Pelzer Recreation Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Excel23 · CC BY-SA 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in West Pelzer
West Pelzer has 1 acre of parks, 0.8 for every 1,000 residents
0.5 miles of mapped trail cross West Pelzer, 0.8 per square mile of land. 85% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 37% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
1 acre · of 0.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
0.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
85%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.8 mi
0.8 mi lanes
What kind of outdoors town is West Pelzer?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does West Pelzer have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, West Pelzer is ahead of 37% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of West Pelzer’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical SC town 1% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · SC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land0.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1 acre) · SC 6 · U.S. 13DParks close to home85% of residents within a half mile of a park · SC 52% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 37%
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Few South Carolina towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so West Pelzer’s under 1% is ahead of 15% of South Carolina towns, while its trails per square mile lead 85% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in West Pelzer. 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 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Things to do
1 places to go in West Pelzer
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in West Pelzer
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Abandoned Southern Railroad0.5 mi
Biking & sports
0.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.8 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
When to get out
The best walking months in West Pelzer: 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 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 53 | 57 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 87 | 90 | 88 | 82 | 73 | 63 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.5 |
October is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 4.8 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in West Pelzer →
Next door
West Pelzer and its neighbors
West Pelzer has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Pelzer | under 1% | 0.8 | 1 | 85% | C+ |
| Pelzer | 4% | 0.5 | 15 | 99% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in West Pelzer
How much of West Pelzer 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 West Pelzer’s trails?
Pelzer Recreation Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in West Pelzer?
0.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near West Pelzer?
806 acres of parks and open public land lie inside West Pelzer or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does West Pelzer have?
Ahead of 37% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 West Pelzer 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 →