McMakin's Tavern · Photo: Kwdavids · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Lyman
9 acres are parks and preserves, 1.4 per 1,000 residents. 35% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns · #148 of 169 in South Carolina. What drives it
How much outdoors does Lyman have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lyman is ahead of 8% of U.S. towns, #148 of 169 in South Carolina. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
Few South Carolina towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Lyman’s under 1% is ahead of 18% of South Carolina towns, while its trails per square mile lead 7% of them.
Water is 9% of Lyman’s area (1 of 7 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
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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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Lake Cooley Park and Outdoor Education Center
3 conserved acres
under 1% of Lyman’s land. Water is left out: Lyman has 6.8 square miles of land and 0.7 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Lyman’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyman Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
12 places to go in Lyman
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 9 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2 lakes & rivers
0.7 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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Lyman: April to June
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) | 10.0 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 52 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 79 | 86 | 89 | 88 | 82 | 72 | 62 | 54 |
| Rain (in) | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.7 |
October is the driest month (3.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 4.7 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lyman →
Lyman and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Lyman
How much of Lyman is conserved land?
under 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 Lyman’s trails?
Lyman Park and Lake Cooley Park and Outdoor Education Center don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Lyman?
0.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Lyman?
1,765 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lyman or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 9 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lyman have?
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #148 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 Lyman 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 →