Croft State Natural Area
Park
56 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Golightly-Dean House · Photo: Bill Fitzpatrick · CC BY-SA 3.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Camp Croft
Camp Croft has 294 acres of parks, 186 for every 1,000 residents
14% of Camp Croft’s land is conserved, about 240 acres. 1.2 miles of mapped trail cross Camp Croft, 0.5 per square mile of land. 68% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 85% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
14%
240 acres · of 2.6 sq mi of land
Trails
1.2 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
294 ac
186 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
68%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Camp Croft?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Camp Croft have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Camp Croft is ahead of 85% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Camp Croft’s overall grade.
Conserved land14% of the land · typical SC town 1% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · SC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4BPark land186 acres of park per 1,000 residents (294 acres) · SC 6 · U.S. 13AParks close to home68% 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 85%
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Few South Carolina towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Camp Croft’s 14% is ahead of 96% of South Carolina towns, while its trails per square mile lead 72% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ to A. 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
240 conserved acres
14% of Camp Croft’s land. Who manages Camp Croft’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks241 ac
State Park · 241 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croft State Park State Park | State parks | 241 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Camp Croft
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Camp Croft
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.0 mi
Kelsey Creek Trail1.0 mi
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
3Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Camp Croft: 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) | 10.0 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 53 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 87 | 90 | 88 | 83 | 73 | 63 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
October is the driest month (3.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 4.6 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Camp Croft →
Questions about parks and trails in Camp Croft
How much of Camp Croft is conserved land?
14% 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 Camp Croft’s trails?
Croft State Natural Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Camp Croft?
8,294 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Camp Croft or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 294 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Camp Croft have?
Ahead of 85% 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 Camp Croft 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 →