John Lawton House · Photo: Jud McCranie · CC BY-SA 4.0Estill has 34 acres of parks, 18 for every 1,000 residents
88% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Estill’s land is conserved, about 34 acres. 1.5 miles of mapped trail cross Estill, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Estill?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Estill have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Estill is ahead of 58% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few South Carolina towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Estill’s 1% is ahead of 50% of South Carolina towns, while its trails per square mile lead 68% 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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34 conserved acres
1% of Estill’s land. Who manages Estill’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dogwood Park Local Park | Town or city | 29 | Open |
| Winthrop Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
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 Estill: 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 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 60 | 64 | 70 | 77 | 85 | 89 | 92 | 90 | 86 | 78 | 69 | 62 |
| Rain (in) | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
November is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Estill →
Questions about parks and trails in Estill
How much of Estill 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.
Is there public land near Estill?
8,950 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Estill or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 34 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Estill have?
Ahead of 58% 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 Estill 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 →