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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.

Everyone can take an easy walk to Cedar Falls. There’s also a fun playground and even sand volleyball.

• Sand volleyball, picnic shelter, waterfall, paved trail, green space
• Big playground in the shade
• Restrooms
• Free parking lot

Read our review of Cedar Falls Park.

Right off the Swamp Rabbit Trail in TR, enjoy dirt-bike trails or playing ball at this shady park.

• Dirt-bike trails, football field, basketball court, baseball diamond
• Playground in the shade
• No restrooms
• Free parking lot

Read our review of Gateway Park.

Don’t miss the cool military tank by the tennis courts at this large, neighborhood park. There’s also a new playground, restroom and even a zip line!

• Zip line, military tank, paved trail for wheels, picnic shelters, enclosed basketball and tennis courts
• New playground and older playground in the shade
• New restrooms
• Free parking lot

Read our review of Gower Estates.

With a fully-enclosed preschool playground in the shade and a big playground in the sun for the bigger kids, your children will love coming to this park. Bring your wheels and tennis rackets!

• Paved trail for wheels, picnic shelter, tennis courts, baseball diamonds
• Big kid playground in the sun and enclosed, preschool playground in the shade
• Restrooms
• Free parking lot

Read our review of Butler Springs.

The perfect park for a hot day, bring a basketball, ball and glove, or even just a picnic to enjoy by the small playground in this shady, neighborhood park right off Main Street in Greenville.

• Walking trail, picnic shelter, basketball court, baseball diamond
• Shady playground
• No restrooms (unless community center is open)
• Free parking lot

Read our review of North Main Rotary Park.

With a new playground in the sun plus a frisbee golf course in the woods, this neighborhood park is perfect for a cold or warm day. The tennis courts were just resurfaced and a new pickleball court was installed.

• Frisbee golf course, walking trail, picnic shelter, basketball court, baseball diamond, new tennis courts, pickleball courts
• New playground in the sun
• Restrooms
• Free parking lot

Read our review of Holmes Park.

This small park has a paved loop that encircles two playgrounds and a large green space.

• Green space, paved trail, picnic shelter, creek
• Preschool and big kid playground in the sun
• Restrooms
• Free parking lot

Read our review of Poinsett Park.

This tranquil park has a large bridge that crosses the Reedy River, as well as bench swings and a green space.

• Reedy River, bridge, paved trail, green space, bench swings
• Sunny and shady areas (no playground)
• No restrooms
• Free parking lot

Read our review of Cancer Survivors Park.

Located at the site of the former Hopewell Hospital, built in 1930, Herdklotz has a large paved walking trail that weaves around sand volleyball courts, soccer fields, and two amazing playgrounds.

• Paved walking trail, soccer fields, picnic shelter, sand volleyball, historic site
• Big kid playground and enclosed, preschool playground in the sun
• Restrooms
• Free parking lot

Read our review of Herdklotz Park.

Modeled after Central Park, this is the perfect park for picnics, kite-flying, walks and play of all kinds.

• Large green space, pond, brook, paved trail, sand vollebyall, bench swings
• Big kid playground in the sun and enclosed preschool playground
• Restrooms
• Free parking lot

Read our review of Legacy Park.

The city just built three new bridges, a new playground, and a new mini-golf course at the oldest park in Greenville!

• Bridges, creek, paved walking trail, mini-golf
• New playground in the woods, older playground in the sun
• Restrooms
• Free parking lot

Read our review of McPherson Park.

This neighborhood park has a great frisbee golf course, a walking trail that goes over a creek, and lots of swings.

• Frisbee golf, picnic shelter, creek, walking trail, tennis courts, baseball diamond
• Sunny playground and swings
• New restrooms
• Free parking lot

Read our review of Timmons Park.

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.

There is so much to do on this new playground with a large grassy space behind it.

• Green space
• Sunny, new playground
• Restrooms (inside the community center)
• Free parking lot

Read our review of Staunton Bridge Community Center.

Sunset Park is a fully-accessible park featuring an enclosed, accessible playground, another playground in the woods, and even a walking trail.

