Cannon Building · Photo: Bill Fitzpatrick · CC BY-SA 3.0Fountain Inn has 5.4 miles of mapped trails, 0.6 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Woodside Park (0.5 mi). 58 acres are parks and preserves, 4.9 per 1,000 residents. 71% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns · #68 of 169 in South Carolina. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Fountain Inn?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Fountain Inn have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Fountain Inn is ahead of 40% of U.S. towns, #68 of 169 in South Carolina. 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 Fountain Inn’s 1% is ahead of 32% of South Carolina towns, while its trails per square mile lead 80% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Woodside Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Country Gardens Greenway Park
Sanctified Hill Park
All 7 parks & preserves
33 conserved acres
1% of Fountain Inn’s land. Who manages Fountain Inn’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodside Park 1 Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| P.D. Terry City Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Country Gardens Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Sanctified Hill Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Fairview Street Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Country Chase Fitness Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
6 places to go in Fountain Inn
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2.1 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.
8 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Fountain Inn: 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 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 53 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 87 | 90 | 88 | 83 | 73 | 63 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
October is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 4.6 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Fountain Inn →
Fountain Inn and its neighbors
Fountain Inn 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fountain Inn | 1% | 0.6 | 5 | 71% | C+ |
| Simpsonville | 2% | 0.3 | 6 | 65% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Fountain Inn
Where can I hike in Fountain Inn?
The longest trail networks: Woodside Park, 0.5 miles; PD Terry City Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Fountain Inn 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 Fountain Inn’s trails?
Woodside Park and Country Gardens Greenway Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Fountain Inn?
2.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Fountain Inn?
1,269 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fountain Inn or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 58 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Fountain Inn have?
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #68 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 Fountain Inn 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 →