Photo: Sycondavey at English Wikipedia · CC BY 2.5Due West has 2 acres of parks, 1.7 for every 1,000 residents
79% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Due West have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Due West is ahead of 12% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few South Carolina towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Due West’s under 1% is ahead of 7% 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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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
1 places to go in Due West
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Due West: 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) | 54 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 88 | 91 | 89 | 84 | 74 | 64 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.6 |
October is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 4.6 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Due West →
Questions about parks and trails in Due West
How much of Due West is conserved land?
under 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 Due West’s trails?
Washington Street Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Due West?
523 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Due West or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Due West have?
Ahead of 12% 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 Due West 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 →