Orange Grove · Photo: South Carolina Department of Archives and History · CC0Few parks or trails are on the map in Dalzell
9% of Dalzell’s land is conserved, about 342 acres.
Ahead of 11% of U.S. towns · #137 of 169 in South Carolina. What drives it
How much outdoors does Dalzell have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Dalzell is ahead of 11% of U.S. towns, #137 of 169 in South Carolina. Conserved land holds 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 Dalzell’s 9% is ahead of 92% of South Carolina towns, while its trails per square mile lead 7% 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
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342 conserved acres
9% of Dalzell’s land. Who manages Dalzell’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 342 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
0.0 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Dalzell: 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 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 60 | 67 | 76 | 82 | 88 | 91 | 89 | 84 | 76 | 66 | 59 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.7 |
November is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 5.1 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Dalzell →
Questions about parks and trails in Dalzell
How much of Dalzell is conserved land?
9% 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.
Is there public land near Dalzell?
1,089 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dalzell or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Dalzell have?
Ahead of 11% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #137 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 Dalzell 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 →