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Bridger, Montana in Carbon CountyPhoto: Tumbleweed1954 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Bridger

Few parks or trails are on the map in Bridger

17% of Bridger’s land is conserved, about 95 acres. 32% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
17%
95 acres · of 0.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
32%
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.

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Bridger Elementary School Park

Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

95 conserved acres

17% of Bridger’s land. Who manages Bridger’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Other or Unknown Local Government95 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 95 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 1 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Local Other or Unknown
Local Other or Unknown
Other or Unknown Local Government95Unknown
Things to do

3 places to go in Bridger

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Bridger

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

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
2Baseball

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

History along the way

13 places on the National Register

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

History →
Corey HouseBuilding · listed 1987
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Forsman HouseBuilding · listed 1987
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Glidden HouseBuilding · listed 1987
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Wool WarehouseBuilding · listed 1987
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Dr. Carl Marcus HouseBuilding · listed 1987
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Glidden MercantileBuilding · listed 1987
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Methodist Episcopal Church and ParsonageBuilding · listed 1987
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Raymond Hough HouseBuilding · listed 1987
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Bridger Coal Company HouseBuilding · listed 1987
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Bridger Opera HouseBuilding · listed 1987
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Heatherington Boarding HouseBuilding · listed 1987
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Nutting RentalBuilding · listed 1987
About it

1 more on the History page.

When to get out

The best walking months in Bridger: May, June 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.110.311.813.414.915.615.314.112.510.99.48.7
High (°F)364051596878888675604736
Rain (in)0.40.40.61.52.21.90.90.71.21.30.60.4

January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 2.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Bridger →

Questions about parks and trails in Bridger

Are dogs allowed on Bridger’s trails?

Bridger Elementary School Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Bridger?

39,560 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bridger or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it 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 →