Restrooms

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 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.

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.

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

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

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.

Home to a fully accessible playground, this park is located in Boiling Springs.

This park includes:

• Baseball/Softball Field
• Bicycle Motocross (BMX)
• Outdoor Fitness Equipment
• Parking
• Picnic Shelter
• Playground
• Restrooms
• Swings
• Trails

Located in Chesnee, this is a small community park.

This park includes:

• Baseball/Softball Field
• Grill
• Parking
• Picnic Shelter
• Playground
• Restrooms

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

Once you have parked in one of the large parking lots, walk towards the tower in the center of the park and you will come across sunny playgrounds, a huge sand pit and even a wonderful splash pad.

• Paved walking trail, picnic shelter, splash pad, baseball, frisbee golf, sand pit
• Sunny playgrounds
• Restrooms
• Free parking lots

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

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 park includes:

• Baseball/Softball Field
• Green Space
• Parking
• Picnic Shelter
• Playground
• Restrooms

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.

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.

This park is located near downtown Cowpens.

This park includes:

• Baseball/Softball Field
• Grill
• Outdoor Basketball Court
• Parking
• Picnic Shelter
• Playground
• Restrooms
• Swings
• Tennis Court

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.

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

2023 KABOOM Family Favorites First Place: Best Park

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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

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.

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.

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.

This park includes:

• Baseball/Softball Field
• Picnic Tables
• Playground
• Restrooms

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

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

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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.

This park is undergoing extensive renovations and is closed until Fall 2024.

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 park is located in Duncan near Shipwreck Cove Water Park.

This park includes:

• Parking
• Picnic Shelter
• Playground
• Restrooms
• Swings

This park by the Chesnee Community Center is used for sports games and tournaments; however, it does have a playground.

This park includes:

• Baseball/Softball Field
• Parking
• Picnic Tables
• Playground
• Restrooms

Duncan Park is both the site of a lake and a former minor league baseball stadium.

This park includes:

• Baseball/Softball Field
• Mountain Biking Trails
• Green Space
• Grill
• Parking
• Picnic Shelter
• Playground
• Restrooms
• Tennis Courts
• Trails

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Stroll across Greenville’s iconic Liberty Bridge, picnic by the river, and let your kids cool off at the city’s only splash pad. You can also turn your visit into a scavenger hunt if you look for the butterflies from the Butterfly Keeper Project.

• Iconic suspension bridge, paved walking trail, bench swings, picnic tables, splash pad
• Sunny and shady areas
• Restrooms
• Street-side parking or city parking garage

Read our review of Falls Park.

Croft State Park is over 7000 acres and offers everything from a playground to hiking and biking trails. As a state park, there is an admission fee: $3 for adults over the age of 15, $1.50 for seniors, $1 for kids ages 6-15, and free for children age 5 and under.

This park includes:

• Bicycle Trail (Mountain)
• Boat Ramp
• Campground
• Fishing
• Grill
• Parking
• Picnic Shelter
• Restrooms
• Trails

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

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

Newly renovated, Leroy Mathis Park is located in Inman.

This park includes:

• Grill
• Outdoor Fitness Equipment
• Parking
• Picnic Shelter
• Playground
• Restrooms
• Swings
• Trails

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.

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

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.

This shaded park is located in Landrum’s business district.

This park includes:

• Green Space
• Grill
• Outdoor Fitness Equipment
• Parking
• Picnic Shelter
• Playground
• Restrooms
• Swings
• Trails

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.

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.

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.

Stewart Park is a large park that includes a splash pad during the summer months and is located close to the Beacon.

This park includes:

• Multi-Purpose Field
• Outdoor Basketball Court
• Parking
• Picnic Shelter
• Playground
• Restrooms
• Splash Pad
• Swings
• Trails

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

Read our full review of Sunset Park in Mauldin.

Gower Park will be closed for major renovations until 2024.

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.

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.

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.

Located in the heart of downtown Spartanburg, Barnet Park is an urban green space where local events are held. While it does not have a playground, it does have a splash pad during the summer months.

This park includes:

• Green Space
• Parking
• Picnic Shelter
• Restrooms
• Splash Pad
• Trails

This park opened in 2019 and offers beautiful lake and mountain views from the playground area.

This park includes:

• Boat Ramp
• Community Center
• Fishing
• Grill
• Parking
• Picnic Shelter
• Restrooms

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.

Generally used for youth baseball and softball, this park does include a playground.

This park includes:

• Baseball/Softball Field
• Green Space
• Grill
• Outdoor Basketball Court
• Parking
• Picnic Shelter
• Playground
• Restrooms
• Swings

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.

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.

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.

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.

Located at Headquarters Library outside of the children’s department, this is a fully enclosed playground. You may only access the playground through the library, so it is only open library hours.

This park offers:

• Parking
• Playground
• Restrooms
• Tables

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