Caw Caw Interpretive Center
Managed by Charleston County Parks and Recreation
490 acres
No dogs
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Ravenel
Ravenel has 460 acres of parks, 176 for every 1,000 residents
6% of Ravenel’s land is conserved, about 465 acres. 34% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns · #60 of 169 in South Carolina. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
465 acres · of 13.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
460 ac
176 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
34%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Ravenel?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Ravenel have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ravenel is ahead of 44% of U.S. towns, #60 of 169 in South Carolina. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Ravenel’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical SC town 1% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · SC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4DPark land176 acres of park per 1,000 residents (460 acres) · SC 6 · U.S. 13AParks close to home34% of residents within a half mile of a park · SC 52% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 44%
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South Carolina towns of 2,500+ (169)Ahead of 65%
Few South Carolina towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Ravenel’s 6% is ahead of 82% of South Carolina towns, while its trails per square mile lead 7% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Ravenel. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B+. 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.
Who protects it
465 conserved acres
6% of Ravenel’s land. Who manages Ravenel’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County461 ac
Town or city5 ac
Local Park · 416 acLocal Historic or Cultural Area · 50 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tea Farm Creek Park Local Park | County | 396 | Open |
| Caw Caw Interpretive Center Local Historic or Cultural Area | County | 50 | Open |
| Ravenel Park Local Park | County | 20 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Ravenel
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Ravenel
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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
3Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Ravenel: 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 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 61 | 64 | 70 | 77 | 84 | 89 | 92 | 90 | 86 | 78 | 69 | 63 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
November is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 6.4 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Ravenel →
Next door
Ravenel and its neighbors
Ravenel has the second 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravenel | 6% | under 0.1 | 176 | 34% | C+ |
| Hollywood | 6% | under 0.1 | 196 | 44% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Ravenel
How much of Ravenel is conserved land?
6% 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 Ravenel’s trails?
Caw Caw Interpretive Center doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Ravenel?
7,660 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ravenel or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 460 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ravenel have?
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #60 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 Ravenel 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 →