Potter Memorial Park
Managed by Town of Perinton
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Djbrei · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Fairport
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Fairport
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Fairport, 0.6 per square mile of land. 37 acres are parks and preserves, 6.9 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns · #345 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
35 acres · of 1.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
37 ac
6.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.5 mi
1.0 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Fairport?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Fairport have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Fairport is ahead of 70% of U.S. towns, #345 of 758 in New York. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Fairport’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land6.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (37 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 70%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 55%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A−. 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.
Winding Brook Park
Managed by Village of Fairport
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Misty Pine Park
Managed by Village of Fairport
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Park Circle Park
Managed by Village of Fairport
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Potter Memorial Park10 acres · Town of Perinton
DirectionsWinding Brook Park3 acres · Village of Fairport
Misty Pine Park2 acres · Village of Fairport
Park Circle Park2 acres · Village of Fairport
Vincent G. Kennelly Memorial Park1 acres · Village of Fairport
DirectionsWho protects it
35 conserved acres
3% of Fairport’s land. Who manages Fairport’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city23 ac
Other state land20 ac
Local Park · 23 acState Recreation Area · 20 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erie Canal State Recreation Area | Other state land | 20 | Open |
| Village of Fairport Land Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Unknown |
| Potter Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Fairport
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Fairport
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 named trails
Named trails
Thomas Creek Wetland Walk0.2 mi
Crescent Trail (Yellow Blazes)0.2 mi
Biking & sports
1.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.0 mi
off-road bike paths
0.5 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
7Baseball
4Pickleball
4Soccer
2Tennis
1Tracks
1Basketball
1Field hockey
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Fairport: May, June, 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) | 32 | 34 | 43 | 56 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 48 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Fairport →
Questions about parks and trails in Fairport
How much of Fairport is conserved land?
3% 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.
Are dogs allowed on Fairport’s trails?
Potter Memorial Park and Winding Brook Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Fairport?
1.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.0 of off-road paths and 0.5 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Fairport?
13,991 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fairport or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 37 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Fairport have?
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #345 of 758 in New York. 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 Fairport 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 →