Lake City Park
Managed by Florence County Parks & Recreation
49 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Evanoco · CC BY-SA 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Lake City
Lake City has 95 acres of parks, 16 for every 1,000 residents
81% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Lake City, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns · #72 of 169 in South Carolina. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
33 acres · of 5.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
95 ac
16 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
81%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Lake City?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lake City have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lake City is ahead of 40% of U.S. towns, #72 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 Lake City’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical SC town 1% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · SC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land16 acres of park per 1,000 residents (95 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 40%
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South Carolina towns of 2,500+ (169)Ahead of 58%
Few South Carolina towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Lake City’s 1% is ahead of 38% of South Carolina towns, while its trails per square mile lead 34% 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 Lake City Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Martha Law Municipal Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Lake City Park49 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Florence County Parks & Recreation
DirectionsBlanding Street Park26 acres
DirectionsMartha Law Municipal Park4 acres
Town Square Village Green1 acres
DirectionsDr Ronald E McNair Memorial Park and Museum1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
33 conserved acres
1% of Lake City’s land. Who manages Lake City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city32 ac
Local Park · 32 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blanding Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Lions Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Kennedy Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Martha Law Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Ronald E. McNair Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Town Square Village Green Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Dew Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
8 places to go in Lake City
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Lake City
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Scenic views in Lake City
3 scenic views without a name on the map.
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
7Baseball
6Tennis
3Basketball
1Softball
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).
When to get out
The best walking months in Lake City: 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) | 58 | 61 | 69 | 77 | 84 | 89 | 92 | 90 | 85 | 77 | 67 | 60 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
November is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.6 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lake City →
Questions about parks and trails in Lake City
Where can I hike in Lake City?
The longest trail networks: Lake City Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lake City 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 Lake City’s trails?
Lake City Park and Blanding Street Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lake City?
374 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lake City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 95 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Lake City have?
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #72 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 Lake City 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 →