Photo: Daniel Christensen · Public domainVirtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Latta
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 2% of Latta’s land is conserved, about 15 acres. 16 acres are parks and preserves, 11 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 45% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Latta?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Latta have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Latta is ahead of 45% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few South Carolina towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Latta’s 2% is ahead of 59% of South Carolina towns, while its trails per square mile lead 7% 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
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15 conserved acres
2% of Latta’s land. Who manages Latta’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Street Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Henry Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Smith Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
0.0 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.
5 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.
The best walking months in Latta: 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 | 60 | 67 | 76 | 83 | 89 | 92 | 90 | 85 | 76 | 66 | 59 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
November is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.5 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Latta →
Questions about parks and trails in Latta
How much of Latta is conserved land?
2% 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.
Is there public land near Latta?
1,370 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Latta or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 16 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Latta have?
Ahead of 45% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Latta 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 →