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Outdoors in Fairview

Few parks or trails are on the map in Fairview

25% of Fairview’s land is conserved, about 552 acres. 170 acres are parks and preserves, 27 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Fairview.

Conserved land
25%
552 acres · of 3.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
170 ac
27 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
85%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.3 mi
1.3 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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

12
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Hyde Park Memorial Fields

Park
41 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Morgan Lake Park

Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Morgan Lake Trailhead
Who protects it

552 conserved acres

25% of Fairview’s land. Who manages Fairview’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Other state land388 ac
County115 ac
Regional agency40 ac
Town or city10 ac
State parks1 ac
State Resource Management Area · 388 acLocal Park · 112 acLocal Other or Unknown · 40 acLocal Recreation Area · 13 acState Park · 1 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 4 of 9 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Hudson River State Psychiatric Center
State Resource Management Area
Other state land388Open
County Of Dutchess Land
Local Park
County98Unknown
Central School Dist 1 Land
Local Other or Unknown
Regional agency40Unknown
Richard L. Skimin Memorial Baseball Field
Local Recreation Area
County13Open
Town Of Poughkeepsie Land
Local Park
Town or city6Unknown
Dutchess County Land
Local Park
County3Unknown
Morgan Lake Park
Local Park
Town or city3Open
Fairview Park
Local Park
Town or city1Open
Quiet Cove Riverfront Park
State Park
State parks1Open
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports

1.3 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

1.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
12Baseball
2Tennis
1Basketball
1Soccer

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

When to get out

The best walking months in Fairview: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.510.511.813.314.515.214.913.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)363948617280858375635141
Rain (in)2.92.43.23.43.54.34.14.34.24.33.33.5

February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.3 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Fairview →

Next door

Fairview and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Fairview— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Marist College— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Haviland— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Poughkeepsie14%1.6999%A
Poughkeepsie10%1.33091%A

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Fairview

Are dogs allowed on Fairview’s trails?

Hyde Park Memorial Fields and Morgan Lake Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Fairview?

1.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.3 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Fairview?

12,602 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fairview or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 560 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Fairview 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 →