Wilson Hill Park
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Upper Long Cane Cemetery · Photo: Bill Fitzpatrick · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Abbeville
Abbeville has 31 acres of parks, 6.4 for every 1,000 residents
0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Abbeville, 0.1 per square mile of land. 79% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns · #94 of 169 in South Carolina. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
31 acres · of 6.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
31 ac
6.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
79%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Abbeville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Abbeville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Abbeville is ahead of 29% of U.S. towns, #94 of 169 in South Carolina. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Abbeville’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical SC town 1% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · SC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land6.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (31 acres) · SC 6 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home79% of residents within a half mile of a park · SC 52% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 29%
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South Carolina towns of 2,500+ (169)Ahead of 45%
Few South Carolina towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Abbeville’s 1% is ahead of 36% of South Carolina towns, while its trails per square mile lead 30% 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Secession Hill
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
31 conserved acres
1% of Abbeville’s land. Who manages Abbeville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city29 ac
County3 ac
Local Park · 15 acLocal Recreation Area · 14 acLocal Historic or Cultural Area · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Hill City Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Chestnut Street Public Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Abbeville Activity Center Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Abbeville Recreational Center Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Burt Stark Mansion Local Historic or Cultural Area | County | 3 | Restricted |
| McKenzie Acres Playground Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Jefferson Davis Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| First Street Playground Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Adams Drive Playground Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Court Square Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
8 places to go in Abbeville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Abbeville
7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Abbeville
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Sondley Circle0.1 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
6Baseball
1Soccer
1Football
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →8 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 4 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Abbeville Opera HouseBuilding · listed 1970
About itTrinity Episcopal Church and CemeteryBuilding · listed 1971
About itAbbeville Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1972
About itAbbeville County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1981
About itHarbison College President's HomeBuilding · listed 1983
About itUpper Long Cane CemeterySite · listed 2010
About itAbbeville County Training SchoolBuilding · listed 2022
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Abbeville: 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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 54 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 82 | 88 | 91 | 89 | 84 | 74 | 64 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.6 |
April is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 4.6 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Abbeville →
Questions about parks and trails in Abbeville
Where can I hike in Abbeville?
The longest trail networks: Chestnut Street Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Abbeville is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 1% for a South Carolina town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Abbeville’s trails?
Wilson Hill Park and Chestnut Street Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Abbeville?
36,982 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Abbeville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 31 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Abbeville have?
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #94 of 169 in South Carolina. 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 Abbeville 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 →