Fairmont Community Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Gerry D · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Fairmont
Fairmont has 13 acres of parks, 5.1 for every 1,000 residents
0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Fairmont, 0.1 per square mile of land. 79% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Fairmont’s land is conserved, about 21 acres.
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
21 acres · of 2.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
13 ac
5.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
79%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Fairmont have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Fairmont is ahead of 34% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Fairmont’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical NC town 3% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land5.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (13 acres) · NC 8 · U.S. 13CParks close to home79% of residents within a half mile of a park · NC 51% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 34%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to C+. 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Fairmont Neighborhood Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
21 conserved acres
1% of Fairmont’s land. Who manages Fairmont’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city5 ac
County1 ac
Not recorded15 ac
Local Recreation Area · 11 acLocal Other or Unknown · 9 acLocal Park · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Fairmont Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 9 | Unknown |
| Little League Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Town of Fairmont - Fairmont Community Park Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 5 | Open |
| Fairmont Community Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
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
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Fairmont Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2010
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Fairmont: 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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 89 | 91 | 89 | 84 | 76 | 66 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
November is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 5.9 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Fairmont →
Questions about parks and trails in Fairmont
How much of Fairmont is conserved land?
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.
Are dogs allowed on Fairmont’s trails?
Fairmont Community Park and Fairmont Neighborhood Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Fairmont?
7,040 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fairmont or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Fairmont have?
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Fairmont 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 →