1
Lake Mohegan Recreation Area
Park
171 acres7.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Fairfield
Fairfield, CT parks, trails & bike paths
About 4.2% of Fairfield is conserved land, roughly 848 acres. There are about 48 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Lake Mohegan Recreation Area (7.6 mi), Roy & Margot Larsen Sanctuary (5.9 mi), and Brett Woods Open Space (4.3 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Fairfield, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Fairfield outdoors
Conserved land
4.2%
848 of 19,967 acres
Trails
48 mi
1.5 mi per sq mi · 11 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
77
13 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Roy & Margot Larsen Sanctuary
Managed by Connecticut Audubon Society
156 acres5.9 mi of trail
Dear Meadow LoopEdna Strub Chiboucas Special Use TrailDirty Swamp TrailChipmunk RunMuskrat Hollow
Dogs usually not allowedTypical for Audubon sanctuaries. Check posted rules
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Brett Woods Open Space
Park
191 acres4.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Grace Richardson Conservation Area Open Space
Nature preserve
86 acres2.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Hoydens Hill Open Space
Park
60 acres2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Springer Glen
Nature preserve
37 acres1.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
Mountain Laurel Park Open Space Area
Nature preserve
25 acres1.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
8
Ash Creek Open Space
Park
25 acres1.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 60 parks & preserves
- Tunxis Hill Park25 ac · 1 mi trail · Directions
- Drew Park10 ac · 0.9 mi trail · Directions
- Fairfield Village Green19 ac · 0.7 mi trail · Directions
- Old Dam Road Marsh Open Space34 ac · 0.6 mi trail · Directions
- Ernest Hillman Jr. Nature Preserve11 ac · 0.6 mi trail
- Acorn Lane Uplands Preserve6 ac · 0.5 mi trail
- Pine Creek Marsh67 ac · 0.4 mi trail · Directions
- Putnam Preserve8 ac · 0.4 mi trail
- Riverside Park5 ac · 0.4 mi trail · Directions
- Butkus Pond Preserve4 ac · 0.3 mi trail · Directions
- Owen Fish Park11 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Samp Mortar Rock10 ac · 0.2 mi trail
- Burroughs Park5 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Old Field Marsh Open Space33 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- Gould Manor Park13 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Gould Manor Walking Paths6 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Gypsy Springs Open Space6 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Melville Playground4 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- Mary A. Katona Open Space2 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- Audubon Center at Fairfield2 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Fairfield Town Gazebo1 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Perrys Millponds Open Space56 ac
- Municipal Open Space (Hoydens Lane)26 ac · Directions
- Welch Terrace Marsh Open Space24 ac · Directions
- Southport Park14 ac · Directions
- Mill Hollow Park13 ac
- Morehouse Highway12 ac · Directions
- L. A. Sturges Park9 ac · Directions
- Veterans Park9 ac
- Denise A. D. Dougiello Park8 ac · Directions
- Municipal Open Space (Blue Bell Lane)8 ac
- Sturges Ponds Open Space7 ac
- Tanaka Park7 ac
- Birdcraft Museum & Sanctuary6 ac · Directions
- Hulls Highway-Arbor Drive Open Space6 ac
- Wakeman Boys & Girls Club5 ac · Directions
- Henry Rowland Memorial Playground4 ac · Directions
- Highwood Park4 ac
- Sasco River-Kirik Open Space3 ac
- Lobdell Calf Pond Preserve3 ac
- Knapps Green3 ac · Directions
- Veres Park3 ac · Directions
- Trillium Road Open Space3 ac
- Sasco Creek Marsh Open Space3 ac · Directions
- Dover Park2 ac
- Jennings Park2 ac · Directions
- Mill Plain Green2 ac · Directions
- Timothy Dwight Park2 ac
- Westway Road Open Space2 ac
- Nutmeg Lane2 ac
- Mill River Open Space2 ac
- Old Fording Place2 ac · Directions
Who protects the land
848 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 36 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 40 of 60 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis80
- Baseball26
- Soccer23
- Basketball14
- Football6
- Pickleball5
- Softball4
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Next door
Fairfield and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield | 4.2% | 48.1 mi | 77 |
| Bridgeport | 5.7% | 20.8 mi | 31 |
| Westport | 4.3% | 13.2 mi | 31 |
| Easton | 18.8% | 34.4 mi | 10 |
| Weston | 12.6% | 32.7 mi | 13 |
| Trumbull | 10.6% | 43.1 mi | 27 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Fairfield's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 22.9-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.