Harold Turpin Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Upstateherd · CC BY-SA 4.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Ridgeland
7% of Ridgeland’s land is conserved: 2,021 acres
0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Ridgeland. 9 acres are parks and preserves, 2.4 per 1,000 residents. 43% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns · #107 of 169 in South Carolina. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
2,021 acres · of 48.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
9 ac
2.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
43%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
39 ft
Honey Hill
Lakes & rivers
5
What kind of outdoors town is Ridgeland?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Ridgeland have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ridgeland is ahead of 25% of U.S. towns, #107 of 169 in South Carolina. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Ridgeland’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical SC town 1% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · SC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4DPark land2.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (9 acres) · SC 6 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home43% 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 25%
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South Carolina towns of 2,500+ (169)Ahead of 37%
Few South Carolina towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Ridgeland’s 7% is ahead of 86% of South Carolina towns, while its trails per square mile lead 15% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Ridgeland. 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 D 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.
Who protects it
2,021 conserved acres
7% of Ridgeland’s land. Who manages Ridgeland’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits2,014 ac
Town or city6 ac
Conservation Easement · 2,014 acLocal Park · 6 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,014 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Turpin Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Jasper Station Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Ridgeland Veterans Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Malphrus Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Ridge Point Square Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Ridgeland
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Ridgeland
Honey Hill39 ft elevation
DirectionsPartridge Hill36 ft elevation
DirectionsPicnic areas in Ridgeland
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
5 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
2Tennis
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 Ridgeland: 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 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 60 | 64 | 70 | 77 | 84 | 89 | 92 | 90 | 85 | 78 | 69 | 63 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 3.4 |
November is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 6.3 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Ridgeland →
Questions about parks and trails in Ridgeland
How much of Ridgeland is conserved land?
7% 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 Ridgeland’s trails?
Harold Turpin Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Ridgeland?
3,243 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ridgeland or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 9 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ridgeland have?
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #107 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 Ridgeland 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 →