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Outdoors in Bessemer Bend

Few parks or trails are on the map in Bessemer Bend

20% of Bessemer Bend’s land is conserved, about 325 acres.

Conserved land
20%
325 acres · of 2.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
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

325 conserved acres

20% of Bessemer Bend’s land. Who manages Bessemer Bend’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Land trusts & nonprofits594 ac
Conservation Easement · 594 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 325 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

History along the way

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.

History →
DUX Bessemer Bend BridgeStructure · listed 1985
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Bessemer Bend: May, 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.410.511.813.314.615.315.013.912.411.09.79.0
High (°F)373850586880898776614636
Rain (in)0.50.50.71.42.11.31.00.80.91.10.50.5

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 2.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Bessemer Bend →

Questions about parks and trails in Bessemer Bend

Is there public land near Bessemer Bend?

70,307 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bessemer Bend or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Bessemer Bend 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 →