The Salvation Army Century of Service Park
Park
8 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
COutdoors
Outdoors in Saxon
Saxon has 15 acres of parks, 3.6 for every 1,000 residents
81% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Saxon, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns · #79 of 169 in South Carolina. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
14 acres · of 2.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
15 ac
3.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
81%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Saxon?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Saxon have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Saxon is ahead of 35% of U.S. towns, #79 of 169 in South Carolina. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Saxon’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical SC town 1% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · SC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land3.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (15 acres) · SC 6 · U.S. 13CParks close to home81% of residents within a half mile of a park · SC 52% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 35%
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South Carolina towns of 2,500+ (169)Ahead of 54%
Few South Carolina towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Saxon’s 1% is ahead of 39% of South Carolina towns, while its trails per square mile lead 58% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Saxon. 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 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
The longest trail network is The Salvation Army Century of Service Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
14 conserved acres
1% of Saxon’s land. Who manages Saxon’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits14 ac
Local Park · 14 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Salvation Army Century Of Service Park Local Park | Land trusts & nonprofits | 14 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Saxon
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Saxon
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
6Tennis
2Baseball
1Basketball
1Beach volleyball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Saxon: 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) | 10.0 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 52 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 86 | 89 | 88 | 82 | 72 | 62 | 54 |
| Rain (in) | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.4 |
October is the driest month (3.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 4.6 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Saxon →
Next door
Saxon and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saxon | 1% | 0.3 | 4 | 81% | C |
| Spartanburg | 3% | 0.5 | 9 | 80% | B |
| Hilltop | 2% | 1.2 | 2 | 97% | B |
| Southern Shops | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | 21% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Saxon
Where can I hike in Saxon?
The longest trail networks: The Salvation Army Century of Service Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Saxon 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.
Are dogs allowed on Saxon’s trails?
The Salvation Army Century of Service Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Saxon?
8,243 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Saxon or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 15 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Saxon have?
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #79 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 Saxon 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 →