Socastee Landing Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Ron Osborne · Public domainC−Outdoors
Outdoors in Socastee
18% of Socastee’s land is conserved: 1,562 acres
8 acres are parks and preserves, 0.3 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Socastee. 15% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns · #115 of 169 in South Carolina. What drives it
Conserved land
18%
1,562 acres · of 13.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
8 ac
0.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
15%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
4
3 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Socastee?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Socastee have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Socastee is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns, #115 of 169 in South Carolina. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Socastee’s overall grade.
Conserved land18% of the land · typical SC town 1% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · SC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4DPark land0.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (8 acres) · SC 6 · U.S. 13DParks close to home15% 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 22%
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South Carolina towns of 2,500+ (169)Ahead of 32%
Few South Carolina towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Socastee’s 18% is ahead of 98% of South Carolina towns, while its trails per square mile lead 15% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Socastee. 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.
Harbour Towne HOA Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,562 conserved acres
18% of Socastee’s land. Who manages Socastee’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service3,100 ac
County5 ac
National Wildlife Refuge · 3,100 acLocal Recreation Area · 5 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 3,100 | Restricted |
| Socastee Landing Park Local Recreation Area | County | 3 | Open |
| Rose Wood Boat Landing Local Recreation Area | County | 2 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Socastee
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Socastee
Cypress Camping Resort Pool
DirectionsBoat launches in Socastee
Picnic areas in Socastee
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Campgrounds in Socastee
Cypress Camping Resort
DirectionsTrails & water
4 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
5Tennis
2Baseball
1Soccer
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 4 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Socastee Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2002
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Socastee: 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 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 58 | 61 | 67 | 75 | 81 | 87 | 90 | 88 | 84 | 76 | 68 | 61 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
April is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 6.3 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Socastee →
Next door
Socastee 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socastee | 18% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 15% | C− |
| Myrtle Beach | 2% | 0.9 | 8 | 72% | B− |
| Red Hill | 14% | 1.6 | under 1 | 11% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Socastee
How much of Socastee is conserved land?
18% 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 Socastee’s trails?
Socastee Landing Park and Harbour Towne HOA Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Socastee?
15,641 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Socastee or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Socastee have?
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #115 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 Socastee 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 →