Dunean Mill Historic District · Photo: Curt Teich & Co., Chicago (publisher) · Public domainFew parks or trails are on the map in Dunean
72% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 10% of U.S. towns · #145 of 169 in South Carolina. What drives it
How much outdoors does Dunean have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Dunean is ahead of 10% of U.S. towns, #145 of 169 in South Carolina. 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 Dunean’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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1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Dunean: April to June
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 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 52 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 86 | 89 | 87 | 82 | 73 | 63 | 54 |
| Rain (in) | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
October is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 4.8 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Dunean →
Dunean and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunean | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 72% | D |
| Greenville | 4% | 0.9 | 7 | 78% | B |
| Gantt | 2% | 0.2 | 6 | 39% | C |
| Judson | 2% | 0.3 | 3 | 61% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Dunean
How much of Dunean 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.
Is there public land near Dunean?
3,378 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dunean or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Dunean have?
Ahead of 10% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #145 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 Dunean 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 →