Veterans Park
Park
16 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Faith Cabin Library at Anderson County Training School · Photo: KudzuVine · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Pendleton
Pendleton has 31 acres of parks, 8.7 for every 1,000 residents
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Pendleton. 2% of Pendleton’s land is conserved, about 59 acres. 68% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns · #91 of 169 in South Carolina. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
59 acres · of 4.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
31 ac
8.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
68%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Pendleton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Pendleton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pendleton is ahead of 30% of U.S. towns, #91 of 169 in South Carolina. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Pendleton’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical SC town 1% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · SC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land8.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (31 acres) · SC 6 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home68% 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 30%
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South Carolina towns of 2,500+ (169)Ahead of 46%
Few South Carolina towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Pendleton’s 2% is ahead of 57% of South Carolina towns, while its trails per square mile lead 17% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to C+. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Pendleton Village Green
Park
1 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
59 conserved acres
2% of Pendleton’s land. Who manages Pendleton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land30 ac
Town or city28 ac
State Conservation Area · 30 acLocal Park · 25 acLocal Recreation Area · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fant's Grove Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | Other state land | 30 | Restricted |
| Veterans Park Local Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Pendleton Community Center Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Sister City Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Pendleton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Pendleton
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & 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
3Baseball
1Pickleball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places 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.
When to get out
The best walking months in Pendleton: 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 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 87 | 90 | 88 | 83 | 73 | 63 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.7 |
October is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 4.7 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Pendleton →
Next door
Pendleton and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Pendleton
Where can I hike in Pendleton?
The longest trail networks: Pendleton Village Green, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Pendleton 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 Pendleton’s trails?
Veterans Park and Pendleton Village Green don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Pendleton?
16,364 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pendleton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 31 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Pendleton have?
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #91 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 Pendleton 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 →