Moore's Park
Managed by Town of Yemassee
1 acres
Dogs on leash
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Evanoco · CC BY-SA 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Yemassee
5% of Yemassee’s land is conserved: 409 acres
0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Yemassee. 67% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 12 acres are parks and preserves, 10 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 41% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
409 acres · of 12.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
12 ac
10 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
67%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Yemassee have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Yemassee is ahead of 41% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Yemassee’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical SC town 1% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · SC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land10 acres of park per 1,000 residents (12 acres) · SC 6 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home67% 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 41%
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Few South Carolina towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Yemassee’s 5% is ahead of 81% of South Carolina towns, while its trails per square mile lead 24% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Yemassee. 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
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
409 conserved acres
5% of Yemassee’s land. Who manages Yemassee’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service633 ac
Town or city12 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits9 ac
State natural resources5 ac
National Wildlife Refuge · 633 acConservation Easement · 9 acLocal Park · 8 acState Historic or Cultural Area · 5 acLocal Recreation Area · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 9 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ernest F. Hollings Ace Basin National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 633 | Restricted |
| Town of Yemassee Park 2 Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Stoney Creek Battery Heritage Preserve State Historic or Cultural Area | State natural resources | 5 | Restricted |
| Town of Yemassee Ball Field 1 Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Town of Yemassee Park 1 Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Yemassee
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Yemassee
Moore's ParkIn Moore's Park
DirectionsPlus 1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
3Basketball
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Yemassee: 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 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 60 | 64 | 70 | 78 | 84 | 89 | 92 | 90 | 86 | 78 | 69 | 62 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
November is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 6.0 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Yemassee →
Questions about parks and trails in Yemassee
How much of Yemassee is conserved land?
5% 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 Yemassee’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Moore's Park (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Yemassee?
5,355 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Yemassee or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Yemassee have?
Ahead of 41% 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 Yemassee 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 →