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Outdoors in Fairmount

Few parks or trails are on the map in Fairmount

1% of Fairmount’s land is conserved, about 12 acres. 1 acre is park or preserve, 0.9 per 1,000 residents. 51% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
1%
12 acres · of 1.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
0.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
51%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,079 ft
Ramsaeur Mountain
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

1
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.

Tate Park

Managed by City of Fairmount
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

12 conserved acres

1% of Fairmount’s land. Who manages Fairmount’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

County12 ac
Local Recreation Area · 12 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Fairmount Elementary School
Local Recreation Area
County12Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Fairmount

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Peaks in Fairmount
Ramsaeur Mountain1,079 ft elevation
Directions
Biking & 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
2Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Fairmount: April to June

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)10.110.911.913.013.914.414.213.412.311.210.39.9
High (°F)515664738086898883736254
Rain (in)5.04.75.24.53.94.14.34.14.03.44.35.0

October is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.2 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Fairmount →

Questions about parks and trails in Fairmount

Are dogs allowed on Fairmount’s trails?

Tate Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Fairmount?

14,066 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fairmount or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Fairmount 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 →