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Gahagan Park
Park
36 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Summerville
Summerville, SC parks, trails & bike paths
About 5.7% of Summerville is conserved land, roughly 831 acres. There are about 13 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Summerville, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Summerville outdoors
Conserved land
5.7%
831 of 14,504 acres
Trails
13 mi
0.6 mi per sq mi · 5 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
9
16 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
13.1 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 12.9 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Doty Park
Park
9 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Pine Trace Park
Managed by Dorchester County Parks and Recreation
305 acres
Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
4
Colonial Dorchester State Historic Site
Park
21 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 9 parks & preserves
Gahagan Park36 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Doty Park9 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Azalea Park14 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Summerville Place Park3 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Pine Trace Park305 acres · Dorchester County Parks and Recreation
Colonial Dorchester State Historic Site21 acres
Brown Family Park4 acres
Laurel St Playground3 acres
Hutchinson Square1 acres · Summerville Parks and Recreation
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Dog parks in Summerville
Big Bark Dog Park
GoDog - Nexton
Small Bark Dog Park
Unnamed dog park
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 3.4 miUnpaved 7.2 mi
- Sawmill Ridges Trail3.4 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
831 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 239 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 1 of 23 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths12.9 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.2 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis22
- Golf20
- Baseball10
- Pickleball5
- Football4
- Soccer1
- Basketball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Summerville
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Historic or Cultural Area 322 acConservation Easement 216 acLocal Recreation Area 199 acLocal Park 74 acUnknown Easement 23 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colonial Dorchester State Historic SiteState Historic or Cultural Area | State parks | 322 | Open |
| Sawmill Branch Trail 1Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 124 | Open |
| Jerry Blackwell Sports Complex at Gahagan ParkLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 40 | Open |
| Ymca OakbrookLocal Park | County | 26 | Open |
| Sawmill Branch Trail 2Local Recreation Area | County | 22 | Open |
| Oakbrook Nature TrailLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Azalea ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Wassamassaw Community ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Herbert H. Jessen Boat Landing and Rotary Centennial ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Newington Plantation ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Saint George Church RuinsIn Colonial Dorchester State Historic Site · Ruins
Tabby FortIn Colonial Dorchester State Historic Site · Archaeological site
Victorian HouseBuilding
Hillcrest CemeteryCemetery
Pineland CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Summerville and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summerville | 5.7% | 12.8 mi | 9 |
| Lincolnville | 6% | 0.4 mi | 1 |
| North Charleston | 3.9% | 67.1 mi | 31 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Summerville's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 31.7-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.