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Fairfield, Nebraska D Street 3Photo: Ammodramus · Public domain
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Outdoors in Fairfield

97% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Fairfield

2 acres are parks and preserves, 6.5 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
under 1%
2 acres · of 0.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
6.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
97%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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

2 conserved acres

under 1% of Fairfield’s land. Who manages Fairfield’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Agricultural Research Service2 ac
Research or Educational Area · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Roman L. Hruska U.s. Animal Meat Research Center
Research or Educational Area
Agricultural Research Service2Restricted
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
2Baseball
2Beach volleyball
1Tennis

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Fairfield Carnegie LibraryBuilding · listed 2001
About it
When to get out

April is the best month for walking in Fairfield

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)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.813.812.411.09.99.3
High (°F)364153637384888579665139
Rain (in)0.60.81.42.54.73.93.93.62.32.21.30.9

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Fairfield →

Questions about parks and trails in Fairfield

Is there public land near Fairfield?

723 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fairfield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Fairfield 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 →