Pelzer Recreation Park
Park
10 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Pelzer Manufacturing Company and Mill Village Historic District · Photo: Upstateherd · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Pelzer
99% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Pelzer
0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Pelzer, 0.5 per square mile of land. 26 acres are parks and preserves, 15 per 1,000 residents. 4% of Pelzer’s land is conserved, about 24 acres.
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
24 acres · of 1.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
26 ac
15 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Pelzer?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Pelzer have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pelzer is ahead of 74% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, conserved land lowest.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Pelzer’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical SC town 1% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · SC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4BPark land15 acres of park per 1,000 residents (26 acres) · SC 6 · U.S. 13BParks close to home99% of residents within a half mile of a park · SC 52% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 74%
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Few South Carolina towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Pelzer’s 4% is ahead of 75% of South Carolina towns, while its trails per square mile lead 73% of them.
Water is 6% of Pelzer’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 4%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B 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 Pelzer Recreation Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
24 conserved acres
4% of Pelzer’s land. Water is left out: Pelzer has 1.0 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Pelzer’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city24 ac
Local Recreation Area · 16 acLocal Park · 9 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pelzer Recreation Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Pelzer Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Pelzer Lower Boat Ramp Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Dr James A Timmerman Boat Ramp Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Pelzer
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Pelzer
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Pelzer
Lower Pelzer Boat Ramp
DirectionsUpper Pelzer Boat Ramp
DirectionsBiking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
2Baseball
2Tennis
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Pelzer: 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 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 53 | 57 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 87 | 90 | 88 | 82 | 73 | 63 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.5 |
October is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 4.8 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Pelzer →
Next door
Pelzer and its neighbors
Pelzer has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelzer | 4% | 0.5 | 15 | 99% | B+ |
| West Pelzer | under 1% | 0.8 | 1 | 85% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Pelzer
Where can I hike in Pelzer?
The longest trail networks: Pelzer Recreation Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Pelzer 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 Pelzer’s trails?
Pelzer Recreation Park and Monkey Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Pelzer?
769 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pelzer or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 26 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Pelzer have?
Ahead of 74% 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 Pelzer 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 →