Deer Creek State Park
Nature preserve
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Ntsimp · Public domain–Not graded
Outdoors in Charleston
Few parks or trails are on the map in Charleston
9 acres are parks and preserves, 22 per 1,000 residents. 5.0 miles of mapped trail cross Charleston, 1.7 per square mile of land. 65% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Conserved land
under 1%
8 acres · of 3.0 sq mi of land
Trails
5.0 mi
1.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
9 ac
22 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
65%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
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.
Who protects it
8 conserved acres
under 1% of Charleston’s land. Water is left out: Charleston has 3.0 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Charleston’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks8 ac
State Park · 8 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Creek State Park State Park | State parks | 8 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Charleston
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Charleston
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Picnic areas in Charleston
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Trails & water
4 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 5.0 miUnpaved · 5.0 mi
Euclid Upper Loop3.2 mi
ETF Lower Loop1.2 mi
ETF 10.2 mi
ETF 20.1 mi
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
2Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Charleston: May and June
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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 41 | 51 | 59 | 70 | 81 | 89 | 87 | 78 | 64 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
July is the driest month (0.7 in) and the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 1.5 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Charleston →
Questions about parks and trails in Charleston
Are dogs allowed on Charleston’s trails?
Deer Creek State Park and Charleston Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Charleston?
50,691 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Charleston or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 9 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Charleston 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 →