Stone Bridge Park
Park
5 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Ichabod · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Fayetteville
Fayetteville has 106 acres of parks, 15 for every 1,000 residents
26% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Fayetteville, 0.1 per square mile of land. 2% of Fayetteville’s land is conserved, about 93 acres.
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns · #104 of 177 in Tennessee. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
93 acres · of 9.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
106 ac
15 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
26%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.2 mi
0.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Fayetteville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Fayetteville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Fayetteville is ahead of 28% of U.S. towns, #104 of 177 in Tennessee. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Fayetteville’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical TN town 1% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · TN 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land15 acres of park per 1,000 residents (106 acres) · TN 10 · U.S. 13BParks close to home26% 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 28%
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Tennessee towns of 2,500+ (177)Ahead of 41%
Few Tennessee towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Fayetteville’s 2% is ahead of 52% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 31% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C+. 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 Stone Bridge Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
S.J. King Park
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
93 conserved acres
2% of Fayetteville’s land. Who manages Fayetteville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city55 ac
Other state land38 ac
Local Park · 55 acState Historic or Cultural Area · 38 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Don Davidsonpark Local Park | Town or city | 53 | Open |
| Camp Blount State Historic or Cultural Area | Other state land | 38 | Open |
| Stone Bridge Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Fayetteville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Fayetteville
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Fayetteville
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Fishing spots in Fayetteville
Fayetteville Old Stone Bridge
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
13Baseball
9Tennis
2Football
2Soccer
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →7 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Hugh Bright Douglas HouseBuilding · listed 1982
About itMcDonald-Bolner HouseBuilding · listed 1984
About itMulbery-Washington-Lincoln Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1984
About itSouth Elk Street Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1989
About itMount Zion Missionary Baptist ChurchBuilding · listed 2000
About itSt. Paul African Methodist Episcopal ChurchBuilding · listed 2003
About itToll Gate HouseBuilding · listed 2026
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Fayetteville: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.0 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 50 | 54 | 63 | 73 | 80 | 86 | 89 | 89 | 84 | 74 | 62 | 53 |
| Rain (in) | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 6.5 |
October is the driest month (3.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 6.5 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Fayetteville →
Questions about parks and trails in Fayetteville
Where can I hike in Fayetteville?
The longest trail networks: Stone Bridge Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Fayetteville is conserved land?
2% 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 Fayetteville’s trails?
Stone Bridge Park and S.J. King Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Fayetteville?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Fayetteville?
150 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fayetteville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 106 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Fayetteville have?
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #104 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 Fayetteville 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 →