Robert E. Foster Park
Park
2 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Bill Fitzpatrick · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Bamberg
Bamberg has 19 acres of parks, 6.3 for every 1,000 residents
58% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Bamberg, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns · #82 of 169 in South Carolina. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
17 acres · of 3.6 sq mi of land
Trails
1.1 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
19 ac
6.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
58%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Bamberg?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bamberg have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bamberg is ahead of 32% of U.S. towns, #82 of 169 in South Carolina. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bamberg’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical SC town 1% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · SC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land6.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (19 acres) · SC 6 · U.S. 13CParks close to home58% 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 32%
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South Carolina towns of 2,500+ (169)Ahead of 52%
Few South Carolina towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Bamberg’s 1% is ahead of 33% of South Carolina towns, while its trails per square mile lead 65% 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 Robert E. Foster Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Bamberg County Veterans Memorial
Park
1 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
17 conserved acres
1% of Bamberg’s land. Who manages Bamberg’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city17 ac
Local Recreation Area · 17 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ness Sports Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Foster Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
8 places to go in Bamberg
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Bamberg
8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
9Baseball
4Tennis
1Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Bamberg: 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 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 59 | 63 | 69 | 77 | 84 | 90 | 93 | 91 | 86 | 77 | 68 | 61 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.7 |
November is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 5.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Bamberg →
Questions about parks and trails in Bamberg
Where can I hike in Bamberg?
The longest trail networks: Robert E. Foster Park, 0.1 miles; Bamberg County Veterans Memorial, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Bamberg 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 Bamberg’s trails?
Robert E. Foster Park and Bamberg County Veterans Memorial don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Bamberg?
109 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bamberg or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 19 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bamberg have?
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #82 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 Bamberg 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 →