Photo: Bernardgeorgeh · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Springdale
87% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3 acres are parks and preserves, 1.2 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 16% of U.S. towns · #130 of 169 in South Carolina. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Springdale?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Springdale have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Springdale is ahead of 16% of U.S. towns, #130 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 Springdale’s under 1% is ahead of 20% 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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3 conserved acres
under 1% of Springdale’s land. Who manages Springdale’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Felton C. Benton Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Springdale Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
11 places to go in Springdale
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
11 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 lakes & rivers
1.9 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.
The best walking months in Springdale: 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) | 57 | 61 | 68 | 77 | 84 | 90 | 93 | 91 | 86 | 76 | 66 | 59 |
| Rain (in) | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.8 |
November is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 4.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Springdale →
Springdale and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springdale | under 1% | under 0.1 | 1 | 87% | C− |
| West Columbia | 1% | 0.2 | 3 | 75% | C |
| Oak Grove | 1% | 0.1 | 5 | 50% | C− |
| Cayce | 7% | 0.6 | 72 | 80% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Springdale
How much of Springdale is conserved land?
under 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.
Where can I bike in Springdale?
1.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.9 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Springdale?
3,854 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Springdale or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Springdale have?
Ahead of 16% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #130 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 Springdale 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 →