• Basketball, baseball, soccer, picnic shelters, walking trail
• Enclosed and fully-accessible playground in the sun, shady playground
• Restrooms
• Free parking lot

If you don’t think the large green space, enclosed preschool playground, large playground, paved walking trail and bench swings are enough, you can also head in to Lake Conestee Nature Preserve when you’re at this incredible park.

• Dog park, green space, bench swings, paved walking trail
• Enclosed preschool playground and big kid playground in the sun
• Restrooms
• Free parking lot

Read our review of Conestee Park.

Your kids will enjoy the sand under this playground in full sun.

• Baseball diamond, basketball courts, soccer fields
• Sunny playground on sand
• No restrooms
• Free parking lot

Read our review of Mauldin City Park.

You will find a large playground with lots of swings at this playground beside the Westside Aquatic Complex.

• Aquatic complex, green space
• Sunny playground
• No restrooms
• Free parking lot

Read our review of Westside Park.

With water fountains, bench swings, a paved trail going around the pond, and even a music-timed fountain, your children will want to do even more than play at the playground.

• Music-timed fountain, bench swings, paved walking trail, grassy space
• Sunny playground on rubber surface
• Restrooms
• Free parking lot

Read our review of Greer City Park.

With an enclosed playground for everyone, frisbee golf, fitness trail and even a dog park, you’ll want to get to this park soon.

• Zip line, dog park, frisbee golf course, bench swings, paved trail
• Accessible, enclosed playground in the sun
• ADA inclusive equipment
• Restrooms
• Free parking lot

Visit this historic site with your four-legged companion. Children will love exploring the old mill ruins and watching the Enoree River rush by.

• Old mill ruins along the Enoree River, walking trail, dog park
• Sunny and shady areas (no playground)
• No restrooms
• Free parking lot

Read our review of Pelham Mill Park.

Located in the historic Brandon Mill area, enjoy a picnic, some baseball and fun on the playground.

• Brandon Mill historic area, baseball, picnic shelter
• Sunny playground
• Restrooms
• Free parking lot

Read our review of Shoeless Joe Jackson Memorial Park.

This park is just a few blocks away from downtown Fountain Inn.

• Baseball, tennis
• Sunny playground
• Restrooms
• Free parking lot

Read our review of PD Terry City Park.

Home to Discovery Island Water Park, don’t miss the big playground, basketball and tennis courts, and soccer fields.

• Discovery Island Water Park, basketball, tennis, soccer
• Sunny playground for preschool and big kids
• Restrooms
• Free parking lot

Read our review of Southside Park.

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.

• Swamp Rabbit Trail, Rock Quarry Garden, Fernwood Nature Trail, Ramona Graham Fitness Trail, sports, memorials, picnic shelters, pickleball court
• Covered big kid and preschool playgrounds, swings, and climbing structures in the sun
• Restrooms
• Free parking lot

Let your kids burn off energy at this sunny park off the beaten path.

• Picnic shelter, baseball diamond, green space
• Sunny playground for preschool and big kids
• Restrooms
• Free parking lot

Read our review of Northwest Park.

With an incredible water park to cool off in during the summer, and a big, sunny playground to warm up in during the winter, this is your year-round destination.

• Otter Creek Waterpark, basketball, tennis, soccer, sand volleyball, picnic shelter
• Sunny playground for preschool and big kids
• No restrooms (outside of the water park)
• Free parking lot

Set with some distance from the waterpark, your children will love the two playgrounds encircled by a walking trail and beside a picnic shelter.

• 7th Inning Splash Waterpark, basketball, picnic shelter, baseball, paved trail
• Sunny playgrounds for preschool and big kids
• No restrooms (outside of the water park)
• Free parking lot

Read our review of  Lakeside Park.

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.

• Bounce house, ice rink, paved trail, dog park, tennis courts, grassy space
• Fully accessible, enclosed preschool playgrounds in the sun
• Restrooms
• Free parking lot

2023 KABOOM Family Favorites First Place: Best Park

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

Take a walk or run while your child plays basketball or plays at the playground at this quiet park.

• Picnic shelter, paved trail, basketball, baseball diamond
• Sunny playground
• No restrooms
• Free parking lot

This park has a basketball court under cover with lights, swings, a new playground with a zip line and even a lending library. You can find restrooms inside the community center.

