Gladys-Whiddon Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: BeaufortTiger · CC BY-SA 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Walterboro
12% of Walterboro’s land is conserved: 559 acres
6 acres are parks and preserves, 1.0 per 1,000 residents. 41% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3.2 miles of mapped trail cross Walterboro, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 45% of U.S. towns · #59 of 169 in South Carolina. What drives it
Conserved land
12%
559 acres · of 7.1 sq mi of land
Trails
3.2 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
6 ac
1.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
41%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Walterboro?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Walterboro have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Walterboro is ahead of 45% of U.S. towns, #59 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 Walterboro’s overall grade.
Conserved land12% of the land · typical SC town 1% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · SC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4BPark land1.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (6 acres) · SC 6 · U.S. 13DParks close to home41% 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 45%
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South Carolina towns of 2,500+ (169)Ahead of 65%
Few South Carolina towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Walterboro’s 12% is ahead of 95% of South Carolina towns, while its trails per square mile lead 71% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B. 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.
Who protects it
559 conserved acres
12% of Walterboro’s land. Who manages Walterboro’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city559 ac
Local Conservation Area · 550 acLocal Park · 8 acLocal Recreation Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walterboro Wildlife Sanctuary Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 550 | Restricted |
| Sankey B Maree Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Restricted |
| Gladys Whidden Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Restricted |
| Pinckney Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Restricted |
| Shaniyah Burden Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Restricted |
Things to do
5 places to go in Walterboro
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Walterboro
Mayfield Park
DirectionsPlus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Walterboro
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Picnic areas in Walterboro
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Waltersboro Wildlife Sanctuary1.0 mi
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
8Tennis
3Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →6 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Colleton County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1971
About itOld Colleton County JailBuilding · listed 1971
About itWalterboro Library Society BuildingBuilding · listed 1971
About itWalterboro Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1980
About itHickory Valley Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1980
About itHotel Albert Commercial BlockBuilding · listed 1999
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Walterboro: 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) | 10.2 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 60 | 64 | 70 | 78 | 84 | 89 | 92 | 90 | 86 | 78 | 69 | 62 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.5 |
November is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 6.4 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Walterboro →
Questions about parks and trails in Walterboro
Where can I hike in Walterboro?
The longest trail networks: Pinckney Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Walterboro is conserved land?
12% 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 Walterboro’s trails?
Gladys-Whiddon Park and Pinckney Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Walterboro?
68 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Walterboro or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Walterboro have?
Ahead of 45% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #59 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 Walterboro 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 →