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Outdoors in Bear Grass

Few parks or trails are on the map in Bear Grass

1% of Bear Grass’ land is conserved, about 1 acre. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Bear Grass, 0.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
1%
1 acre · of 0.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
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

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

Other state land1 ac
Conservation Easement · 1 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

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
2Tennis

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

History along the way

2 places on the National Register

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

History →
Bear Grass Primitive Baptist ChurchBuilding · listed 2005
About it
Bear Grass SchoolDistrict · listed 2005
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Bear Grass: April and May

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)10.010.811.913.114.014.614.413.512.311.210.29.7
High (°F)535663738086908882746456
Rain (in)3.73.34.13.73.94.85.55.76.53.73.33.5

February is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 6.5 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Bear Grass →

Questions about parks and trails in Bear Grass

Is there public land near Bear Grass?

3,026 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bear Grass or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Bear Grass 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 →