Nix Stilton Road Community Park
Park
3 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
DOutdoors
Outdoors in Brookdale
Brookdale has 4 acres of parks, 0.8 for every 1,000 residents
0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Brookdale, 0.1 per square mile of land. 50% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 11% of U.S. towns · #143 of 169 in South Carolina. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 3.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
4 ac
0.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
50%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Brookdale have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Brookdale is ahead of 11% of U.S. towns, #143 of 169 in South Carolina. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Brookdale’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical SC town 1% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · SC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land0.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (4 acres) · SC 6 · U.S. 13DParks close to home50% 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 11%
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South Carolina towns of 2,500+ (169)Ahead of 15%
Few South Carolina towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Brookdale’s under 1% is ahead of 7% of South Carolina towns, while its trails per square mile lead 27% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Brookdale. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D 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 Nix Stilton Road Community Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Orangeburg County Community Park
Park
1 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
3 places to go in Brookdale
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Brookdale
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
5Basketball
3Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Brookdale: 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 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 58 | 62 | 69 | 77 | 84 | 89 | 92 | 91 | 86 | 77 | 67 | 60 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.7 |
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 Brookdale →
Next door
Brookdale and its neighbors
Brookdale has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookdale | under 1% | 0.1 | 1 | 50% | D |
| Orangeburg | 4% | 1.0 | 10 | 69% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Brookdale
Where can I hike in Brookdale?
The longest trail networks: Nix Stilton Road Community Park, 0.1 miles; Orangeburg County Community Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Brookdale 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 Brookdale’s trails?
Nix Stilton Road Community Park and Orangeburg County Community Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Brookdale?
514 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Brookdale or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Brookdale have?
Ahead of 11% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #143 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 Brookdale 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 →