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Top 5 Parks: Greenville, SC (KABOOM Awards Winners)

Where are the best parks in Greenville, SC? There is no shortage of excellent parks in Greenville, and Kidding Around readers let us know their favorite.

Our 2023 KABOOM Awards family favorites winners are some of the best parks in the Upstate to get outside with your family and enjoy Greenville, SC.

Best Parks in Greenville, SC

The Top 5 Parks in Greenville, SC

2023 KABOOM Awards Winners

1st Place:

Century Park

Finalist:

  • Runway Park
  • Unity Park
  • Falls Park
  • Heritage Park

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Heritage Park

| 861 SE Main Street, Simpsonville, SC

Heritage Park in Simpsonville, SC

KABOOM finalist

2023 KABOOM Family Favorites Finalist: Best Parks


Perfect for a hot day, head to this park for an enclosed playground, bench swings, a paved walking trail or even a train ride.

  • Train, paved walking trail
  • Shady, enclosed playground
  • Restrooms
  • Free parking lot

Read our review of Heritage Park.

Runway Park

| 29 Airport Road Extension, Greenville, SC


KABOOM finalist

2023 KABOOM Family Favorites Finalist: Best Parks


Your children will love watching the planes take off and land at this fully-enclosed park right beside the Downtown Greenville Airport. You can even enjoy a scavenger hunt!

  • Paved trail for wheels, picnic shelter
  • Big kid and preschool playgrounds in the sun
  • Restrooms
  • Free parking lot

Read our review of Runway Park.

Unity Park

| 320 South Hudson Street, Grenville, SC

unity park greenville, sc

KABOOM finalist

2023 KABOOM Family Favorites Finalist: Best Parks


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.

Century Park

| 3605 Brushy Creek Road, Greer, SC

Playground at Kids Planet, Century Park in Greer, SC

KABOOM First Place

2023 KABOOM Family Favorites First Place: Best Park

KABOOM finalist

2023 KABOOM Family Favorites Finalist: Outdoor Fun

 


 

The newly-renovated Century Park features the fairytale-themed Benson Automotive Kids Planet. Kids Planet is located in the shade and sun and includes:

  • Two fence-enclosed age-appropriate play areas
  • Misting play area
  • Musical activity space
  • Ziplines
  • Hillside slides
  • A ground-level trampoline
  • Special needs child/parent swing
  • Sno Hut Shaved Ice concession stand

Century Park also offers:

  • Paved walking trail, picnic shelters, baseball diamonds, frisbee golf
  • Restrooms
  • Free parking lot