Brandon Mill · Photo: John Foxe · CC BY-SA 4.0Parker has 65 acres of parks, 5.0 for every 1,000 residents
81% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Parker, 0.1 per square mile of land. 2% of Parker’s land is conserved, about 73 acres.
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns · #82 of 169 in South Carolina. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Parker?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Parker have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Parker is ahead of 32% of U.S. towns, #82 of 169 in South Carolina. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few South Carolina towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Parker’s 2% is ahead of 54% of South Carolina towns, while its trails per square mile lead 35% 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.
Shoeless Joe Jackson Memorial Park
Textile Heritage Park
73 conserved acres
2% of Parker’s land. Who manages Parker’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 13 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westside Park Local Recreation Area | County | 44 | Open |
| Shoeless Joe Jackson Memorial Park Local Park | County | 8 | Open |
| Freetown Community Center Local Recreation Area | County | 4 | Open |
| Monaghan Park Local Recreation Area | County | 3 | Open |
10 places to go in Parker
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 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
0.2 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.
1 place 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.
The best walking months in Parker: April to June
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 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 52 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 79 | 86 | 89 | 87 | 82 | 72 | 62 | 54 |
| Rain (in) | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
October is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 4.8 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Parker →
Parker and its neighbors
Parker has the second most mapped trails of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parker | 2% | 0.1 | 5 | 81% | C |
| Greenville | 4% | 0.9 | 7 | 78% | B |
| Sans Souci | 2% | under 0.1 | 1 | 60% | C− |
| Judson | 2% | 0.3 | 3 | 61% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Parker
Where can I hike in Parker?
The longest trail networks: Shoeless Joe Jackson Memorial Park, 0.2 miles; Textile Heritage Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Parker 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 Parker’s trails?
Westside Park and Shoeless Joe Jackson Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Parker?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Parker?
3,589 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Parker or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 68 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Parker have?
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #82 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 Parker 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 →