Riverside Park
Park
14 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Cqw1976 · CC BY-SA 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Cheraw
Cheraw has 103 acres of parks, 21 for every 1,000 residents
82% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.9 miles of mapped trail cross Cheraw, 0.5 per square mile of land. 3% of Cheraw’s land is conserved, about 97 acres.
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns · #18 of 169 in South Carolina. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
97 acres · of 6.0 sq mi of land
Trails
2.9 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
103 ac
21 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
82%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Cheraw?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Cheraw have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cheraw is ahead of 65% of U.S. towns, #18 of 169 in South Carolina. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Cheraw’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical SC town 1% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · SC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4BPark land21 acres of park per 1,000 residents (103 acres) · SC 6 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home82% 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 65%
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South Carolina towns of 2,500+ (169)Ahead of 90%
Few South Carolina towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Cheraw’s 3% is ahead of 65% of South Carolina towns, while its trails per square mile lead 73% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B 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 Riverside Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Southside Park
Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Dizzy Gillespie Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
97 conserved acres
3% of Cheraw’s land. Who manages Cheraw’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city97 ac
Local Park · 97 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Park Local Park | Town or city | 31 | Open |
| Arrowhead Park Local Park | Town or city | 30 | Open |
| Southside Park Local Park | Town or city | 27 | Open |
| Caston Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Huckleberry Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Brown Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Levi G. Byrd Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Cheraw
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Cheraw
4 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
8Baseball
4Basketball
4Tennis
1Soccer
1Volleyball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Cheraw: 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) | 55 | 59 | 66 | 76 | 82 | 89 | 92 | 90 | 84 | 75 | 65 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
April is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.1 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Cheraw →
Questions about parks and trails in Cheraw
Where can I hike in Cheraw?
The longest trail networks: Riverside Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Cheraw is conserved land?
3% 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 Cheraw’s trails?
Riverside Park and Southside Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Cheraw?
22,115 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cheraw or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 103 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Cheraw have?
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #18 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 Cheraw 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 →