Leda Poore Park
Park
17 acres0.1 mi of trail
Bubble Gum Rail Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Chamberlain-Kay House · Photo: Bill Fitzpatrick · CC BY-SA 3.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Belton
Belton has 52 acres of parks, 12 for every 1,000 residents
0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Belton, 0.1 per square mile of land. 2% of Belton’s land is conserved, about 52 acres. 63% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns · #78 of 169 in South Carolina. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
52 acres · of 3.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
52 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
63%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.9 mi
0.9 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Belton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Belton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Belton is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns, #78 of 169 in South Carolina. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Belton’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical SC town 1% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · SC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (52 acres) · SC 6 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home63% 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 36%
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South Carolina towns of 2,500+ (169)Ahead of 54%
Few South Carolina towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Belton’s 2% is ahead of 58% of South Carolina towns, while its trails per square mile lead 36% 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 Leda Poore Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Terry Martin Field
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Belton City Park
Park
2 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
52 conserved acres
2% of Belton’s land. Who manages Belton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city52 ac
Local Park · 52 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leda Poore Park Local Park | Town or city | 28 | Open |
| JC Park Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Terry Martin Field Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Belton City Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Veterans Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
8 places to go in Belton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Belton
SerenalandIn Belton City Park
DirectionsPlus 7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 named trails
Named trails
Elvis Boulevard0.1 mi
Bubble Gum Rail Trail0.1 mi
Biking & sports
0.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.9 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
8Baseball
3Tennis
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Belton: 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 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 53 | 57 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 87 | 90 | 88 | 83 | 73 | 63 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.5 |
October is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 4.7 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Belton →
Questions about parks and trails in Belton
Where can I hike in Belton?
The longest trail networks: Leda Poore Park, 0.1 miles; Belton City Park, 0.2 miles; Belton Veterans Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Belton is conserved land?
2% 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 Belton’s trails?
Leda Poore Park and Terry Martin Field don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Belton?
0.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Belton?
1,510 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Belton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 52 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Belton have?
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #78 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 Belton 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 →