Photo: JayHendrix74 · CC BY-SA 4.0Batesburg-Leesville has 37 acres of parks, 7.5 for every 1,000 residents
0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Batesburg-Leesville, 0.1 per square mile of land. 51% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns · #112 of 169 in South Carolina. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Batesburg-Leesville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Batesburg-Leesville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Batesburg-Leesville is ahead of 23% of U.S. towns, #112 of 169 in South Carolina. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
Few South Carolina towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Batesburg-Leesville’s under 1% is ahead of 25% of South Carolina towns, while its trails per square mile lead 43% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Batesburg-Leesville Town Park
21 conserved acres
under 1% of Batesburg-Leesville’s land. Who manages Batesburg-Leesville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batesburg-Leesville Leisure Center Local Recreation Area | County | 19 | Open |
| Batesburg-Leesville Town Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
6 places to go in Batesburg-Leesville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
19 places on the National Register
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.
7 more on the History page.
The best walking months in Batesburg-Leesville: 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) | 56 | 60 | 67 | 76 | 83 | 89 | 92 | 90 | 85 | 75 | 65 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.2 |
November is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Batesburg-Leesville →
Questions about parks and trails in Batesburg-Leesville
How much of Batesburg-Leesville is conserved land?
under 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 Batesburg-Leesville’s trails?
Twin City High Community Park and Batesburg-Leesville Town Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Batesburg-Leesville?
228 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Batesburg-Leesville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 37 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Batesburg-Leesville have?
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #112 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 Batesburg-Leesville neighbors.
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 →