Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.013% of Whitmire’s land is conserved, and 98% of residents live within a half mile of a park
101 acres are parks and preserves, 76 per 1,000 residents. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Whitmire, 0.2 per square mile of land. 13% of Whitmire’s land is conserved, about 100 acres.
Ahead of 84% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Whitmire?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Whitmire have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Whitmire is ahead of 84% of U.S. towns. 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 Whitmire’s 13% is ahead of 95% of South Carolina towns, while its trails per square mile lead 51% 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.
100 conserved acres
13% of Whitmire’s land. Who manages Whitmire’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitmire Golf Course Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 87 | Open |
| Heritage Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Whitmire Community Center Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Whitmire War Memorial Library Local Historic or Cultural Area | County | 2 | Open |
1 places to go in Whitmire
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.
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 Whitmire: 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 | 14.5 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 54 | 59 | 66 | 75 | 82 | 89 | 92 | 90 | 84 | 75 | 64 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
October is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 4.2 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Whitmire →
Questions about parks and trails in Whitmire
How much of Whitmire is conserved land?
13% 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 Whitmire’s trails?
Heritage Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Whitmire?
111,980 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Whitmire or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 101 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Whitmire have?
Ahead of 84% 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 Whitmire 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 →