Chief Joseph Dam - Left Bank Bird Viewing
Nature preserve
9 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0A−Outdoors
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. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Bridgeport, 0.9 per square mile of land. 29 acres are parks and preserves, 16 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 81% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
19 acres · of 1.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
29 ac
16 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 81% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bridgeport’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical WA town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · WA 0.8 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land16 acres of park per 1,000 residents (29 acres) · WA 11 · U.S. 13BParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · WA 92% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 81%
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Water is 17% of Bridgeport’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Chief Joseph Dam - Left Bank Bird Viewing, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Conklin Landing
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 7 parks & preserves
Chief Joseph Dam - Left Bank Bird Viewing9 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Bridgeport Marina8 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsConklin Landing9 acres
Berryman Park6 acres
DirectionsBridgeport Wildlife Area4 acres · Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
DirectionsChief Joseph Dam - Commons4 acres
Fireman Park1 acres
Who protects it
19 conserved acres
3% of Bridgeport’s land. Water is left out: Bridgeport has 1.1 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Bridgeport’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city14 ac
State fish & wildlife7 ac
Local Park · 14 acState Conservation Area · 7 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterfront Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Berryman park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Bridgeport State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 4 | Open |
| Wells-Chelan-Sagebrush Flats Wildlife Area Complex State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 3 | Restricted |
| Fireman Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Bridgeport
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Bridgeport
City Swimming PoolIn Berryman Park
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Bridgeport
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Bridgeport
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
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
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Bridgeport: April to 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.8 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 16.0 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 8.4 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 41 | 54 | 64 | 74 | 80 | 90 | 89 | 79 | 63 | 45 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
August is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 1.7 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Bridgeport →
Questions about parks and trails in Bridgeport
Where can I hike in Bridgeport?
The longest trail networks: Chief Joseph Dam - Left Bank Bird Viewing, 0.2 miles; Bridgeport Marina, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Bridgeport is conserved land?
3% of its land, against a typical 4% for a Washington 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?
Chief Joseph Dam - Left Bank Bird Viewing and Conklin Landing don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Bridgeport?
25,491 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bridgeport or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 29 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Bridgeport have?
Ahead of 81% 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 →