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Outdoors in Fairfield

Few parks or trails are on the map in Fairfield

3 acres are parks and preserves, 5.7 per 1,000 residents. 78% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
1 acre · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
3 ac
5.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
78%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Who protects it

1 conserved acres

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

U.S. Forest Service1 ac
National Forest · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Sawtooth National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service1Open
Things to do

2 places to go in Fairfield

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

Playgrounds in Fairfield

2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

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
1Football
1Beach volleyball
1Basketball

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

When to get out

The best walking months in Fairfield: May to 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)9.310.411.813.414.715.415.113.912.410.99.69.0
High (°F)313544546574848374594331
Rain (in)2.11.41.41.01.40.70.30.30.61.11.52.5

August is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 2.5 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Fairfield →

Questions about parks and trails in Fairfield

Is there public land near Fairfield?

44,396 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fairfield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Fairfield 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 →