Photo: Bill Fitzpatrick · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Manning
95% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Manning. 3% of Manning’s land is conserved, about 52 acres.
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns · #56 of 169 in South Carolina. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Manning?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Manning have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Manning is ahead of 47% of U.S. towns, #56 of 169 in South Carolina. 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 Manning’s 3% is ahead of 67% of South Carolina towns, while its trails per square mile lead 23% 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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52 conserved acres
3% of Manning’s land. Who manages Manning’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Manning Forest 1 Local Resource Management Area | Town or city | 29 | Open |
| Manning Cemetery Local Historic or Cultural Area | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Gibbons Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Rex Josey Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| J.C. Britton Park Local Park | County | 2 | Open |
| Lula Clark Gardens Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Bellwood Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| City of Manning Open Space 1 Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Memorial Street Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
7 places to go in Manning
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
7 playgrounds 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.
5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Manning: 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 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 58 | 61 | 68 | 77 | 84 | 89 | 92 | 90 | 85 | 77 | 67 | 60 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 3.8 |
November is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.4 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Manning →
Questions about parks and trails in Manning
How much of Manning is conserved land?
3% 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 Manning?
812 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Manning or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 45 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Manning have?
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #56 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 Manning 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 →