Photo: KenShirriff · CC BY-SA 4.097% of residents live within a half mile of a park in North Fair Oaks
1 acre is park or preserve, 0.1 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns · #769 of 847 in California. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is North Fair Oaks?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does North Fair Oaks have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, North Fair Oaks is ahead of 18% of U.S. towns, #769 of 847 in California. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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.
3 places to go in North Fair Oaks
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2.1 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.
The best walking months in North Fair Oaks: April to August
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) | 9.8 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 59 | 62 | 64 | 67 | 70 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 73 | 65 | 59 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 3.7 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and September the warmest (highs of 76 °F). 3.7 inches fall in January, the wettest month. The climate in North Fair Oaks →
North Fair Oaks and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Fair Oaks | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 97% | C− |
| Redwood City | 42% | 0.7 | 7 | 96% | A− |
| Atherton | 1% | 0.3 | 5 | 55% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in North Fair Oaks
How much of North Fair Oaks is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 4% for a California town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Where can I bike in North Fair Oaks?
2.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.3 of painted or protected lanes and 0.7 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near North Fair Oaks?
27,133 acres of parks and open public land lie inside North Fair Oaks or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does North Fair Oaks have?
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #769 of 847 in California. 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 North Fair Oaks 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 →