Five Playgrounds in Spartanburg, SC Your Kids Will Beg Not to Leave

Ready to get outside and play? After a long winter of planning indoor activities, it’s time to visit some of the best playgrounds in the area. These playgrounds in Spartanburg, SC are perfect for playtime!

Looking for more great parks in Spartanburg? Don’t miss our Upstate, SC Park Guide.

Spartanburg Parks Your Kids Will Love

Cleveland Park

Holy playground, Batman! With one of the largest playgrounds in Spartanburg, Cleveland Park is one you don’t want to miss. Located at 141 N. Cleveland Park Drive, this park has a massive playground that even grown-ups might want to check out. Due to its large size, Cleveland Park is perfect for an impromptu game of hide-and-seek with young kids or tag with older ones.

Cleveland Park’s playground isn’t your typical metal pipe, monkey bar, and slide type playground. Endless ramps wind through the park, bringing you to what seems like various levels of a castle-like structure. A soft ground takes the place of mulch under your feet. However, it can get pretty hot-to-the-touch when the sun is shining. A smaller-sized rock wall will challenge your climbers, and several swings can help create a cool breeze on your face.

Park shelters are available to rent, which makes this a great spot to throw a birthday party. Take a look at the rental information. You can also check out their website for park hours.

Happy Hollow Park

Nestled smack in the middle of the beautiful and historic Converse Heights neighborhood, Happy Hollow Park is cute and quaint. Located in a sectioned-off fork of Glendalyn Avenue, this park has a fenced-in grassy area, complete with winding sidewalks, water fountains, and benches for you to relax while your little ones run around.

As you walk toward the playground, covered picnic tables provide an area for snack time or for your family to enjoy the lunch you packed as a picnic. Beyond the picnic shelter and through a gate, you’ll find two playgrounds surrounded by mature trees. The natural shade will help keep you cool when the days get warm. Several benches surround a cemented area which is a perfect spot for hopscotch, so don’t forget the sidewalk chalk. The baby and big-kid swings are separate from each other, but there aren’t many available, so make sure your child hops on when they see an opportunity.

There are currently are no bathrooms available at this park, so use the potty before heading over! There is no designated parking lot, but on-street parking is available on both sides of Glendalyn Avenue. It’s a small price to pay for spending time at this scenic park.

Tyger River Park

Located at 195 Dillard Road in Duncan, Tyger River is another large park. Once you arrive, be sure to follow the signs to get to where you want to go because this park doesn’t have your typical rectangular parking lot. Thirteen baseball/softball fields and an 18-hole disc golf course fill up a large portion of the park.

Right behind the clubhouse are two exciting playgrounds, one for the big kids and one for the little kids. The big-kid playground is full of slides and different ways to climb up onto the playground. It makes for a great obstacle course. There’s also a ramp to make getting up to the slides a little easier. As you head over to the little-kid playground, you’ll pass a rope-climbing structure that looks a little intimidating but can be loads of fun! The little-kid playground includes swings, a sandbox, and a play structure with several low bridges for running around.

There’s also a splash-pad, which puts Tyger River high on the list of best playgrounds in Spartanburg, SC. Be sure to bring a swimsuit because your children are bound to want to run through the water on hot days. There are bathrooms to change into dry clothes before loading everyone back in the car to head home.

Va-Du-Mar McMillan Park

When you think of Boiling Springs, Va-Du-Mar McMillan Park might be one of the first things that come to mind. Its updates make it one of the best playgrounds in Spartanburg! Located at 591 McMillin Boulevard, this park is one you can easily spend half the day at without getting bored. Bring along a picnic lunch, your discs for disc golf, a soccer ball, and your walking shoes.

The park has shaded picnic areas and clean bathrooms so you can stick around and let the kids burn off some energy. Walking trails with doggy bag receptacles wrap around this beautiful park so you can tire yourself out too (as if the kids don’t do that for you already)!

There are two playgrounds in a fenced-in area to keep your babies safe from the parking lot. And with plenty of swings, your child won’t have to wait long for a turn. These playgrounds don’t fall short on slides, bridges, or climbing structures, so there are plenty of ways to play. A stand-up see-saw adds a different type of fun that you don’t see at most playgrounds.

Find two more parks in Boiling Springs on this list of 3 Great Parks in Boiling Springs.

Stoneledge

Located at 119 S. Spencer Street in Duncan, this park is right outside Shipwreck Cove water park, another fun spot in the Upstate. Stoneledge Park is even pretty to look at and has the appearance of being fenced in by trees/bushes.

A big- and little-kid playground will give your child an age-appropriate play structure. While these playgrounds may not have anything out of the ordinary to climb and play on, they have a fun appearance with dimension added on the sides of the crawl-through tunnels. The tunnels on the big-kid playground even have a slight incline to make things more interesting.

A paved, scenic walking trail winds its way through the park, so don’t forget to bring the stroller if you feel like getting in some steps. Restrooms are available, so potty breaks won’t be an issue. This is a great park to check out if you are trying to plan a busy “make-my-kids-so-tired-they-nap-on-their-own” type day. You can start your morning off at the park, then head over to Shipwreck Cove to cool off and add more fun to your day!

As the warm weather approaches, remember that you don’t have to venture far from the Upstate to enjoy a day outdoors with your children. With a different atmosphere at each playground, your kids will enjoy brand-new adventures wherever they go.

What’s your favorite park in the area?

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