Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Ridgeway

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Ridgeway, SCPhoto: Evanoco · CC BY 4.0
–Not graded
Outdoors in Ridgeway

Few parks or trails are on the map in Ridgeway

2% of Ridgeway’s land is conserved, about 5 acres. 5 acres are parks and preserves, 19 per 1,000 residents. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Ridgeway, 0.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
2%
5 acres · of 0.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
5 ac
19 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
91%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

1
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 Ridgeway Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Ridgeway Park

Park
5 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

5 conserved acres

2% of Ridgeway’s land. Who manages Ridgeway’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city5 ac
Local Historic or Cultural Area · 5 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Church Street School
Local Historic or Cultural Area
Town or city5Restricted
Things to do

2 places to go in Ridgeway

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Ridgeway

2 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
1Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

5 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
St. Stephen's Episcopal ChurchBuilding · listed 1971
About it
Century HouseBuilding · listed 1971
About it
Monroe Wilson HouseBuilding · listed 1980
About it
Ridgeway Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1980
About it
Ruff's ChapelBuilding · listed 1980
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Ridgeway: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.110.911.913.013.914.414.213.412.311.310.39.9
High (°F)555966758288928984756557
Rain (in)3.73.43.83.03.14.14.34.63.93.33.13.9

April is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 4.6 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Ridgeway →

Questions about parks and trails in Ridgeway

Where can I hike in Ridgeway?

The longest trail networks: Ridgeway Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Ridgeway’s trails?

Ridgeway Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Ridgeway?

235 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ridgeway or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Ridgeway neighbors.

Town Square →
Share a tip
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 →