The Brand New Cancer Survivors Park is Now Open

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If you’ve been on the Swamp Rabbit Trail recently you may have stumbled upon the brand new Cancer Survivors Park. We sent our newest contributor and local mom, Deborah, to check it out and tell us all about it. This awesome new park includes beautiful gardens, an amazing sculpture and more.

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Have you met a person who has not been touched by cancer? Cancer is all around us and even the word triggers feelings of fear and sadness in many of us. Maybe you are like Tom Bates who lost his daughter, Lindsey Motley, at 29 to colon cancer. He is the president of the board for the new Cancer Survivors Park. What used to be a narrow, grated bridge connecting Cleveland Park to Falls Park is now a large park filled with water falls, gardens, walkways and art.

Cancer Survivors Park in downtown Greenville on the Swamp Rabbit Trail

About Cancer Survivors Park

The Cancer Survivors Park is providing hope and tranquility amid the darkness of this disease. You will find hope as you walk underneath the butterflies welcoming you to the park. You may have noticed more butterflies around Greenville. Each of these butterflies is a “Butterfly Keeper” paid for by private donors to support the Cancer Survivors Park and designed by Yuri Tsuzuki.

Another picture of hope and the focal point of the park is the amazing Celebration Pavilion. You can see it from Church Street or Cleveland Street without even getting out of your car. Standing under it will allow you a panoramic view of the entire park.

How can you not find tranquility as you walk past the man-made waterfall and enjoy the rushing of the Reedy River throughout the park! Once you cross the Spirit Bridge, you can go to your left and walk down through the Healing Garden to the Reedy River and let the sound of the river wash over you.

When you cross the bridge and go to your right, you will come to the Children’s Garden. A life-size sculpture called Fear Not by Charles Pate Jr. shows a lion comforting a child. It is a warm symbol of the strength a child receives going through cancer.

Cancer Survivor Park on the Swamp Rabbit Trail in Greenville

Where you’ll find Cancer Survivors Park

The main parking area of the park is off Cleveland Street. You can also access the park by parking in Cleveland Park and walking up the Swamp Rabbit Trail towards Fall Park. Another parking option is at the Next building on Church Street. This is a fun entrance as you walk the Boardwalk that weaves down through the woods, past two overlooks, and brings you out at the Turning Point Plaza of the park.

Come visit this park as soon as you can! Your children will love the walkways and water, and you can take some very deep breaths.

Cancer Survivors Park
52 Cleveland St, Greenville
864.255.5010

Cancer Survivors Park along the Swamp Rabbit Trail in Greenville

Have you visited Cancer Survivors Park yet? If so, what part did you like the most?

About the Author
Deborah Pope is a music teacher who loves to have adventures with her husband and three boys. They love hiking, biking, going to playgrounds, and walking in gardens. They make fun wherever they go!

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