Dorn Field McCormick County Recreation
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Evanoco · CC BY 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in McCormick
McCormick has 68 acres of parks, 27 for every 1,000 residents
50% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of McCormick’s land is conserved, about 63 acres.
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
63 acres · of 4.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
68 ac
27 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
50%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is McCormick?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does McCormick have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, McCormick is ahead of 34% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of McCormick’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical SC town 1% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · SC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4DPark land27 acres of park per 1,000 residents (68 acres) · SC 6 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home50% of residents within a half mile of a park · SC 52% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 34%
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Few South Carolina towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so McCormick’s 2% is ahead of 63% of South Carolina towns, while its trails per square mile lead 7% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in McCormick. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
63 conserved acres
2% of McCormick’s land. Who manages McCormick’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city42 ac
County20 ac
Local Resource Management Area · 42 acLocal Park · 20 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of McCormick Town Forest Local Resource Management Area | Town or city | 42 | Open |
| McCormick Baseball Complex Local Park | County | 14 | Open |
| Westowne Ball Field Local Park | County | 3 | Open |
| Dorn Field Local Park | County | 3 | Open |
| MACK Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
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
3Tennis
1Football
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →9 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Dorn's Flour and Grist MillBuilding · listed 1976
About itFarmer's BankBuilding · listed 1985
About itHotel KeturahBuilding · listed 1985
About itJoseph Jennings Dorn HouseBuilding · listed 1985
About itM. L. B. Sturkey HouseBuilding · listed 1985
About itMcCormick County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1985
About itMcCormick Train StationBuilding · listed 1985
About itOtway Henderson HouseBuilding · listed 1985
About itMcCormick County Office BuildingBuilding · listed 2024
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in McCormick: 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) | 55 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 89 | 92 | 90 | 85 | 75 | 65 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 4.4 |
October is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 4.5 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in McCormick →
Questions about parks and trails in McCormick
How much of McCormick 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.
Are dogs allowed on McCormick’s trails?
Dorn Field McCormick County Recreation doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near McCormick?
72,438 acres of parks and open public land lie inside McCormick or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 68 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does McCormick have?
Ahead of 34% 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 McCormick 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 →