Anne Springs Close Greenway
Nature preserve
2,125 acres29.3 mi of trail
Blue StarMuscadineBlue Star TrailLake Haigler Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Bill Fitzpatrick · CC BY-SA 3.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Fort Mill
Fort Mill has 35 miles of mapped trails, 1.8 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Anne Springs Close Greenway (29.3 mi), Walter Elisha Park (0.6 mi). 112 acres are parks and preserves, 3.6 per 1,000 residents. 52% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns · #63 of 169 in South Carolina. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
88 acres · of 19.5 sq mi of land
Trails
35 mi
1.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
112 ac
3.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
52%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
21 mi
2.0 mi lanes · 19 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
12
What kind of outdoors town is Fort Mill?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Fort Mill have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Fort Mill is ahead of 42% of U.S. towns, #63 of 169 in South Carolina. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Fort Mill’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical SC town 1% · U.S. 4%CTrails1.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (35 mi) · SC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4APark land3.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (112 acres) · SC 6 · U.S. 13CParks close to home52% of residents within a half mile of a park · SC 52% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 42%
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South Carolina towns of 2,500+ (169)Ahead of 63%
Few South Carolina towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Fort Mill’s 1% is ahead of 33% of South Carolina towns, while its trails per square mile lead 96% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− 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
The longest trail network is Anne Springs Close Greenway, with 29.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Banks Athletic Park
Managed by Fort Mill Parks and Recreation
24 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
All 13 parks & preserves
Anne Springs Close Greenway2,125 acres · 29.3 mi of trail
DirectionsWalter Elisha Park18 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
DirectionsBanks Athletic Park24 acres · Fort Mill Parks and Recreation
Doby Bridge Park15 acres
Harris Street Park3 acres
Steele Street Park3 acres
Millstone Park3 acres
DirectionsHarris Green Park1 acres
DirectionsGlenn Meadow Park1 acres
Veterans Park1 acres
DirectionsBauer Park1 acres
Candleish Park1 acres
Pavilion Park1 acres
Who protects it
88 conserved acres
1% of Fort Mill’s land. Who manages Fort Mill’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city87 ac
Local Park · 58 acLocal Historic or Cultural Area · 16 acLocal Resource Management Area · 13 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calhoun Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 23 | Open |
| Doby Bridge Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Unity Cemetery Local Historic or Cultural Area | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Walter Elisha Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Town of Fort Mill Forest 1 Local Resource Management Area | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Harris Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Steele Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Green Hill Cemetery Local Historic or Cultural Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Old Unity Cemetery Local Historic or Cultural Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
38 places to go in Fort Mill
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Fort Mill
31 playgrounds are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.
Dog parks in Fort Mill
Agility Park
DirectionsCampgrounds in Fort Mill
Sign LanguageIn Anne Springs Close Greenway
DirectionsPlus 5 campgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
24 named trails and 12 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Horses · 8.5 miUnpaved · 8.6 mi
Blue Star3.8 mi
Muscadine2.3 mi
Blue Star Trail1.8 mi
Lake Haigler Trail1.3 mi
North Steele Creek Trail1.2 mi
Timberline Trail1.2 mi
Dogwood1.2 mi
Azalea Walk1.2 mi
Archer Loop1.1 mi
Hickory1.0 mi
14 more trails
Ford Gap Trail
1.0 miTrekker Loop
0.8 miNorth Steele Creek
0.8 miWagon Loop Trail
0.7 miPeach Loop
0.6 miFalcon
0.4 miDouble Back
0.3 miFern Forest
0.3 miBilly Walk
0.2 miKingsley
0.2 miAva's Loop
0.2 miHugo Loop
0.2 miTrestle Trail
0.1 miMuscadine Trail
0.1 miBiking & sports
21 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.0 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
19 mi
off-road bike paths
Annes Springs Close GreenwayBike route
5.4 miCourts & fields
42Tennis
18Baseball
16Soccer
9Football
8Pickleball
4Basketball
1Golf
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →14 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 6 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
John M. White HouseBuilding · listed 1985
About itSpringfield Plantation HouseBuilding · listed 1985
About itWilliam Elliott White HouseBuilding · listed 1987
About itBanks-Mack HouseBuilding · listed 1992
About itFort Mill Downtown Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1992
About itMack-Belk HouseBuilding · listed 1992
About itMills HouseBuilding · listed 1992
About itNational Guard ArmoryBuilding · listed 1992
About itThornwell-Elliott HouseBuilding · listed 1992
About itUnity Presbyterian Church ComplexBuilding · listed 1992
About itWilson HouseBuilding · listed 1992
About itNation Ford RoadStructure · listed 2007
About it2 more on the History page.
When to get out
The best walking months in Fort Mill: 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) | 10.0 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 53 | 57 | 64 | 74 | 81 | 87 | 91 | 89 | 83 | 74 | 63 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
October is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 4.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Fort Mill →
Next door
Fort Mill and its neighbors
Fort Mill has the most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Mill | 1% | 1.8 | 4 | 52% | C+ |
| Baxter Village | under 1% | 0.9 | 1 | 64% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Fort Mill
Where can I hike in Fort Mill?
The longest trail networks: Anne Springs Close Greenway, 29.3 miles; Walter Elisha Park, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Fort Mill 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 Fort Mill’s trails?
Anne Springs Close Greenway and Walter Elisha Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Fort Mill?
21 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.0 of painted or protected lanes and 19 of off-road paths. Named routes: Annes Springs Close Greenway.
Is there public land near Fort Mill?
6,372 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fort Mill or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 112 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Fort Mill have?
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #63 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 Fort Mill 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 →