Open Arms Ball park
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Bubba73 · CC BY-SA 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Hampton
Hampton has 40 acres of parks, 15 for every 1,000 residents
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Hampton. 81% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Hampton’s land is conserved, about 39 acres.
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns · #76 of 169 in South Carolina. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
39 acres · of 4.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
40 ac
15 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
81%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Hampton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Hampton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hampton is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns, #76 of 169 in South Carolina. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Hampton’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical SC town 1% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · SC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land15 acres of park per 1,000 residents (40 acres) · SC 6 · U.S. 13BParks close to home81% 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 38%
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South Carolina towns of 2,500+ (169)Ahead of 55%
Few South Carolina towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Hampton’s 1% is ahead of 52% of South Carolina towns, while its trails per square mile lead 18% 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Kinard Lane
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Lightsey Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
First Baptist Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
39 conserved acres
1% of Hampton’s land. Who manages Hampton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city39 ac
Local Recreation Area · 28 acLocal Park · 8 acLocal Other or Unknown · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native American Trail Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Boyles Soccer Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Dave Daniels Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Holly Street Ball Fields Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Nell Lightsey Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Hampton Colored School Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Hampton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Hampton
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
4Baseball
3Tennis
2Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Hampton: 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 | 64 | 70 | 77 | 85 | 90 | 92 | 90 | 86 | 78 | 69 | 62 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
November is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.7 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Hampton →
Next door
Hampton and its neighbors
Hampton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton | 1% | under 0.1 | 15 | 81% | C+ |
| Varnville | 1% | under 0.1 | 3 | 74% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Hampton
How much of Hampton 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 Hampton’s trails?
Open Arms Ball park and Kinard Lane don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Hampton?
539 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hampton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 40 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hampton have?
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #76 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 Hampton 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 →