Bowie Nature Park
Park
662 acres11.4 mi of trail
Perimeter TrailLoblolly LoopTwin Lakes LoopDome Loop+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Skye Marthaler · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Fairview
Fairview has 774 acres of parks, 77 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Bowie Nature Park (11.4 mi). 12 miles of mapped trail cross Fairview, 0.7 per square mile of land. 6% of Fairview’s land is conserved, about 750 acres.
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns · #13 of 177 in Tennessee. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
750 acres · of 18.0 sq mi of land
Trails
12 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
774 ac
77 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
40%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
10
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Fairview have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Fairview is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns, #13 of 177 in Tennessee. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Fairview’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical TN town 1% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (12 mi) · TN 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land77 acres of park per 1,000 residents (774 acres) · TN 10 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home40% of residents within a half mile of a park · TN 42% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 72%
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Tennessee towns of 2,500+ (177)Ahead of 93%
Few Tennessee towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Fairview’s 6% is ahead of 83% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 90% of them.
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
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 Bowie Nature Park, with 11.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Veterans Memorial Park
Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
750 conserved acres
6% of Fairview’s land. Who manages Fairview’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits685 ac
Town or city652 ac
County57 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)2 ac
Local Park · 689 acRecreation or Education Easement · 685 acLocal Recreation Area · 21 acConservation Easement · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 40 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowie Nature Park Local Park | Town or city | 652 | Open |
| Fairview Ball Park Local Park | County | 36 | Open |
| Fairview Recreation Center Local Recreation Area | County | 21 | Open |
Things to do
9 places to go in Fairview
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Swimming spots in Fairview
Pig Pen
DirectionsPublic pools in Fairview
Fairview Public Pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Fairview
Treehouse PlaygroundIn Bowie Nature Park
DirectionsPlus 3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in Fairview
Bowie Park Pick-nick TablesIn Bowie Nature Park
DirectionsCampgrounds in Fairview
7 Trees
DirectionsTwin Trees
DirectionsTrails & water
10 named trails and 10 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 4.0 mi
Perimeter Trail4.4 mi
Loblolly Loop1.0 mi
Twin Lakes Loop0.5 mi
Dome Loop0.5 mi
Horseshoe Trail Connector0.5 mi
White Pine Trail0.5 mi
Bluff Trail0.5 mi
Sycamore Springs Trail0.5 mi
Turnbull Trail0.4 mi
Redbud Trail0.3 mi
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
5Soccer
5Tennis
5Baseball
1Softball
1Football
1Equestrian
1Volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Triangle SchoolBuilding · listed 2007
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Fairview: April and June
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) | 10.0 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 48 | 52 | 61 | 71 | 78 | 86 | 89 | 88 | 83 | 72 | 60 | 51 |
| Rain (in) | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 5.0 |
August is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Fairview →
Questions about parks and trails in Fairview
Where can I hike in Fairview?
The longest trail networks: Bowie Nature Park, 11.4 miles; Fairview Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Fairview is conserved land?
6% of its land, against a typical 1% for a Tennessee town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Fairview’s trails?
Bowie Nature Park and Fairview Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Fairview?
8,267 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fairview or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 774 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Fairview have?
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #13 of 177 in Tennessee. 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 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 →