Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
1,086 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Bridgeport
11% of Bridgeport’s land is conserved: 1,447 acres
4 acres are parks and preserves, 3.7 per 1,000 residents. 1.5 miles of mapped trail cross Bridgeport, 0.1 per square mile of land. 45% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
11%
1,447 acres · of 19.7 sq mi of land
Trails
1.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
4 ac
3.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
45%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.0 mi
1.0 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
5
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 36% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bridgeport’s overall grade.
Conserved land11% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land3.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (4 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13CParks close to home45% of residents within a half mile of a park · WI 90% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 36%
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Water is 14% of Bridgeport’s area (3 of 23 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 10%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B−. 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.
Lower Wisconsin State Riverway
Managed by Lower Wisconsin State Riverway Board
414 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
LaRiviere Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,447 conserved acres
11% of Bridgeport’s land. Water is left out: Bridgeport has 19.7 square miles of land and 3.3 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.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service2,622 ac
Private owners85 ac
Bureau of Land Management48 ac
National Wildlife Refuge · 2,622 acPrivate Conservation · 85 acNational Public Lands · 48 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 2,622 | Restricted |
| Lower Wisconsin State Riverway Private Conservation | Private owners | 85 | Closed |
| Northeastern States District Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 48 | Open |
Trails & water
5 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.0 mi
off-road bike paths
When to get out
The walking year 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) | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 27 | 32 | 45 | 59 | 70 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 61 | 45 | 32 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.5 |
February is the driest month (1.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 5.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Bridgeport →
Next door
Bridgeport and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Wyalusing20 miPrairie du Chien3.5 miWauzeka1.8 miBridgeport1.5 miMillville0.4 miPrairie du Chien0.2 miMarquette0.1 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeport | 11% | 0.1 | 4 | 45% | C+ |
| Prairie du Chien | 3% | 0.6 | 109 | 99% | A |
| Wyalusing | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Millville | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Prairie du Chien | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Wauzeka | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
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?
11% of its land, against a typical 4% for a Wisconsin 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?
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge and Lower Wisconsin State Riverway don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Bridgeport?
1.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Bridgeport?
20,079 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bridgeport or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 63 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bridgeport have?
Ahead of 36% 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 →