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Outdoors in Fairfax Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Fairfax Township

4.0 miles of mapped trail cross Fairfax Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
52 acres · of 32.4 sq mi of land
Trails
4.0 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Who protects it

52 conserved acres

under 1% of Fairfax Township’s land. Who manages Fairfax Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State fish & wildlife52 ac
State Conservation Area · 52 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Fairfax Dam
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife52Restricted
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Fairfax 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.310.511.813.314.615.315.113.912.410.99.69.0
High (°F)313647597080878477624734
Rain (in)0.50.71.33.04.03.83.23.12.62.10.90.7

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Fairfax Township →

Next door

Fairfax Township and its neighbors

Fairfax Township has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Fairfax Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Pleasant Valley Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Star Valley Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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

Questions about parks and trails in Fairfax Township

Is there public land near Fairfax Township?

3,981 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fairfax Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Fairfax 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 →