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Outdoors in Fairbanks Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Fairbanks Township

23% of Fairbanks Township’s land is conserved, about 5,369 acres. 41 miles of mapped trail cross Fairbanks Township, 1.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
23%
5,369 acres · of 35.7 sq mi of land
Trails
41 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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

5,369 conserved acres

23% of Fairbanks Township’s land. Who manages Fairbanks Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service5,369 ac
Conservation Easement · 5,369 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 5,369 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

11 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 40.9 mi
92nd Street Northwest5.6 mi
94th Street Northwest5.4 mi
57th Avenue Northwest4.9 mi
95th Street Northwest4.0 mi
60th Street Northwest2.1 mi
464th Avenue Northwest1.7 mi
464th Street Northwest1.6 mi
55th Avenue Northwest1.0 mi
59th Avenue Northwest0.8 mi
54th Avenue Northwest0.3 mi
1 more trails
Elevator Road East
0.1 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Fairbanks Township: May, August and September

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)8.710.111.713.615.216.115.814.312.510.79.18.3
High (°F)182235526674808069533522
Rain (in)0.50.50.71.02.43.62.71.91.71.20.60.6

February is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Fairbanks Township →

Next door

Fairbanks Township and its neighbors

Fairbanks Township has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

McKinney Township50 miFairbanks Township41 miRockford Township39 miDenmark Township34 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Fairbanks Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Denmark Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
McKinney Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Rockford 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 Fairbanks Township

Is there public land near Fairbanks Township?

931 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fairbanks 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 Fairbanks Township 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 →