Gordon Henry Park
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Cowpens Depot · Photo: Bill Fitzpatrick · CC BY-SA 3.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Cowpens
Few parks or trails are on the map in Cowpens
12 acres are parks and preserves, 6.7 per 1,000 residents. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Cowpens, 0.1 per square mile of land. 46% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
12 acres · of 2.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
12 ac
6.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
46%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Cowpens have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cowpens is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Cowpens’ overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical SC town 1% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · SC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land6.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (12 acres) · SC 6 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home46% 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 22%
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Few South Carolina towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Cowpens’ 1% is ahead of 36% of South Carolina towns, while its trails per square mile lead 40% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Cowpens. 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 still be 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
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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Cowpens Veterans Memorial Park
Park
2 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
12 conserved acres
1% of Cowpens’ land. Who manages Cowpens’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city12 ac
Local Park · 12 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Henry Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Cowpens Veterans Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Cowpens
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Cowpens
3 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
2Basketball
2Tennis
2Baseball
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 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Cowpens DepotBuilding · listed 1997
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Cowpens: 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) | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
October is the driest month (3.5 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 Cowpens →
Questions about parks and trails in Cowpens
Where can I hike in Cowpens?
The longest trail networks: Cowpens Veterans Memorial Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Cowpens 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 Cowpens’ trails?
Gordon Henry Park and Cowpens Veterans Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Cowpens?
7,556 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cowpens or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Cowpens have?
Ahead of 22% 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 Cowpens 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 →