Flintridge Building · Photo: Robert P Collins · CC BY-SA 3.0Fairfield has 17 acres of parks, 1.8 for every 1,000 residents
69% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns · #137 of 187 in Alabama. What drives it
How much outdoors does Fairfield have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Fairfield is ahead of 15% of U.S. towns, #137 of 187 in Alabama. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Alabama towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Fairfield’s 1% is ahead of 36% of Alabama towns, while its trails per square mile lead 6% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Glen Oaks Park
14 conserved acres
1% of Fairfield’s land. Who manages Fairfield’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield City Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Willie Mays Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Fairfield: April and May
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 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 54 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 88 | 91 | 90 | 86 | 76 | 65 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
October is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 5.4 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Fairfield →
Fairfield and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield | 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 69% | D |
| Midfield | 1% | 0.2 | 5 | 53% | C |
| Birmingham | 4% | 0.5 | 22 | 77% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Fairfield
How much of Fairfield is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 1% for an Alabama town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Fairfield’s trails?
Fairfield City Park and Glen Oaks Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Fairfield?
4,381 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fairfield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 17 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Fairfield have?
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #137 of 187 in Alabama. 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 Fairfield neighbors.
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 →