Photo: Evanoco · CC BY-SA 4.0Hartsville has 163 acres of parks, 22 for every 1,000 residents
0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Hartsville. 76% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4% of Hartsville’s land is conserved, about 161 acres.
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns · #51 of 169 in South Carolina. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Hartsville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Hartsville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hartsville is ahead of 49% of U.S. towns, #51 of 169 in South Carolina. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few South Carolina towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Hartsville’s 4% is ahead of 79% of South Carolina towns, while its trails per square mile lead 22% 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Kalmia Gardens
Lawton Park
161 conserved acres
4% of Hartsville’s land. Who manages Hartsville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Byerly Park Local Park | Town or city | 109 | Open |
| Kalmia Gardens Private Recreation or Education | Private owners | 33 | Closed |
| Lee Street Recreational Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Lawton Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Segars-McKinnon Heritage Preserve State Historic or Cultural Area | State natural resources | 3 | Open |
| Burry Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Pride Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
3 places to go in Hartsville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
1 lakes & rivers
2.9 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.
24 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 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
12 more on the History page.
The best walking months in Hartsville: 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) | 56 | 59 | 67 | 76 | 83 | 89 | 92 | 90 | 85 | 76 | 66 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.8 |
November is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.3 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Hartsville →
Hartsville and its neighbors
Hartsville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartsville | 4% | under 0.1 | 22 | 76% | B− |
| North Hartsville | 1% | 0.4 | 5 | 31% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Hartsville
How much of Hartsville is conserved land?
4% 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 Hartsville’s trails?
Byerly Park and Kalmia Gardens don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Hartsville?
2.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.2 of painted or protected lanes and 1.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Hartsville?
11,209 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hartsville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 163 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Hartsville have?
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #51 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 Hartsville 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 →