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Outdoors in Bridger

Few parks or trails are on the map in Bridger

23% of Bridger’s land is conserved, about 974 acres. 15 miles of mapped trail cross Bridger, 2.3 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
23%
974 acres · of 6.6 sq mi of land
Trails
15 mi
2.3 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
8.1 mi
8.1 mi paths
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

974 conserved acres

23% of Bridger’s land. Who manages Bridger’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service739 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits235 ac
National Forest · 739 acUnknown Easement · 235 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 235 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Gallatin National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service739Open
Trails & water

25 named trails

Named trails
Open to bikes · 11.0 miUnpaved · 2.2 mi
Must Come Down1.5 mi
What Goes Up (2/2)0.8 mi
Yoda's Return0.7 mi
Ewok Forest (South)0.6 mi
Got To Love It (Blue)0.6 mi
Logger's (2)0.5 mi
What Goes Up (1/2)0.5 mi
Downey’s Loop (3/3)0.5 mi
Summer Road (1/2)0.4 mi
Ewok Forest (North)0.4 mi
15 more trails
Downey’s Loop (2/3)
0.4 mi
Meadow Loop (South)
0.3 mi
Upper Biathlon Range Trail
0.3 mi
Got To Love It (Green)
0.3 mi
Meadow Loop (North)
0.3 mi
Meadow Loop
0.2 mi
Logger's (1)
0.2 mi
Whiskely Gulch
0.2 mi
Downey’s Loop (1/3)
0.2 mi
Mythical Creature Path
0.2 mi
Skills Park Connector
0.1 mi
Downey's Connector
0.1 mi
Northwest Passage
0.1 mi
Unnamed
0.1 mi
Loggers Dive (CMSC)
0.1 mi
Biking & sports

8.1 miles of bike routes

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

8.1 mi
off-road bike paths
What Goes UpBike route
1.3 mi
Downey's LoopBike route
1 mi
Ewok ForestBike route
1 mi
Got To Love ItBike route
0.9 mi
Meadow LoopBike route
0.9 mi
Logger'sBike route
0.7 mi
Summer RoadBike route
0.4 mi
History along the way

2 places on the National Register

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

History →
Flaming Arrow LodgeBuilding · listed 1994
About it
Flaming Arrow Ranch House and OfficeBuilding · listed 1998
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Bridger: July to 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)9.010.311.813.514.915.715.414.112.510.89.48.7
High (°F)333542495867787766523932
Rain (in)2.11.82.43.73.94.31.81.52.22.72.62.1

August is the driest month (1.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Bridger →

Questions about parks and trails in Bridger

Where can I bike in Bridger?

8.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 8.1 of off-road paths. Named routes: What Goes Up, Downey's Loop and Ewok Forest.

Is there public land near Bridger?

35,820 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bridger or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 650 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Bridger 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 →