Photo: JayeeDior12 · CC BY-SA 3.0Orangeburg has 8.8 miles of mapped trails, 1.0 for every square mile of land
4% of Orangeburg’s land is conserved, about 241 acres. 69% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 127 acres are parks and preserves, 9.6 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns · #20 of 169 in South Carolina. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Orangeburg?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Orangeburg have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Orangeburg is ahead of 64% of U.S. towns, #20 of 169 in South Carolina. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Few South Carolina towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Orangeburg’s 4% is ahead of 79% of South Carolina towns, while its trails per square mile lead 93% 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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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
241 conserved acres
4% of Orangeburg’s land. Who manages Orangeburg’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 63 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Orangeburg City Forest 1 Local Resource Management Area | Town or city | 41 | Open |
| City of Orangeburg Disc Golf Course Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 40 | Open |
| Spray Park, Art Center, Edisto Memorial Gardens Local Park | Town or city | 40 | Open |
| Edisto Memorial Gardens, Albergotti, Albergotti Field Local Park | Town or city | 21 | Open |
| Orangeburg National Fish Hatchery Federal Other or Unknown | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 11 | Restricted |
| Summers Memorial Park Fitness Trail Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Mirmow Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Adden Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Hedgepeth Ballfield Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Zimmerman Youth Center Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 3 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
11 places to go in Orangeburg
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
10 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 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.
25 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 7 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
13 more on the History page.
The best walking months in Orangeburg: 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) | 58 | 62 | 69 | 77 | 84 | 90 | 92 | 91 | 86 | 77 | 68 | 60 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.7 |
November is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Orangeburg →
Orangeburg and its neighbors
Orangeburg has the most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Orangeburg
How much of Orangeburg is conserved land?
4% 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 Orangeburg’s trails?
Memorial Plaza doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Orangeburg?
486 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Orangeburg or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 127 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Orangeburg have?
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #20 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 Orangeburg 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 →