Rocky River Reservation
Managed by Cleveland Metroparks
649 acres8.7 mi of trail
Parkway Bridle TrailBridle Trail RR1Bridle Trail RR2Cottonwood Loop Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
NASA Lewis Research Center-Development Engineering Building & Annex · Photo: Tim Evanson · CC BY-SA 2.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Fairview Park
Fairview Park has 9.7 miles of mapped trails, 2.1 for every square mile of land
23% of Fairview Park’s land is conserved, about 696 acres. 99% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Rocky River Reservation (8.7 mi).
Ahead of 88% of U.S. towns · #61 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
23%
696 acres · of 4.7 sq mi of land
Trails
9.7 mi
2.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
77 ac
4.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
5.7 mi
5.7 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Fairview Park?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Fairview Park have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Fairview Park is ahead of 88% of U.S. towns, #61 of 993 in Ohio. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Fairview Park’s overall grade.
Conserved land23% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%ATrails2.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (10 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4APark land4.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (77 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13CParks close to home99% of residents within a half mile of a park · OH 60% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 88%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 94%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− 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
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
The longest trail network is Rocky River Reservation, with 8.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Bain Park
Park
26 acres0.4 mi of trail
Coe Creek Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 6 parks & preserves
Rocky River Reservation649 acres · 8.7 mi of trail · Cleveland Metroparks
DirectionsBain Park26 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsNelson Russ Park5 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsBohlken Park23 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsMorton Park6 acres
DirectionsGrannis Park1 acres · City of Fairview Park
Who protects it
696 conserved acres
23% of Fairview Park’s land. Who manages Fairview Park’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County625 ac
Town or city71 ac
Local Park · 682 acLocal Recreation Area · 14 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky River Reservation Local Park | County | 625 | Restricted |
| Bain Park Local Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Bohlken Park Local Park | Town or city | 23 | Open |
| Vacant Municipal Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Nelson Russ Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Morton Ave Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Grannis Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
15 places to go in Fairview Park
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Fairview Park
Bain Park Playground and Picnic AreaIn Bain Park
DirectionsSwingsetIn Rocky River Reservation
DirectionsPlus 8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in Fairview Park
Cottonwood Picnic AreaIn Rocky River Reservation
DirectionsNorth Mastick Picnic AreaIn Rocky River Reservation
DirectionsSouth Mastick Picnic AreaIn Rocky River Reservation
DirectionsSycamore Reserved Picnic AreaIn Rocky River Reservation
DirectionsCommunity gardens in Fairview Park
1 community garden without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
5 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Horses · 2.1 miUnpaved · 2.7 mi
Parkway Bridle Trail1.0 mi
Bridle Trail RR10.9 mi
Coe Creek Trail0.3 mi
Bridle Trail RR20.2 mi
Cottonwood Loop Trail0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
5.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
5.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
10Baseball
2Basketball
2Tennis
2Soccer
1Pickleball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Fairview Park: May to 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 37 | 46 | 59 | 70 | 78 | 82 | 81 | 74 | 63 | 50 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.7 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Fairview Park →
Next door
Fairview Park and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Cleveland54 miNorth Olmsted12 miFairview Park9.7 miWestlake5.4 miBrook Park3.5 miRocky River2.7 miLakewood2.2 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Park | 23% | 2.1 | 5 | 99% | A |
| Cleveland | 7% | 0.7 | 9 | 98% | A− |
| Rocky River | 10% | 0.6 | 5 | 94% | B+ |
| North Olmsted | 13% | 1.0 | 4 | 54% | B |
| Brook Park | 8% | 0.5 | 7 | 89% | B+ |
| Lakewood | 7% | 0.4 | 1 | 99% | B |
| Westlake | 10% | 0.3 | 11 | 74% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Fairview Park
Where can I hike in Fairview Park?
The longest trail networks: Rocky River Reservation, 8.7 miles; Bain Park, 0.4 miles; Nelson Russ Park, 0.3 miles; Bohlken Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Fairview Park is conserved land?
23% 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 Fairview Park’s trails?
Rocky River Reservation and Bain Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Fairview Park?
5.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Fairview Park?
7,443 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fairview Park or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 77 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Fairview Park have?
Ahead of 88% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #61 of 993 in Ohio. 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 Fairview Park 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 →