• Covered and lit basketball court, lending library
• New, sunny playground with zip line
• Restrooms (inside community center)
• Free parking lot

Read our review of Juanita Butler Community Center.

Your kids will love hanging, climbing and swinging at this big playground on the westside of Greenville.

• Basketball, community center
• Sunny, enclosed playground
• No restrooms (unless community center is open)
• Free parking lot

Read our review of the Freetown Community Center.

So many fun things to do at this sunny playground.

• Grassy space
• Sunny, enclosed playground
• No restrooms (unless community center is open)
• Free parking lot

Read our review of West Greenville Community Center.

This park has a great paved walking trail going around 5 baseball diamonds and a big, sunny playground.

• Baseball diamonds, picnic shelter, paved walking trail
• Sunny big kid and preschool playground with swings
• Restrooms
• Free parking lot

Read our review of David Jackson Park.

You will love the tranquilty of Lake Robinson and the awesome mountain views from the picnic shelter.

• Lake Robinson, picnic shelter, walking path, fishing pier
• No playground
• Restrooms
• Free parking lot

Read our review of J. Verne Smith Park.

Right off the main streets of Greer and across from Pelican’s SnoBalls, this park includes Victor Field, a sunny playground, and a walking trail. You can also find a basketball court across the parking lot and even a lending library.

• Victor Field, basketball court, paved trail, lending library
• Sunny playground
• No Restrooms
• Free parking lot

This shady playground with lots of swings is surrounded by soccer fields and a paved walking trail.

• Soccer fields, paved trail
• Shady playground, swings
• Restrooms
• Free parking lot

The last covered bridge in South Carolina, Campbell’s Covered Bridge crosses the Beaverdam Creek and features a paved walking trail down to the bridge as well as a nature trail through the woods.

• Campbell’s Covered Bridge, Beaverdam Creek, picnic tables, paved trail, nature trail
• No playground
• No restrooms
• Free parking lot

See our review of Campbell’s Covered Bridge.

Beside the pristine Greer City Stadium, you will find a small playground, green space and small picnic shelter.

• Greer City Stadium, picnic shelter, green space
• Playground
• No restrooms
• Free parking lot at the stadium

Enjoy exploring and walking across the oldest bridge in South Carolina.

• Poinsett Bridge
• No Playground
• No Restroom
• Free parking lot

Home to Camp Spearhead, if you park in the first parking lot, you can walk a short trail to a waterfall. If you drive on to the next parking lot, you will come to a pond and sunny playground.

• Picnic shelters, dirt biking, nature trails, pond
• Sunny playground
• Restrooms
• Free parking lot

Read our review of Pleasant Ridge Park.

Nature trails ranging from easy to strenuous, Lake Placid, a sunny playground, and a large green space await you at this state park!

• Picnic shelters, walking trails, green space
• Sunny playground
• Restrooms
• Free parking lot

Read our review of Paris Mountain State Park.

This quiet, neighborhood park has a sand pit with a digger, basketball court, swings and a shady playground.

• Basketball, sand pit
• Shady playground, swings
• No restrooms
• Parking area for two cars

Right by Riverside High School and many neighborhoods in Greer, this large park just received a new playground.

• Sand volleyball, basketball, green space
• New playground in the sun
• Restrooms
• Free parking lot

Read our review of East Riverside Park.

This neighborhood park is close to downtown Simpsonville and features a sunny playground and a basketball court.

• Basketball, green space, picnic shelter
• Sunny playground
• No restrooms
• Free parking lot

Located in a quiet neighborhood, your kids will love the paved loop around the green space, basketball court and sunny playgrounds.

• Basketball, paved trail, green space, shady picnic tables and benches
• Sunny playgrounds
• No restrooms
• Free parking lot

Fully enclosed, this park features a paved loop with traffic signs and parking spots. It also has basketball, swings and a sand pit.

• Paved trail, sand pit, basketball
• Just swings
• No restrooms
• Free parking lot

Close to Cherrydale, this park has a nice walking trail and a sunny, enclosed playground on the sand.

• Paved trail, baseball diamond, basketball court, picnic shelter
• Sunny playground
• No restrooms
• Free parking lot

Stroll down the path to see horses, take a walk in the woods and even visit the barn animals at Greenville county’s only equestrian park.

