Buffalo Community Park
Park
5 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Cedar Bluff · Photo: Bill Fitzpatrick · CC BY-SA 3.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Buffalo
Buffalo has 20 acres of parks, 15 for every 1,000 residents
0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Buffalo, 0.2 per square mile of land. 59% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
19 acres · of 4.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
20 ac
15 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
59%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Buffalo have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Buffalo is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Buffalo’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical SC town 1% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · SC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land15 acres of park per 1,000 residents (20 acres) · SC 6 · U.S. 13BParks close to home59% 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 38%
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Few South Carolina towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Buffalo’s 1% is ahead of 36% of South Carolina towns, while its trails per square mile lead 57% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Buffalo. 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 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 Buffalo Community Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
19 conserved acres
1% of Buffalo’s land. Who manages Buffalo’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County19 ac
Local Recreation Area · 10 acLocal Park · 9 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lukesville Ballfield Local Recreation Area | County | 10 | Open |
| Buffalo Mill Pond Local Park | County | 9 | Open |
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
1Tennis
1Baseball
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). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Buffalo Mill Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1990
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Buffalo: 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 | 14.3 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 54 | 58 | 65 | 74 | 81 | 88 | 91 | 89 | 84 | 74 | 64 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
October is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 4.3 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Buffalo →
Questions about parks and trails in Buffalo
Where can I hike in Buffalo?
The longest trail networks: Buffalo Community Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Buffalo 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 Buffalo’s trails?
Buffalo Community Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Buffalo?
26,393 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Buffalo or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 20 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Buffalo have?
Ahead of 38% 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 Buffalo 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 →