Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Prosperity has 23 acres of parks, 18 for every 1,000 residents
2% of Prosperity’s land is conserved, about 20 acres. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Prosperity, 0.4 per square mile of land. 62% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Prosperity have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Prosperity is ahead of 50% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few South Carolina towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Prosperity’s 2% is ahead of 54% of South Carolina towns, while its trails per square mile lead 67% 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.
20 conserved acres
2% of Prosperity’s land. Who manages Prosperity’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prosperity Ball Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Pony Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Town Center Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 6 | Open |
5 places to go in Prosperity
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.4 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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Prosperity: 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) | 55 | 59 | 67 | 76 | 83 | 89 | 92 | 90 | 85 | 75 | 65 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.1 |
April is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Prosperity →
Questions about parks and trails in Prosperity
How much of Prosperity 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 Prosperity’s trails?
WL Mills MD Fitness Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Prosperity?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Prosperity?
4,185 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Prosperity or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 23 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Prosperity have?
Ahead of 50% 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 Prosperity 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 →