Bridwell Park
Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Obediah Shirley House · Photo: Bill Fitzpatrick · CC BY-SA 3.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Honea Path
Honea Path has 16 acres of parks, 4.3 for every 1,000 residents
53% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns · #134 of 169 in South Carolina. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
15 acres · of 3.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
16 ac
4.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
53%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Honea Path have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Honea Path is ahead of 14% of U.S. towns, #134 of 169 in South Carolina. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Honea Path’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. 0.4DPark land4.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (16 acres) · SC 6 · U.S. 13CParks close to home53% 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 14%
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South Carolina towns of 2,500+ (169)Ahead of 21%
Few South Carolina towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Honea Path’s 1% is ahead of 32% of South Carolina towns, while its trails per square mile lead 7% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Honea Path. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D 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
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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.
Who protects it
15 conserved acres
1% of Honea Path’s land. Who manages Honea Path’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city15 ac
Local Recreation Area · 10 acLocal Park · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honea Path Recreation Center Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Dogwood Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Big Red Ballfield Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Watkins Community Center Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Bridwell Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Honea Path
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Honea Path
Chiquola PoolIn Bridwell Park
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Honea Path
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
5Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place 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.
Obediah Shirley HouseBuilding · listed 1999
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Honea Path: 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 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 53 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 81 | 87 | 91 | 89 | 83 | 73 | 63 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.5 |
October is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 4.7 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Honea Path →
Questions about parks and trails in Honea Path
How much of Honea Path 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 Honea Path’s trails?
Bridwell Park and Dogwood Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Honea Path?
493 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Honea Path or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 16 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Honea Path have?
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #134 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 Honea Path 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 →