Lynch's Woods Park
Park
234 acres14 mi of trail
Outer LoopHorse TrailInner LoopHike and Biking Connector
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Bill Fitzpatrick · CC BY-SA 3.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Newberry
Newberry has 17 miles of mapped trails, 1.8 for every square mile of land
493 acres are parks and preserves, 46 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Lynch's Woods Park (14 mi), City Of Newberry Recreational Complex (0.9 mi), Greenway Park And Trail (0.6 mi). 87% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 90% of U.S. towns · #2 of 169 in South Carolina. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
401 acres · of 9.2 sq mi of land
Trails
17 mi
1.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
493 ac
46 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
87%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.1 mi
0.1 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Newberry?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Newberry have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Newberry is ahead of 90% of U.S. towns, #2 of 169 in South Carolina. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, conserved land lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Newberry’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical SC town 1% · U.S. 4%B+Trails1.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (17 mi) · SC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4APark land46 acres of park per 1,000 residents (493 acres) · SC 6 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home87% 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 90%
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South Carolina towns of 2,500+ (169)#2 of 169
Few South Carolina towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Newberry’s 7% is ahead of 87% of South Carolina towns, while its trails per square mile lead 98% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− to A. 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 Lynch's Woods Park, with 14 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
City Of Newberry Recreational Complex
Park
55 acres0.9 mi of trail
Hidden Lake Nature Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Greenway Park And Trail
Park
22 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 13 parks & preserves
Lynch's Woods Park234 acres · 14 mi of trail
DirectionsCity Of Newberry Recreational Complex55 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
DirectionsGreenway Park And Trail22 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
Marion Davis Park10 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Kendall Park14 acres
DirectionsIsrael Brooks, Jr. Park7 acres
Mollohon Park5 acres
Margaret Hunter Park5 acres · City of Newberry
DirectionsWells Park5 acres
Pride Park3 acres
DirectionsDr. Ulysses S Gallman Park2 acres
Dr. Julian E Grant Park1 acres
Nosegay Park1 acres
Who protects it
401 conserved acres
7% of Newberry’s land. Who manages Newberry’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County305 ac
Town or city95 ac
Local Park · 396 acLocal Recreation Area · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lynch's Woods Park Local Park | County | 305 | Open |
| Greenway Trail Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Gallman Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Kendall Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Marion Davis Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Wise Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Mollohon Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Willow Brook Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Oakland Field Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Margaret Hunter Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
4 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
4 places to go in Newberry
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Newberry
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Newberry
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Picnic areas in Newberry
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Trails & water
5 named trails
Named trails
Horses · 2.8 miUnpaved · 0.9 mi
Outer Loop5.1 mi
Horse Trail1.8 mi
Inner Loop1.4 mi
Hidden Lake Nature Trail0.9 mi
Hike and Biking Connector0.5 mi
Biking & sports
0.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Outer LoopBike route
5.1 miPalmetto Trail: Lynch's Woods PassageBike route
4.4 miInner LoopBike route
1.4 miHiking and Biking ConnectorBike route
0.5 miCourts & fields
15Tennis
10Baseball
2Basketball
2Soccer
1Beach volleyball
1Multi-sport
1Pickleball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →24 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 10 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Newberry Opera HouseBuilding · listed 1969
About itOld CourthouseBuilding · listed 1971
About itNewberry Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1974
About itCoateswoodBuilding · listed 1975
About itNewberry College Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1976
About itBoundary Street-Newberry Cotton Mills Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1980
About itCaldwell Street Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1980
About itCollege Street Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1980
About itCousins HouseBuilding · listed 1980
About itFrancis B. Higgins HouseBuilding · listed 1980
About itGeorge Mower HouseBuilding · listed 1980
About itHarrington Street Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1980
About it12 more on the History page.
When to get out
The best walking months in Newberry: 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 | 83 | 89 | 92 | 90 | 85 | 75 | 65 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
April is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 4.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Newberry →
Questions about parks and trails in Newberry
Where can I hike in Newberry?
The longest trail networks: Lynch's Woods Park, 14 miles; City Of Newberry Recreational Complex, 0.9 miles; Greenway Park And Trail, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Newberry 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.
Are dogs allowed on Newberry’s trails?
Lynch's Woods Park and City Of Newberry Recreational Complex don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Newberry?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths. Named routes: Outer Loop, Palmetto Trail: Lynch's Woods Passage and Inner Loop.
Is there public land near Newberry?
43,847 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Newberry or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 493 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Newberry have?
Ahead of 90% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #2 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 Newberry 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 →