Surfside Beach has 9 acres of parks, 2.2 for every 1,000 residents
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Surfside Beach, 0.1 per square mile of land. 82% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns · #118 of 169 in South Carolina. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Surfside Beach?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Surfside Beach have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Surfside Beach is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns, #118 of 169 in South Carolina. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Few South Carolina towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Surfside Beach’s under 1% is ahead of 24% of South Carolina towns, while its trails per square mile lead 26% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Surfside Dog Park
All Children's Park
5 conserved acres
under 1% of Surfside Beach’s land. Who manages Surfside Beach’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vetran's Memorial Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| W.O. "Bill" Martin Municipal Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Bark Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Fuller Park Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
2 places to go in Surfside Beach
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 dog park without a name on the map.
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.
The best walking months in Surfside Beach: 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) | 57 | 59 | 65 | 73 | 79 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 83 | 76 | 67 | 60 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
April is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 6.4 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Surfside Beach →
Surfside Beach and its neighbors
Surfside Beach has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surfside Beach | under 1% | 0.1 | 2 | 82% | C− |
| Garden City | 1% | 0.4 | 2 | 47% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Surfside Beach
How much of Surfside Beach 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.
Are dogs allowed on Surfside Beach’s trails?
W.O. "Bill" Martin Park and Fuller Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Surfside Beach?
3,579 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Surfside Beach or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 9 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Surfside Beach have?
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #118 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 Surfside Beach 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 →