Moody Park (Longacre Park)
Park
54 acres1.6 mi of trail
Longacre Park Walking Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
BOutdoors
Outdoors in Fairview Heights
Fairview Heights has 7.0 miles of mapped trails, 0.6 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Moody Park (Longacre Park) (1.6 mi). 73% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of Fairview Heights’ land is conserved, about 238 acres.
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns · #406 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
238 acres · of 11.5 sq mi of land
Trails
7.0 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
196 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
73%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.1 mi
2.1 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Fairview Heights have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Fairview Heights is ahead of 60% of U.S. towns, #406 of 768 in Illinois. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, park acres per resident lowest.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Fairview Heights’ overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (196 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home73% of residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 60%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 47%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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
The longest trail network is Moody Park (Longacre Park), with 1.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Pleasant Ridge Park
Park
31 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
238 conserved acres
3% of Fairview Heights’ land. Who manages Fairview Heights’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city237 ac
Local Park · 163 acLocal Recreation Area · 74 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Ridge Park Local Park | Town or city | 94 | Open |
| Everett Moody Park Local Park | Town or city | 57 | Open |
| Lake View Memorial Gardens Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 48 | Open |
| Caseyville Township Sports Facility Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Old Lincoln Trail Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Ogles Creek Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| French Village Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
Things to do
7 places to go in Fairview Heights
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Fairview Heights
City Playgounrd
DirectionsPlus 5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Fairview Heights
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.5 mi
Longacre Park Walking Trail1.5 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
12Baseball
6Soccer
4Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Fairview Heights
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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 45 | 56 | 67 | 77 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 81 | 69 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.7 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Fairview Heights →
Next door
Fairview Heights and its neighbors
Fairview Heights has the second most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Canteen Township15 miFairview Heights7.0 miBelleville4.6 miO'Fallon3.6 miEast St. Louis3.5 miEast St. Louis Township3.5 miSwansea2.3 miCaseyville1.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Heights | 3% | 0.6 | 12 | 73% | B |
| Caseyville | 6% | 0.1 | 15 | 58% | B− |
| Swansea | 3% | 0.4 | 10 | 69% | B− |
| Canteen Township | 19% | 0.9 | 183 | 73% | A |
| East St. Louis | 3% | 0.3 | 15 | 79% | B− |
| East St. Louis Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| O'Fallon | 5% | 0.2 | 17 | 71% | B |
| Belleville | 2% | 0.2 | 9 | 62% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Fairview Heights
Where can I hike in Fairview Heights?
The longest trail networks: Moody Park (Longacre Park), 1.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Fairview Heights is conserved land?
3% of its land, against a typical 4% for an Illinois town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Fairview Heights’ trails?
Moody Park (Longacre Park) and Pleasant Ridge Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Fairview Heights?
2.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Fairview Heights?
12,037 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fairview Heights or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 196 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Fairview Heights have?
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #406 of 768 in Illinois. 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 Fairview Heights 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 →