Grace Street Park
Managed by City of Greenwood, South Carolina
57 acres3.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: change-of-venue from Greenville, South Carolina, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Greenwood
Greenwood has 9.0 miles of mapped trails, 0.5 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Grace Street Park (3.9 mi). 117 acres are parks and preserves, 5.2 per 1,000 residents. 49% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns · #81 of 169 in South Carolina. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
54 acres · of 16.7 sq mi of land
Trails
9.0 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
117 ac
5.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
49%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.1 mi
0.4 mi lanes · 2.8 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
4
What kind of outdoors town is Greenwood?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Greenwood have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Greenwood is ahead of 33% of U.S. towns, #81 of 169 in South Carolina. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Greenwood’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical SC town 1% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (9 mi) · SC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land5.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (117 acres) · SC 6 · U.S. 13CParks close to home49% 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 33%
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South Carolina towns of 2,500+ (169)Ahead of 52%
Few South Carolina towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Greenwood’s 1% is ahead of 29% of South Carolina towns, while its trails per square mile lead 74% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to 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 Grace Street Park, with 3.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Magnolia Park
Managed by Melissa Hawkins
3 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Greenwood City Garden
Managed by Greenwood County
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
All 5 parks & preserves
Grace Street Park57 acres · 3.9 mi of trail · City of Greenwood, South Carolina
DirectionsWest Cambridge Park11 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsMagnolia Park3 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Melissa Hawkins
DirectionsGreenwood City Garden1 acres · Greenwood County
DirectionsMarion Avenue Community Park1 acres · Episcopal Church of the Resurrection
DirectionsWho protects it
54 conserved acres
1% of Greenwood’s land. Who manages Greenwood’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County25 ac
Private owners25 ac
Town or city5 ac
Local Recreation Area · 42 acLocal Park · 12 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff May Complex Local Recreation Area | Private owners | 25 | Open |
| Brewer Recreation Center Local Recreation Area | County | 11 | Open |
| West Cambridge Park Local Park | County | 9 | Open |
| Hertiage Trails Local Recreation Area | County | 5 | Open |
| Magnolia Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| R L Stevens Center Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
13 places to go in Greenwood
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Greenwood
Emerald Baptist Church Playground
DirectionsRestoration Ministries Playground
DirectionsPlus 10 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Community gardens in Greenwood
Marion Avenue Community GardenIn Marion Avenue Community Park · Episcopal Church of the Resurrection
DirectionsTrails & water
2 named trails and 4 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 5.8 mi
Rocky Creek Trail1.0 mi
Grace Street Greenway0.4 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
3.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.4 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
2.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
16Tennis
6Baseball
5Basketball
4Soccer
3Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →12 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.
J. Wesley Brooks HouseBuilding · listed 1973
About itStony PointBuilding · listed 1975
About itSunnysideBuilding · listed 1978
About itMt. Pisgah A.M.E. ChurchBuilding · listed 1979
About itVance-Maxwell HouseBuilding · listed 1982
About itLander College Old Main BuildingBuilding · listed 1984
About itOld Greenwood High SchoolBuilding · listed 1985
About itJames C. Self HouseBuilding · listed 1987
About itOld Greenwood CemeterySite · listed 2002
About itMagnolia CemeterySite · listed 2004
About itState TheatreBuilding · listed 2024
About itGreenwood Mill Village Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2026
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Greenwood: 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 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 54 | 58 | 66 | 75 | 82 | 89 | 92 | 90 | 84 | 74 | 64 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.6 |
April is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 4.6 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Greenwood →
Questions about parks and trails in Greenwood
Where can I hike in Greenwood?
The longest trail networks: Grace Street Park, 3.9 miles; West Cambridge Park, 0.3 miles; Magnolia Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Greenwood 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 Greenwood’s trails?
Grace Street Park and West Cambridge Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Greenwood?
3.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of painted or protected lanes and 2.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Greenwood?
22,332 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Greenwood or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 117 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Greenwood have?
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #81 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 Greenwood 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 →