Doko Meadows Park
Park
25 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
George P. Hoffman House · Photo: Eastward Gypsy · CC BY-SA 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Blythewood
Blythewood has 7.8 miles of mapped trails, 0.7 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Doko Meadows Park (0.8 mi). 18% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 48 acres are parks and preserves, 8.4 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns · #88 of 169 in South Carolina. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
29 acres · of 10.6 sq mi of land
Trails
7.8 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
48 ac
8.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
18%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Blythewood have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Blythewood is ahead of 31% of U.S. towns, #88 of 169 in South Carolina. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Blythewood’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical SC town 1% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · SC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land8.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (48 acres) · SC 6 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home18% 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 31%
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South Carolina towns of 2,500+ (169)Ahead of 48%
Few South Carolina towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Blythewood’s under 1% is ahead of 26% of South Carolina towns, while its trails per square mile lead 83% 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 Doko Meadows Park, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Blythewood Park
Park
22 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Who protects it
29 conserved acres
under 1% of Blythewood’s land. Who manages Blythewood’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County21 ac
Town or city8 ac
Local Park · 29 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blythewood Park Local Park | County | 21 | Open |
| Doko Meadows Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Blythewood
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Blythewood
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 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
8Tennis
5Baseball
2Soccer
2Football
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
George P. Hoffman HouseBuilding · listed 1986
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Blythewood: 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) | 55 | 59 | 67 | 76 | 83 | 89 | 92 | 90 | 84 | 75 | 65 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.9 |
April is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 4.6 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Blythewood →
Questions about parks and trails in Blythewood
Where can I hike in Blythewood?
The longest trail networks: Doko Meadows Park, 0.8 miles; Blythewood Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Blythewood 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 Blythewood’s trails?
Doko Meadows Park and Blythewood Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Blythewood?
2,026 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Blythewood or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 48 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Blythewood have?
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #88 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 Blythewood 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 →