Photo: Bernardgeorgeh · CC BY-SA 4.0Oak Grove has 58 acres of parks, 4.7 for every 1,000 residents
0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Oak Grove, 0.1 per square mile of land. 1% of Oak Grove’s land is conserved, about 57 acres. 50% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns · #118 of 169 in South Carolina. What drives it
How much outdoors does Oak Grove have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Oak Grove is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns, #118 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 Oak Grove’s 1% is ahead of 49% of South Carolina towns, while its trails per square mile lead 31% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Pineview DYB
57 conserved acres
1% of Oak Grove’s land. Who manages Oak Grove’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine View Ball Park Local Park | County | 21 | Open |
| Oak Grove Sports Complex Local Recreation Area | County | 20 | Open |
| Lexington County Tennis Complex Local Recreation Area | County | 12 | Open |
| Halleywood Park Local Park | County | 3 | Open |
6 places to go in Oak Grove
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
5 lakes & rivers
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.
The best walking months in Oak Grove: 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) | 57 | 61 | 68 | 77 | 84 | 90 | 93 | 91 | 86 | 76 | 66 | 59 |
| Rain (in) | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.9 |
November is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 4.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Oak Grove →
Oak Grove and its neighbors
Oak Grove has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Grove | 1% | 0.1 | 5 | 50% | C− |
| West Columbia | 1% | 0.2 | 3 | 75% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Oak Grove
How much of Oak Grove is conserved land?
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 Oak Grove’s trails?
Oak Grove Softball Complex and Pineview DYB don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Oak Grove?
3,817 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Oak Grove or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 58 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Oak Grove have?
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #118 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 Oak Grove 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 →