Looking for an accessible playground with inclusive play equipment near Greenville, SC? If you have a child with physical limitations, we have compiled a list of parks in Upstate, SC for you!
Accessible and inclusive playgrounds give children of all abilities access to playgrounds and other recreational activities. While there are only a few fully inclusive playgrounds in the Upstate, there are several playgrounds, and play areas that have accessible elements, such as poured-rubber ground cover, flat paths, zero-depth entrances, ramps and full-support swings.
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Play on Main is the playground for Meeting Street School, located on Main Street in Downtown Spartanburg. It is open to the public when school is not in session during daylight hours. The park has a solid surface rubber ground throughout, with unique climbing structures including ropes, hanging platforms, chain bridge, and more.
This park includes:
There are no restrooms at this park, but public restrooms are located across the street.
Home to the Greenville County Parks & Rec office, you will find a fully-accessible, sunny playground beside a preschool playground and lots of swings at the entrance off Old Spartanburg. If you go in the Scottswood entrance, you’ll find an enclosed, sunny playground with swings, a sandbox, and a grassy space. With a dog park, tennis courts, paved trail, and even an ice rink and bounce house inside, you will find something for everyone to love.
The newly-renovated Century Park features the fairytale-themed Benson Automotive Kids Planet. Kids Planet is located in the shade and sun and includes:
Century Park also offers:
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The huge Unity Park is now open and it is gorgeous. Families will love the wide-open spaces, playgrounds, shelters, paved trails, and of course, the splash pad.
With an enclosed playground for everyone, frisbee golf, fitness trail and even a dog park, you’ll want to get to this park soon.
Just off of Ashville Highway and right inside the city limits of Spartanburg is Cleveland Park, a large, beautiful old park with a great playground.
This park includes:
Bring your bikes for the Swamp Rabbit Trail, visit Major Rudolph Anderson’s Memorial, walk the Fernwood Nature Trail, relax in the Rock Quarry Garden, and play sports at this large park in the city of Greenville. The tennis courts were just resurfaced and a new pickleball court was installed.
Home to a fully accessible playground, this park is located in Boiling Springs.
This park includes:
Sunset Park is a fully-accessible park featuring an enclosed, accessible playground, another playground in the woods, and even a walking trail.