Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park
Managed by Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks (Metro Parks)
20 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainC+Outdoors
Outdoors in Fairfield Township
Fairfield Township has 139 acres of parks, 81 for every 1,000 residents
0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Fairfield Township. 24% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of Fairfield Township’s land is conserved, about 703 acres.
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
703 acres · of 31.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
139 ac
81 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
24%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.6 mi
4.6 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Fairfield Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Fairfield Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Fairfield Township is ahead of 39% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Fairfield Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land81 acres of park per 1,000 residents (139 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13AParks close to home24% of residents within a half mile of a park · OH 60% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 39%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Fairfield Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B−. 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
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
703 conserved acres
3% of Fairfield Township’s land. Who manages Fairfield Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land310 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)259 ac
State natural resources76 ac
Town or city45 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government5 ac
Not recorded12 ac
Unknown Easement · 310 acAgricultural Easement · 136 acConservation Easement · 122 acState Conservation Area · 76 acLocal Park · 57 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 571 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 9 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildlife Production Area 55 State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 76 | Open |
| Parker Tract Acquisition Local Park | Town or city | 45 | Open |
| Camp Chase Trail Local Park | Not recorded | 12 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Fairfield Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Fairfield Township
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
4.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
4.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Softball
1Basketball
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Fairfield Township
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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 40 | 50 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 52 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Fairfield Township →
Next door
Fairfield Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Township | 3% | under 0.1 | 81 | 24% | C+ |
| Pleasant Township | 16% | 0.7 | 637 | 44% | A− |
| Jefferson Township | 6% | 0.1 | 142 | 74% | B+ |
| Union Township | 6% | 0.1 | 49 | 14% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Fairfield Township
How much of Fairfield Township is conserved land?
3% of its land, against a typical 3% for an Ohio town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Fairfield Township’s trails?
Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Fairfield Township?
4.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Fairfield Township?
11,602 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fairfield Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 139 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Fairfield Township have?
Ahead of 39% 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 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 →