Gould Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainCOutdoors
Outdoors in Bridgeport
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Bridgeport
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 4 acres are parks and preserves, 2.6 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
3 acres · of 1.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
4 ac
2.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Bridgeport?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bridgeport have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bridgeport is ahead of 26% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bridgeport’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4DPark land2.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (4 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · OH 60% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 26%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Bridgeport. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
3 conserved acres
under 1% of Bridgeport’s land. Who manages Bridgeport’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city3 ac
Local Park · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Bridgeport
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Bridgeport
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
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Joseph Kirkwood HouseBuilding · listed 1986
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Bridgeport: April and August
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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 42 | 51 | 64 | 74 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 78 | 66 | 53 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Bridgeport →
Next door
Bridgeport 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeport | under 1% | under 0.1 | 3 | 99%+ | C |
| Pease Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 2 | 65% | C− |
| Martins Ferry | 1% | 0.1 | 4 | 83% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Bridgeport
How much of Bridgeport is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 3% for an Ohio town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Bridgeport’s trails?
Gould Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Bridgeport?
2,568 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bridgeport or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bridgeport have?
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Bridgeport neighbors.
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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 →