Stressing about soaking up the very last of summer break and need ideas of things to do with your family in or near Greenville, SC? We’ve got the perfect summer break bucket list for you!
Have the last couple weeks of summer break snuck up on you? Blanking on ideas of things to do with your kids that haven’t yet done? Need some places to make those memories before sending kids back to school? We’ve put together some ideas for you based on cost (because budgeting matters, right?).
Ready to transition to fall? Here’s over 30 things to do this fall near Greenvile, SC.
Last of Summer Break Bucket List
Free/Cheap Things to Do
All of these suggestions will be either totally free or cheap, under $5/person.
- Fairy Trail at Bullington Gardens in Hendersonville, SC
- Visiting a splash pad? Try Unity Park, Tyger River, Fountain Inn, Kid Venture 2.0, and others.
- Jumping in a natural swimming hole
- Visit a new playground
- Finish out Park Hop
- Go apple picking
- Check out an old pre-Civil War tunnel at Stumphouse Tunnel
- Go tubing for free at Dolly Cooper Park
- Check out free library events
- Get some ice cream
- Get ice cream and pet animals at Famoda Farm
- Go to a $1 or $2 summer movie
- Play with goats at the Carl Sandburg Home
- Swim at Lake Jocassee at Devils Fork State Park. It’s free on Tuesdays.
- Learn about rocks and minerals at the Bob Campbell Geology Museum
- See a waterfall dam release
Things to do $5-$12/person
All of these things are a little more per person, from $5 up to $12.
- Play at a Greenville water park
- Play old-school games at the Upstate Pinball Museum
- Take the kids to The Big E in Gaffney for movies and arcades
- Swim and play at the beach at Lake Lure
- Learn all about the forest at the Cradle of Forestry in Pisgah National Forest (and visit nearby waterfalls and Sliding Rock!)
- Rent a kayak or paddleboard at Sesqui State Park
- Play miniature golf at Takeoff Mini-Golf at Runway Park
- Pick blueberries and blackberries
- Go camping near Greenville
Things to do for $12+/person
These fun adventures are a little more costly per person but also fun!
- Visit The Children’s Museum of the Upstate
- Go on a horseback trail ride at Eden Farms
- Test your Wipeout skills at the Aqua Zone at The Shores of Asbury
- Become a wild child with a Jocassee Wild Child boat tour
- Rent a kayak or pontoon boat from Eclectic Sun at Lake Jocassee
- Go river tubing
- Fly through the air at Flying Rabbit Adventures at Holland Park in Greenville
- Take a day (or weekend) trip and beat the heat at Beech Mountain
What are your end-of-summer plans with your family?
Looking for more fun? Here’s your ultimate list of things to do in the summer near Greenville, SC.
