Lakeside Park
Park
84 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
COutdoors
Outdoors in Gantt
Gantt has 98 acres of parks, 6.3 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Lakeside Park (1 mi). 2% of Gantt’s land is conserved, about 97 acres. 1.6 miles of mapped trail cross Gantt, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 27% of U.S. towns · #101 of 169 in South Carolina. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
97 acres · of 9.6 sq mi of land
Trails
1.6 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
98 ac
6.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
39%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
5.6 mi
5.6 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Gantt have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Gantt is ahead of 27% of U.S. towns, #101 of 169 in South Carolina. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Gantt’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical SC town 1% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · SC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land6.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (98 acres) · SC 6 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home39% 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 27%
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South Carolina towns of 2,500+ (169)Ahead of 40%
Few South Carolina towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Gantt’s 2% is ahead of 53% of South Carolina towns, while its trails per square mile lead 52% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be C. 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 Lakeside Park, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Mt Plesant Community Center
Managed by Greenville County Rec
4 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
97 conserved acres
2% of Gantt’s land. Who manages Gantt’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County97 ac
Local Recreation Area · 97 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeside Park Local Recreation Area | County | 87 | Open |
| Mount Pleasant Communtiy Center Local Recreation Area | County | 4 | Open |
| Woodfield Local Recreation Area | County | 3 | Open |
| Paramount Park Local Recreation Area | County | 1 | Open |
| Seventh Inning Splash Waterpark Local Recreation Area | County | 1 | Open |
Things to do
12 places to go in Gantt
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Gantt
8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Waterfalls in Gantt
1 waterfall without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Picnic areas in Gantt
3 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Biking & sports
5.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
5.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
13Tennis
7Baseball
4Basketball
2Beach volleyball
2Football
2Soccer
2Pickleball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Gantt: 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) | 52 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 86 | 90 | 88 | 82 | 73 | 63 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.5 |
October is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 4.7 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Gantt →
Next door
Gantt and its neighbors
Gantt has the second 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt | 2% | 0.2 | 6 | 39% | C |
| Greenville | 4% | 0.9 | 7 | 78% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Gantt
Where can I hike in Gantt?
The longest trail networks: Lakeside Park, 1 miles; Mt Plesant Community Center, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Gantt is conserved land?
2% 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 Gantt’s trails?
Lakeside Park and Mt Plesant Community Center don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Gantt?
5.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Gantt?
3,658 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Gantt or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 98 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Gantt have?
Ahead of 27% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #101 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 Gantt 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 →