Bridgetown has 2 acres of parks, 0.5 for every 1,000 residents
86% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns · #88 of 101 in Mississippi. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Bridgetown?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Bridgetown have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bridgetown is ahead of 13% of U.S. towns, #88 of 101 in Mississippi. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Mississippi towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Bridgetown’s under 1% is ahead of 4% of Mississippi towns, while its trails per square mile lead 6% 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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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
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The walking year in Bridgetown
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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 50 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 89 | 91 | 91 | 85 | 74 | 62 | 53 |
| Rain (in) | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 5.7 |
August is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 5.9 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Bridgetown →
Bridgetown and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgetown | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 86% | D |
| Olive Branch | under 1% | 0.1 | 5 | 30% | C− |
| Southaven | 1% | 0.1 | 9 | 59% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Bridgetown
How much of Bridgetown is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 2% for a Mississippi town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Bridgetown’s trails?
Sunset Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Bridgetown?
1,307 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bridgetown or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bridgetown have?
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #88 of 101 in Mississippi. 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 Bridgetown 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 →