Shawnee Mission · Photo: Lester Jones, Photographer · Public domainVirtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Fairway
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 17 acres are parks and preserves, 4.1 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Fairway’s land is conserved, about 16 acres.
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns · #66 of 151 in Kansas. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Fairway?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Fairway have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Fairway is ahead of 54% of U.S. towns, #66 of 151 in Kansas. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Few Kansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Fairway’s 2% is ahead of 52% of Kansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 53% of them.
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.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
16 conserved acres
2% of Fairway’s land. Who manages Fairway’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee Indian Mission State Other or Unknown | Other state land | 11 | Open |
| Neale Peterson Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
5 places to go in Fairway
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 1 public pool without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 community garden without a name on the map.
0.0 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.
1 place on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
April is the best month for walking in Fairway
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 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 44 | 55 | 66 | 75 | 84 | 88 | 87 | 79 | 67 | 54 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
January is the driest month (1.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Fairway →
Fairway and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairway | 2% | 0.3 | 4 | 99%+ | B− |
| Mission Hills | under 1% | 2.4 | 2 | 92% | B− |
| Roeland Park | 3% | 0.5 | 5 | 99%+ | B |
| Westwood | under 1% | 0.2 | 2 | 99%+ | C+ |
| Prairie Village | 1% | 0.9 | 7 | 90% | B |
| Mission | 2% | 0.4 | 5 | 99%+ | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Fairway
Where can I hike in Fairway?
The longest trail networks: Neale Peterson Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Fairway is conserved land?
2% of its land, against a typical 2% for a Kansas town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Fairway’s trails?
Shawnee Mission State Park and Neale Peterson Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Fairway?
13,951 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fairway or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 17 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Fairway have?
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #66 of 151 in Kansas. 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 Fairway 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 →