Barnwell State Park
Managed by South Carolina State Parks
65 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Photo: Evanoco · CC BY-SA 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Blackville
Blackville has 70 acres of parks, 39 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Barnwell State Park (0.5 mi). 4.5 miles of mapped trail cross Blackville, 0.5 per square mile of land. 31% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
64 acres · of 8.9 sq mi of land
Trails
4.5 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
70 ac
39 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
31%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Blackville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Blackville is ahead of 48% 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 Blackville’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical SC town 1% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · SC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4BPark land39 acres of park per 1,000 residents (70 acres) · SC 6 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home31% of residents within a half mile of a park · SC 52% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 48%
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Few South Carolina towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Blackville’s 1% is ahead of 47% of South Carolina towns, while its trails per square mile lead 73% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B. 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 Barnwell State Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
64 conserved acres
1% of Blackville’s land. Who manages Blackville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks59 ac
Town or city4 ac
State Park · 59 acLocal Recreation Area · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnwell State Park State Park | State parks | 59 | Open |
| Grayson Court Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Martin Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
5Baseball
4Tennis
1Softball
1Football
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Blackville: 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 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 58 | 62 | 69 | 77 | 84 | 90 | 92 | 90 | 86 | 77 | 67 | 60 |
| Rain (in) | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.8 |
November is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.3 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Blackville →
Questions about parks and trails in Blackville
Where can I hike in Blackville?
The longest trail networks: Barnwell State Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Blackville 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 Blackville’s trails?
Barnwell State Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Blackville?
901 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Blackville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 70 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Blackville have?
Ahead of 48% 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 Blackville 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 →