Fairfield Bay Walking Trail
Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Brandonrush · CC BY-SA 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Fairfield Bay
Fairfield Bay has 25 miles of mapped trails, 1.7 for every square mile of land
17 acres are parks and preserves, 6.8 per 1,000 residents. 39% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of Fairfield Bay’s land is conserved, about 312 acres.
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
312 acres · of 15.1 sq mi of land
Trails
25 mi
1.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
17 ac
6.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
39%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Fairfield Bay?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Fairfield Bay have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Fairfield Bay is ahead of 53% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Fairfield Bay’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical AR town 1% · U.S. 4%B−Trails1.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (25 mi) · AR 0.2 · U.S. 0.4APark land6.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (17 acres) · AR 8 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home39% of residents within a half mile of a park · AR 46% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 53%
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Few Arkansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Fairfield Bay’s 3% is ahead of 88% of Arkansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 98% of them.
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.
Fairfield Bay City Park
Park
1 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
312 conserved acres
3% of Fairfield Bay’s land. Who manages Fairfield Bay’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Army Corps of Engineers312 ac
Recreation Management Area · 312 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greers Ferry Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 312 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Fairfield Bay
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Fairfield Bay
2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
22 named trails
Named trails
Sunrise Circle0.9 mi
Wildwood Trail0.6 mi
Bear Run0.4 mi
Monarch Circle0.4 mi
Arapaho Trail0.3 mi
Tomahawk Trail0.2 mi
Sunnyside Loop0.2 mi
Tulip Trail0.2 mi
Rossby Junction0.2 mi
Parker Court0.2 mi
12 more trails
Wayside Circle
0.2 miSandlewood Circle
0.1 miPonderosa Court
0.1 miWayside Court
0.1 miOak Park Court
0.1 miBirchwood Circle
0.1 miBroad Oaks Circle
0.1 miWagon Wheel Trail
0.1 miLakewind Court
0.1 miRabbit Ears Court
0.1 miWatercress Circle
0.1 miBluff Falls Circle
0.1 miBiking & 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
8Tennis
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
June is the best month for walking in Fairfield Bay
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) | 10.0 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 48 | 53 | 61 | 71 | 78 | 86 | 90 | 89 | 82 | 72 | 59 | 50 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.5 |
January is the driest month (3.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Fairfield Bay →
Questions about parks and trails in Fairfield Bay
Where can I hike in Fairfield Bay?
The longest trail networks: Fairfield Bay City Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Fairfield Bay is conserved land?
3% of its land, against a typical 1% for an Arkansas town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Fairfield Bay’s trails?
Fairfield Bay Walking Trail and Woodland Mead Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Fairfield Bay?
7,571 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fairfield Bay or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 292 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Fairfield Bay have?
Ahead of 53% 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 Fairfield Bay 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 →