New Ellenton Park
Park
10 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in New Ellenton
New Ellenton has 15 acres of parks, 5.4 for every 1,000 residents
3.1 miles of mapped trail cross New Ellenton, 0.7 per square mile of land. 55% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
15 acres · of 4.4 sq mi of land
Trails
3.1 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
15 ac
5.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
55%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does New Ellenton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, New Ellenton is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of New Ellenton’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical SC town 1% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · SC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land5.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (15 acres) · SC 6 · U.S. 13CParks close to home55% of residents within a half mile of a park · SC 52% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 36%
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Few South Carolina towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so New Ellenton’s under 1% is ahead of 27% of South Carolina towns, while its trails per square mile lead 82% of 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
The longest trail network is New Ellenton Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
15 conserved acres
under 1% of New Ellenton’s land. Who manages New Ellenton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city14 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits1 ac
Local Park · 14 acConservation Easement · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Ellenton Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| New Ellenton Community Center Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Horses · 0.8 miUnpaved · 0.6 mi
Spanish Moss0.5 mi
When to get out
The best walking months in New Ellenton: 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) | 10.2 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 57 | 61 | 69 | 77 | 84 | 90 | 92 | 91 | 86 | 77 | 67 | 59 |
| Rain (in) | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 4.2 |
October is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.0 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in New Ellenton →
Questions about parks and trails in New Ellenton
Where can I hike in New Ellenton?
The longest trail networks: New Ellenton Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of New Ellenton 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 New Ellenton’s trails?
New Ellenton Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near New Ellenton?
1,194 acres of parks and open public land lie inside New Ellenton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 15 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does New Ellenton have?
Ahead of 36% 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 New Ellenton 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 →