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Bernice Town Hall 8-2026Photo: TulGuy · CC BY 4.0
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Outdoors in Bernice

More than half of Bernice’s land is conserved: 54%

54% of Bernice’s land is conserved, about 283 acres. 27 acres are parks and preserves, 68 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Bernice, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
54%
283 acres · of 0.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
27 ac
68 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
10%
of residents within ½ mile
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

283 conserved acres

54% of Bernice’s land. Water is left out: Bernice has 0.8 square miles of land and 0.6 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Bernice’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State land board283 ac
State parks25 ac
State Resource Management Area · 283 acState Park · 25 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
CLO Lands
State Resource Management Area
State land board283Restricted
Bernice State Park
State Park
State parks25Open
Things to do

4 places to go in Bernice

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

Boat launches in Bernice

4 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

When to get out

The walking year in Bernice

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)9.910.811.913.114.114.614.413.512.411.210.29.7
High (°F)475362717987929183736050
Rain (in)2.22.13.64.76.54.93.93.74.34.23.52.6

February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 6.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Bernice →

Questions about parks and trails in Bernice

Is there public land near Bernice?

255 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bernice or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 27 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Bernice 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 →