Route 29 Stone Arch Bridge · Photo: Allan Green · CC BY-SA 4.0Fairfield has 1,854 acres of parks, 1,029 for every 1,000 residents
8% of Fairfield’s land is conserved, about 2,037 acres. 1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Fairfield. 33% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Fairfield?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Fairfield have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Fairfield is ahead of 55% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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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2,037 conserved acres
8% of Fairfield’s land. Who manages Fairfield’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 193 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 8 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Of Little Falls Land Local Park | Town or city | 1,822 | Unknown |
| Middleville Village Lands Local Resource Management Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 14 | Open |
| West Canada Creek Fishing Access State Recreation Area | State conservation | 6 | Open |
| Village Of Middleville Land Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Unknown |
2 places to go in Fairfield
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
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.
4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Fairfield: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 32 | 40 | 54 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 58 | 45 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Fairfield →
Fairfield and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield | 8% | under 0.1 | 1,029 | 33% | B |
| Herkimer | 4% | under 0.1 | 82 | 88% | B |
| Norway | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Salisbury | 46% | 0.3 | 16,380 | 38% | A− |
| Manheim | under 1% | 0.2 | 4 | 67% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Fairfield
How much of Fairfield is conserved land?
8% of its land, against a typical 5% for a New York 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?
45,486 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fairfield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,854 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Fairfield have?
Ahead of 55% 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 Fairfield 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 →