Photo: Bernardgeorgeh · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in St. Andrews
38 acres are parks and preserves, 1.9 per 1,000 residents. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross St. Andrews, 0.1 per square mile of land. 1% of St. Andrews’ land is conserved, about 37 acres.
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns · #126 of 169 in South Carolina. What drives it
How much outdoors does St. Andrews have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, St. Andrews is ahead of 18% of U.S. towns, #126 of 169 in South Carolina. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
Few South Carolina towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so St. Andrews’ 1% is ahead of 43% of South Carolina towns, while its trails per square mile lead 39% 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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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
37 conserved acres
1% of St. Andrews’ land. Who manages St. Andrews’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Andrews Park Local Park | County | 19 | Open |
| Harbison Recreation Center Local Park | Land trusts & nonprofits | 15 | Open |
| Pine Grove Community Center Local Recreation Area | County | 4 | Open |
12 places to go in St. Andrews
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
12 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 lakes & rivers
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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in St. Andrews: 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 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
November is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 4.6 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in St. Andrews →
St. Andrews 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Andrews | 1% | 0.1 | 2 | 47% | C− |
| Columbia | 3% | 2.9 | 6 | 66% | B |
| Seven Oaks | 7% | 1.0 | 24 | 31% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in St. Andrews
How much of St. Andrews 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 St. Andrews’ trails?
St. Andrews Park and Pine Grove Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near St. Andrews?
4,238 acres of parks and open public land lie inside St. Andrews or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 38 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does St. Andrews have?
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #126 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 St. Andrews 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 →