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Outdoors in Bedford

Few parks or trails are on the map in Bedford

1 acre is park or preserve, 3.1 per 1,000 residents. 79% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
1 acre · of 0.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
3.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
79%
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

1 conserved acres

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

Town or city1 ac
Local Park · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Milton City Park
Local Park
Town or city1Open
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
1Baseball

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

History along the way

6 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Coleman, HouseBuilding · listed 1983
About it
Old Kentucky TavernBuilding · listed 1983
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Hancock HouseBuilding · listed 1984
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Peak HouseBuilding · listed 1984
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House Tm-B-7Building · listed 1984
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Trimble County JailBuilding · listed 1984
About it
When to get out

August is the best month for walking in Bedford

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)9.710.711.813.214.314.814.613.712.411.110.09.5
High (°F)414555677683868580685544
Rain (in)3.53.34.45.15.45.04.73.83.53.53.54.1

February is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Bedford →

Questions about parks and trails in Bedford

Is there public land near Bedford?

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

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Bedford neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →