Fairfield Harbour has 9.7 miles of mapped trails, 3.4 for every square mile of land
3 acres are parks and preserves, 1.0 per 1,000 residents. 14% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns · #192 of 290 in North Carolina. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Fairfield Harbour?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Fairfield Harbour have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Fairfield Harbour is ahead of 28% of U.S. towns, #192 of 290 in North Carolina. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Water is 38% of Fairfield Harbour’s area (2 of 5 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
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
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2 conserved acres
under 1% of Fairfield Harbour’s land. Water is left out: Fairfield Harbour has 2.9 square miles of land and 1.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Fairfield Harbour’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neuse River Game Land State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 4 | Open |
| NC Land and Water Fund Project State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 2 | Unknown |
5 places to go in Fairfield Harbour
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Plus 1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 fishing spot 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.
The best walking months in Fairfield Harbour: April and May
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) | 10.0 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 55 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 86 | 89 | 87 | 83 | 75 | 65 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
April is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 7.1 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Fairfield Harbour →
Questions about parks and trails in Fairfield Harbour
How much of Fairfield Harbour is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 3% for a North Carolina town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Is there public land near Fairfield Harbour?
17,285 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fairfield Harbour or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Fairfield Harbour have?
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #192 of 290 in North Carolina. 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 Fairfield Harbour 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 →