Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
42 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Awendaw
Awendaw has 351 acres of parks, 198 for every 1,000 residents
14% of Awendaw’s land is conserved, about 1,561 acres. 10% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 9.6 miles of mapped trail cross Awendaw, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
14%
1,561 acres · of 17.4 sq mi of land
Trails
9.6 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
351 ac
198 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
10%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Awendaw?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Awendaw have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Awendaw is ahead of 71% of U.S. towns. 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 Awendaw’s overall grade.
Conserved land14% of the land · typical SC town 1% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (10 mi) · SC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land198 acres of park per 1,000 residents (351 acres) · SC 6 · U.S. 13AParks close to home10% of residents within a half mile of a park · SC 52% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 71%
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Few South Carolina towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Awendaw’s 14% is ahead of 96% of South Carolina towns, while its trails per square mile lead 76% 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
1,561 conserved acres
14% of Awendaw’s land. Who manages Awendaw’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service1,107 ac
Town or city288 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service208 ac
County65 ac
National Forest · 1,107 acLocal Recreation Area · 288 acNational Wildlife Refuge · 208 acLocal Park · 65 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Marion National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 565 | Open |
| Sewee Purchase Unit National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 542 | Open |
| Jefferson Tract Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 288 | Open |
| Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 208 | Restricted |
| Awendaw Park Local Park | County | 65 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Awendaw
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Awendaw
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Awendaw
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Awendaw Passage Trail0.2 mi
When to get out
The best walking months in Awendaw: 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) | 10.2 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 59 | 62 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 87 | 90 | 89 | 84 | 77 | 68 | 62 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
November is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 6.6 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Awendaw →
Next door
Awendaw and its neighbors
Awendaw has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awendaw | 14% | 0.6 | 198 | 10% | B+ |
| Mount Pleasant | 10% | 0.8 | 26 | 55% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Awendaw
How much of Awendaw is conserved land?
14% 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 Awendaw’s trails?
Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Awendaw?
85,392 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Awendaw or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,679 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Awendaw have?
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Awendaw 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 →