• Equestrian park, picnic shelter, nature trails
• No playground
• No restrooms
• Free parking lot

If you are looking for a relaxing walk, an easy bike ride, a shady picnic or just some peace, come to Swan Lake at the back of Furman University.

• Rose Garden, Asia Garden, replica of Thoreau’s cabin, carillon, picnic shelter, paved loop, nature trail, bench swings
• No playground
• Restrooms
• Free parking lot

Read our review of Furman University.

Escape to the mountains!

• Amazing views, picnic tables, nature trails, visitor center
• No playground
• Restrooms
• Free parking lot

Read our review on Caesars Head State Park.

There’s playground equipment at this small playground that you won’t find many other places.

• Picnic shelter, basketball, baseball
• Small, older playground mainly in the shade
• Restrooms
• Large parking lot

This small playground has a tire swing, picnic shelter and swings.

• Picnic shelter, basketball
• Sunny playground with swings
• No restrooms
• Parking lot

A paved walking trail winds through two baseball diamonds, a picnic shelter with restrooms and enclosed, sunny playgrounds.

• Picnic shelter, baseball diamonds
• Sunny, enclosed playgrounds
• Restrooms
• Large parking lot

This enclosed playground has a cool climbing wall.

• Basketball, community center
• Sunny, enclosed playground
• No restrooms (unless community center is open)
• Parking lot

What a fun playground at this community center!

• Community Center
• Sunny playground
• No restrooms (unless community center is open)
• Parking lot

This community center has a paved path, picnic shelter and playground.

• Picnic shelter, paved path
• Sunny playground
• No restrooms (unless community center is open)
• Parking lot

This park located beside Greer’s Center for the Arts has a fabulous unique playground.

This park includes:

• amphitheater
• fenced playground
• sidewalks
• picnic tables covered by a pergola for shade
• parking spots in lots and along the street

Emmanuel Sullivan Sports Complex is also known as Woodside Park. You’ll find an imaginative playground in the middle of this Fountain Inn sports complex. Complete with awnings for shade, restrooms and multiple ball fields, this is a great place to spend an afternoon.

This park includes:

• Shaded playground
• Ground level trampoline
• Imaginative playhouse theme on the playground
• Multiple ball fields, including a special needs field with rubber ground.

Community events regularly happen at Trailblazer Park, in Travelers Rest, SC. You’ll find farmers markets, free movies, concerts, and more.

This park includes:

• A Community Garden
• An Amphitheatre
• Sports Fields
• Restrooms
• Bench swings lining the front of the City Hall building

City Center Park is a beautiful park that includes a cultural center, fabulous playground, ice cream shop, and more!

City Center Park includes:

• An age-appropriate divided playground
• An Amphitheatre
• Two Picnic shelters
• Restrooms
• Concession stand

This park has it all from tennis courts and frisbee golf to enclosed playgrounds and a paved trail!

• Tennis, sand volleyball, frisbee golf, paved trail
• Enclosed, sunny playgrounds, swings
• Restrooms
• Free parking lot

This is a well-loved park year-round in Spartanburg where kids can play on airport-themed equipment and watch the planes overhead. During the summer, there is also a splash pad.

This park includes:

• Parking
• Picnic Shelter
• Playground
• Restrooms
• Splash pad (summer only)
• Swings
• Trails

Perfect for a sunny day, Anchor Park at Lake Bowen offers tons of shade and beautiful views with an enclosed playground.

This park includes:

• Boat Ramp
• Fishing
• Grill
• Picnic Shelter
• Playground
• Restrooms
• Swings

Offering mountain views and fishing, this park is located in Inman.

This park includes:

• Parking
• A 27-hole disc golf course
• A fishing pond
• A large picnic shelter
• Restrooms
• A mountain bike course
• Multipurpose field
• A playground
• Two full-sized baseball/softball fields

This NFL training themed park is not your typical playground. If your kid likes a good ninja warrior course, you’ll want to check this one out.

This park includes:

• obstacle course type playground
• turf ground covering
• covered picnic area
• located in Rail Yard park, along the Rail Trail

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.

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:

• playground
• restrooms
• paved paths
• water features