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Outdoors in Boykin

Few parks or trails are on the map in Boykin

8% of Boykin’s land is conserved, about 354 acres. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Boykin.

Conserved land
8%
354 acres · of 6.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

354 conserved acres

8% of Boykin’s land. Who manages Boykin’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources354 ac
State Other or Unknown · 354 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 1 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
South Carolina Penitentiary State Farm Number One
State Other or Unknown
State natural resources354Unknown
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
History along the way

2 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Midfield PlantationBuilding · listed 1978
About it
Boykin Mill ComplexDistrict · listed 1992
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Boykin: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.110.911.913.013.914.414.213.412.311.310.39.9
High (°F)566068768389929085766659
Rain (in)3.63.33.62.93.34.54.64.94.03.32.83.6

November is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 4.9 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Boykin →

Questions about parks and trails in Boykin

Is there public land near Boykin?

744 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Boykin or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Boykin neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →