Harwood Park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Bridgeport
Bridgeport has 642 acres of parks, 101 for every 1,000 residents
13% of Bridgeport’s land is conserved, about 633 acres. 4.9 miles of mapped trail cross Bridgeport, 0.6 per square mile of land. 41% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 78% of U.S. towns · #70 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
13%
633 acres · of 7.9 sq mi of land
Trails
4.9 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
642 ac
101 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
41%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.6 mi
1.6 mi paths
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 78% of U.S. towns, #70 of 642 in Texas. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bridgeport’s overall grade.
Conserved land13% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land101 acres of park per 1,000 residents (642 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13AParks close to home41% of residents within a half mile of a park · TX 69% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 78%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 89%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Bridgeport’s 13% is ahead of 92% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 77% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ to A. 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Payne Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
633 conserved acres
13% of Bridgeport’s land. Who manages Bridgeport’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city1,265 ac
Conservation Easement · 633 acLocal Park · 632 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.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest OHV Park Local Park | Town or city | 620 | Open |
| Harwood Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Payne Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Bridgeport
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Bridgeport
Bridgeport Swimming PoolIn Harwood Park
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Bridgeport
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
7 named trails
Named trails
Horses · 0.7 mi
Pioneer0.8 mi
No Winch Hill0.2 mi
2P0.2 mi
1B0.1 mi
1C0.1 mi
South Loop0.1 mi
Big Bear0.1 mi
Biking & sports
1.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
4Tennis
1Baseball
1Football
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 8 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Bridgeport Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2024
About itWhen to get out
April is the best month for walking in Bridgeport
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) | 10.2 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 61 | 68 | 76 | 84 | 91 | 96 | 96 | 88 | 78 | 66 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 1.8 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
January is the driest month (1.8 in) and August the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 4.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Bridgeport →
Questions about parks and trails in Bridgeport
How much of Bridgeport is conserved land?
13% of its land, against a typical 2% for a Texas 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?
Harwood Park and Payne Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Bridgeport?
1.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Bridgeport?
8,777 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bridgeport or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 642 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Bridgeport have?
Ahead of 78% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #70 of 642 in Texas. 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 →