Photo: Bill Fitzpatrick · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Woodruff
13 acres are parks and preserves, 2.8 per 1,000 residents. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Woodruff, 0.1 per square mile of land. 49% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 17% of U.S. towns · #128 of 169 in South Carolina. What drives it
How much outdoors does Woodruff have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Woodruff is ahead of 17% of U.S. towns, #128 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 Woodruff’s under 1% is ahead of 21% of South Carolina towns, while its trails per square mile lead 41% 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.
13 conserved acres
under 1% of Woodruff’s land. Who manages Woodruff’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| W.R. McKinney Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
11 places to go in Woodruff
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 10 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
1.1 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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Woodruff: 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 | 65 | 74 | 81 | 87 | 90 | 89 | 83 | 73 | 63 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
October is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 4.7 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Woodruff →
Questions about parks and trails in Woodruff
How much of Woodruff 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 Woodruff’s trails?
McKinney Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Woodruff?
1.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Woodruff?
836 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Woodruff or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Woodruff have?
Ahead of 17% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #128 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 Woodruff 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 →