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Fairmont MN 1Photo: Jon Platek · CC BY-SA 3.0
–Not graded
Outdoors in Fairmont Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Fairmont Township

3% of Fairmont Township’s land is conserved, about 418 acres. 2.9 miles of mapped trail cross Fairmont Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
3%
418 acres · of 20.8 sq mi of land
Trails
2.9 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
4
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

418 conserved acres

3% of Fairmont Township’s land. Water is left out: Fairmont Township has 20.8 square miles of land and 1.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Fairmont Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Other state land418 ac
Conservation Easement · 418 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 418 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

4 lakes & rivers

When to get out

The walking year in Fairmont Township

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)9.310.411.813.414.715.415.114.012.410.99.68.9
High (°F)242841576979828074604329
Rain (in)0.80.91.83.34.44.93.93.83.32.41.51.2

January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Fairmont Township →

Next door

Fairmont Township and its neighbors

Fairmont Township has the most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Fairmont Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Fairmont2%0.22993%B
Pleasant Prairie Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Silver Lake Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Rutland Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Fairmont Township

Is there public land near Fairmont Township?

3,431 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fairmont Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Fairmont Township neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →