Little River has 23 miles of mapped trails, 2.2 for every square mile of land
3 acres are parks and preserves, 0.3 per 1,000 residents. 5% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 7% of Little River’s land is conserved, about 483 acres.
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns · #62 of 169 in South Carolina. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Little River?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Little River have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Little River is ahead of 43% of U.S. towns, #62 of 169 in South Carolina. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Few South Carolina towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Little River’s 7% is ahead of 88% of South Carolina towns, while its trails per square mile lead 99% 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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483 conserved acres
7% of Little River’s land. Who manages Little River’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 373 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vereen Memorial Gardens Local Park | County | 107 | Open |
| Vereen Gardens Local Park | County | 3 | Open |
3 places to go in Little River
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.
2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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.
The best walking months in Little River: 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) | 57 | 60 | 66 | 74 | 80 | 86 | 89 | 88 | 83 | 76 | 67 | 60 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
April is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 6.7 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Little River →
Little River and its neighbors
Little River 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little River | 7% | 2.2 | under 1 | 5% | C+ |
| North Myrtle Beach | 12% | 0.6 | 13 | 62% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Little River
How much of Little River is conserved land?
7% 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 Little River?
8,895 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Little River or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 377 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Little River have?
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #62 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 Little River 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 →