Simpsonville City Park is now the brand-new Gracely Park! The park opened over Thanksgiving break in 2024 and is a wonderful upgrade to the former park. Find out what all we explored and loved.
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Gracely Park in Simpsonville, SC
The brand-new park currently offers a great shade/sun playground that features woodland themes throughout. You’ll have a blast exploring and finding hidden forest creatures built into the play structures.
Top Attractions at the Playground
After checking out the zip line, which features two tracks (one of which has a seat-style chair), we headed straight to the park’s most popular feature, the hillside slide. But this isn’t just any slide, it is a slide that is made up of rotating cylinder tubes that gently move your kids down the hillside, giving them a little jiggle as they go. My toddler and five-year-old loved it, and there was a consistent stream of kids going down it throughout our visit.
At the park, there are two play structures, one for toddler ages and one for big kids. The structures have some pretty unique features, including an interactive rotating sand toy (hourglass style) in the toddler section that my toddler couldn’t get enough of. The big kid play area had a couple of fantastic additions, including a periscope that works, and a rope bridge that is the perfect balance of challenging for the kid and not too scary for the parents watching.
You’ll also find swings, a hillside made of turf for climbing and sliding, and additional play equipment to explore during your visit.
What is new for Gracely Park in 2025
The playground has a misting station that is wonderful for cooling off during the summer. There are also basketball courts, restrooms, several quality picnic shelters to choose from, and large green spaces that are perfect for relaxing.
Want to go?
Gracely Park
403 E Curtis Street, Simpsonville, SC
Can be accessed from East Curtis Street between the South Greenville Summary Court and Simpsonville Fire Department.
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Is there a fee for the zip line? If I remember correctly, there was a charge to ride the train that is/was there.
There is no fee for the zip line. There isn’t a train there.
The train is at Heritage Park in Simpsonville.
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