conserved acres
under 1% of Bright’s land. Who manages Bright’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County13 ac
Local Park · 13 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Meadows Community Park Local Park | County | 13 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Bright
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Bright
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Bright
Jackson Ridge850 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
3Baseball
1Tennis
1Equestrian
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Bright
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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 42 | 52 | 65 | 74 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Bright →
Next door
Bright and its neighbors
Bright has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bright | under 1% | 0.3 | 3 | 20% | C− |
| Harrison Township | 1% | 0.2 | 20 | 43% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Bright
Where can I hike in Bright?
The longest trail networks: Bright Meadows Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Bright is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 2% for an Indiana town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Bright’s trails?
Bright Meadows Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Bright?
11,307 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bright or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 15 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bright have?
Ahead of 16% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #452 of 593 in Indiana. 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 Bright 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 →