[1] Situated to the south of Fairfield CBD, the park contains an open grassland, bushland, picnic spots, playgrounds, indoor and outdoor sport facilities, and recreational areas within the vicinity of native plants, such as eucalyptus trees.

[2] The park contains several recreation and sporting attractions such as Fairfield Bowling Club, tennis courts, a 7,500 square metre obstacle course with 3 metre high tree top walk,[3] and a recently constructed nature playground, Fairfield Adventure Park, a large playground for older children and teens, which was opened in April 2015.

Hypothetically, if Makepeace Oval, a sports field across the road to the northeast, was included within the park's precinct, then the overall size of the parkland will be approximately 21 hectares (51.89 acres).

[8] Honour Avenue, situated on the entrance of Fairfield Park, is a memorial gateway that commemorates Australia's involvement in various 20th century wars.

[10][11] In April 2014, two 16 year old girls who skipped school were raped by three men in broad daylight within the park grounds.