John McCants Veterans Park
Park
12 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Itsbrandoyo · CC BY-SA 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Goose Creek
Goose Creek has 39 miles of mapped trails, 0.9 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: John McCants Veterans Park (0.7 mi), Lake Greenview Park (0.5 mi). 388 acres are parks and preserves, 8.1 per 1,000 residents. 1% of Goose Creek’s land is conserved, about 376 acres.
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns · #48 of 169 in South Carolina. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
376 acres · of 43.5 sq mi of land
Trails
39 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
388 ac
8.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
70%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
22 mi
22 mi paths
Highest peak
59 ft
Persimmon Hill
Lakes & rivers
18
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Goose Creek?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Goose Creek have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Goose Creek is ahead of 52% of U.S. towns, #48 of 169 in South Carolina. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Goose Creek’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical SC town 1% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (39 mi) · SC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land8.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (388 acres) · SC 6 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home70% of residents within a half mile of a park · SC 52% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 52%
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South Carolina towns of 2,500+ (169)Ahead of 72%
Few South Carolina towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Goose Creek’s 1% is ahead of 51% of South Carolina towns, while its trails per square mile lead 88% 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 John McCants Veterans Park, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Menriv Park
Park
20 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 17 parks & preserves
John McCants Veterans Park12 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
DirectionsLake Greenview Park8 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsWebsters Park33 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsMenriv Park20 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Foster Creek Park10 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Felkel Field Sports Complex17 acres
DirectionsDogwood Park14 acres
DirectionsMiddleton Park13 acres
Central Creek Park11 acres · City of Goose Creek
The Hamlets Lake Park5 acres
Tree Park4 acres
Crowfield South Lake Park3 acres
Stratford Park2 acres
Crowfield North Lake Park2 acres
Crowfield East Lake Park2 acres
Lakeview Terrace Park2 acres
Etling Park1 acres
Who protects it
376 conserved acres
1% of Goose Creek’s land. Who manages Goose Creek’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city277 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits106 ac
County1 ac
Local Recreation Area · 199 acConservation Easement · 106 acLocal Park · 78 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 98 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 15 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crowfield Golf Club Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 180 | Open |
| Foster Creek Park Local Park | Town or city | 37 | Open |
| Felkel Field Sports Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Dogwood Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Eubanks Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Lake Greenview Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Dennis Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Oak Creek Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Ryan Creek Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Wannamaker Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
1 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
65 places to go in Goose Creek
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Goose Creek
Cherry Hill Pool
DirectionsHunters Woods Pool
DirectionsStratford Forest PoolsIn Stratford Park
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Goose Creek
Debra's PlaygroundIn Central Creek Park
DirectionsDogwood Park playgroundIn Dogwood Park
DirectionsDogwood Park playgroundIn Dogwood Park
DirectionsLake Greenview Park playgroundIn Lake Greenview Park
DirectionsMarrington Plantation Picnic Area PlaygroundIn Menriv Park
DirectionsOld Middleton PlaygroundIn Middleton Park
Directions55 playgrounds are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.
Dog parks in Goose Creek
3 dog parks without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Goose Creek
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Goose Creek
Persimmon Hill59 ft elevation
DirectionsPicnic areas in Goose Creek
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Disc golf in Goose Creek
NWS Charleston Disc Golf CourseIn Websters Park · NWS Charleston
DirectionsTrails & water
8 named trails and 18 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 13.9 miUnpaved · 19.7 mi
Marrington Plantation8.3 mi
Foster Creek Loop4.7 mi
Marrington Plantation Trail4.4 mi
Huckhole Swamp Golf Cart Path0.6 mi
The Lake Trail Golf Cart Path0.5 mi
Hunter's Walk0.4 mi
North Wannamaker Access0.4 mi
Blue Connection0.2 mi
Biking & sports
22 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
22 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
15Basketball
14Tennis
12Soccer
9Baseball
8Pickleball
7Beach volleyball
5Football
3Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 4 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Goose Creek: 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 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 60 | 63 | 70 | 77 | 84 | 89 | 92 | 90 | 86 | 78 | 69 | 63 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
November is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 6.3 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Goose Creek →
Next door
Goose Creek and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goose Creek | 1% | 0.9 | 8 | 70% | B− |
| Hanahan | 1% | 0.8 | 7 | 86% | B |
| Ladson | under 1% | 0.1 | 3 | 32% | C− |
| Charleston | 14% | 0.8 | 20 | 79% | A− |
| North Charleston | 4% | 0.9 | 17 | 66% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Goose Creek
Where can I hike in Goose Creek?
The longest trail networks: John McCants Veterans Park, 0.7 miles; Lake Greenview Park, 0.5 miles; Websters Park, 0.2 miles; Menriv Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Goose Creek 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 Goose Creek’s trails?
John McCants Veterans Park and Lake Greenview Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Goose Creek?
22 miles of bike routes are on the map: 22 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Goose Creek?
35,779 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Goose Creek or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 388 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Goose Creek have?
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #48 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 Goose Creek 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 →