Sgt. Terrence Carraway Memorial Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Jud McCranie · CC BY-SA 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Darlington
Darlington has 111 acres of parks, 18 for every 1,000 residents
86% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Darlington, 0.1 per square mile of land. 4% of Darlington’s land is conserved, about 111 acres.
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns · #37 of 169 in South Carolina. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
111 acres · of 4.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
111 ac
18 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
86%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Darlington?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Darlington have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Darlington is ahead of 55% of U.S. towns, #37 of 169 in South Carolina. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Darlington’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical SC town 1% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · SC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land18 acres of park per 1,000 residents (111 acres) · SC 6 · U.S. 13BParks close to home86% 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 55%
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South Carolina towns of 2,500+ (169)Ahead of 79%
Few South Carolina towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Darlington’s 4% is ahead of 75% of South Carolina towns, while its trails per square mile lead 42% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Darlington. 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 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
111 conserved acres
4% of Darlington’s land. Who manages Darlington’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city104 ac
County8 ac
Local Park · 101 acLocal Recreation Area · 9 acLocal Other or Unknown · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williamson Park Local Park | Town or city | 49 | Open |
| Welch Stadium Local Park | Town or city | 36 | Open |
| Wells Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Virgil Wells Stadium Local Recreation Area | County | 8 | Open |
| Sixth Street Ballfield Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Bill Cain Tennis Center Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Pine Center Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 1 | Restricted |
| B.A. Gary Pool Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| A.W. Stanley Gym Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
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
8Tennis
6Softball
5Tracks
3Baseball
2Pickleball
1Football
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →17 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 5 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
St. John's Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1980
About itCashua Street-Spring Street Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1988
About itCharles S. McCullough HouseBuilding · listed 1988
About itClarence McCall HouseBuilding · listed 1988
About itEdmund H. Deas HouseBuilding · listed 1988
About itJulius A. Dargan HouseBuilding · listed 1988
About itManne BuildingBuilding · listed 1988
About itMrs. B. F. Williamson HouseBuilding · listed 1988
About itSouth Carolina Western Railway StationBuilding · listed 1988
About itWilds-Edwards HouseBuilding · listed 1988
About itDarlington Industrial Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1988
About itNelson Hudson HouseBuilding · listed 1988
About it5 more on the History page.
When to get out
The best walking months in Darlington: 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 | 83 | 89 | 92 | 90 | 85 | 76 | 66 | 59 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
November is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.2 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Darlington →
Questions about parks and trails in Darlington
How much of Darlington is conserved land?
4% 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 Darlington’s trails?
Sgt. Terrence Carraway Memorial Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Darlington?
3,215 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Darlington or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 111 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Darlington have?
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #37 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 Darlington 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 →