Photo: Evanoco · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Saluda
79% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 19 acres are parks and preserves, 6.2 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns · #113 of 169 in South Carolina. What drives it
How much outdoors does Saluda have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Saluda is ahead of 23% of U.S. towns, #113 of 169 in South Carolina. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few South Carolina towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Saluda’s 1% is ahead of 39% of South Carolina towns, while its trails per square mile lead 7% 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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18 conserved acres
1% of Saluda’s land. Who manages Saluda’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooks and Roston Memorial Park Local Park | County | 10 | Open |
| Saluda Town Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Saluda Tennis & Swim Local Recreation Area | Private owners | 2 | Open |
0.0 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 Saluda: 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 | 93 | 91 | 85 | 75 | 65 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
April is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 4.3 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Saluda →
Questions about parks and trails in Saluda
How much of Saluda is conserved land?
1% 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.
Is there public land near Saluda?
3,251 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Saluda or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 19 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Saluda have?
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #113 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 Saluda 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 →