Photo: Rbwsc · CC BY-SA 4.0Edisto Beach has 22 acres of parks, 20 for every 1,000 residents
1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Edisto Beach, 0.7 per square mile of land. 76% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Edisto Beach have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Edisto Beach is ahead of 56% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few South Carolina towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Edisto Beach’s 1% is ahead of 30% of South Carolina towns, while its trails per square mile lead 81% of them.
Water is 8% of Edisto Beach’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
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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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Burley L. Lyons Park
7 conserved acres
1% of Edisto Beach’s land. Water is left out: Edisto Beach has 2.1 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Edisto Beach’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burley L. Lyons Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Bay Creek Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Edisto Beach State Park State Park | State parks | 1 | Open |
| Jungle Road Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
6 places to go in Edisto Beach
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
3 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
4 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
1.0 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.
The best walking months in Edisto Beach: 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) | 10.2 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 59 | 62 | 68 | 75 | 82 | 87 | 90 | 89 | 85 | 78 | 69 | 62 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 3.2 |
November is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 6.5 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Edisto Beach →
Questions about parks and trails in Edisto Beach
Where can I hike in Edisto Beach?
The longest trail networks: Bay Creek Park, 0.1 miles; Jungle Road Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Edisto Beach 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 Edisto Beach’s trails?
Edisto Beach State Park and Burley L. Lyons Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Edisto Beach?
1.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of painted or protected lanes and 0.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Edisto Beach?
17,962 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Edisto Beach or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 22 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Edisto Beach have?
Ahead of 56% 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 Edisto Beach 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 →