Photo: Bill Fitzpatrick · CC BY-SA 3.0Clover has 111 acres of parks, 15 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: New Centre Park (1.5 mi). 2.4 miles of mapped trail cross Clover, 0.5 per square mile of land. 43% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns · #47 of 169 in South Carolina. What drives it
How much outdoors does Clover have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Clover is ahead of 52% of U.S. towns, #47 of 169 in South Carolina. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Few South Carolina towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Clover’s 3% is ahead of 71% of South Carolina towns, while its trails per square mile lead 74% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is New Centre Park, with 1.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
91 conserved acres
3% of Clover’s land. Who manages Clover’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Centre Park Local Park | Town or city | 46 | Open |
| Clover Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 23 | Open |
| Woodside Cemetery Local Historic or Cultural Area | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Roosevelt Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Clover Community Cemetery Local Historic or Cultural Area | Town or city | 3 | Open |
18 places to go in Clover
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
18 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Clover: 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) | 52 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 86 | 90 | 88 | 82 | 73 | 63 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
February is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 4.2 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Clover →
Questions about parks and trails in Clover
Where can I hike in Clover?
The longest trail networks: New Centre Park, 1.5 miles; Clover Community Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Clover 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 Clover’s trails?
New Centre Park and Clover Community Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Clover?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Clover?
10,894 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Clover or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 111 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Clover have?
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #47 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 Clover neighbors.
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 →