Burton Wells Passive Park
Park
36 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Burton
Burton has 70 acres of parks, 10 for every 1,000 residents
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Burton. 18% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Burton’s land is conserved, about 129 acres.
Ahead of 21% of U.S. towns · #120 of 169 in South Carolina. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
129 acres · of 8.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
70 ac
10 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
18%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.1 mi
2.1 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Burton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Burton is ahead of 21% of U.S. towns, #120 of 169 in South Carolina. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Burton’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical SC town 1% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · SC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4DPark land10 acres of park per 1,000 residents (70 acres) · SC 6 · U.S. 13B−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 21%
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South Carolina towns of 2,500+ (169)Ahead of 29%
Few South Carolina towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Burton’s 2% is ahead of 64% of South Carolina towns, while its trails per square mile lead 16% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Burton. 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 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
129 conserved acres
2% of Burton’s land. Who manages Burton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County127 ac
Joint87 ac
Unknown Easement · 87 acLocal Park · 66 acLocal Other or Unknown · 58 acLocal Recreation Area · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 4 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Wells Park Local Park | County | 66 | Open |
| Charlotte Island Local Other or Unknown | County | 39 | Unknown |
| E. Adams Tract Local Other or Unknown | County | 19 | Unknown |
| Broad River Boat Landing Local Recreation Area | County | 3 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Burton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Burton
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
2.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Burton: 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 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 60 | 63 | 69 | 76 | 83 | 88 | 91 | 89 | 85 | 77 | 69 | 62 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 3.2 |
November is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 6.5 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Burton →
Next door
Burton and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burton | 2% | under 0.1 | 10 | 18% | C− |
| Beaufort | 1% | 0.3 | 9 | 65% | C+ |
| Port Royal | under 1% | 0.5 | 5 | 50% | C |
| Laurel Bay | 41% | under 0.1 | 1 | 13% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Burton
How much of Burton is conserved land?
2% 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 Burton’s trails?
Burton Wells Passive Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Burton?
2.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Burton?
4,526 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Burton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 70 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Burton have?
Ahead of 21% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #120 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 Burton 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 →