This lovely neighborhood park features a playground and a picnic shelter. It is enclosed in a brick and ironwork fence. Two game tables with built in benches are perfect for a game of checkers. The equipment is well maintained and in working order. This park also has a water spray. There is a water fountain but no bathrooms. Total acreage is .79 acres.
Fairwold Park – 5931 Eddy Street (Frye & Eddy Streets)
A neighborhood park off of North Main, St. Fairwold Park is a small park with a playground area with slides, climbing structures, swings, picnic tables and a drinking water fountain. The park is very shady and well maintained. This park is well cared-for and enjoyed by the people who live in the neighborhood. The park is .83 acres.
Hollywood Park – 216 South Gregg Street
This charming little park welcomes you both coming and going. A brick archway at the front gate is surrounded by canna lilies and beautiful landscaping, while the back exit takes you through a brick columned picnic area covered with vines. The landscaping throughout this little park is very well maintained.
Three corners of the park are shaded by large trees. The corner farthest from the playground and the path behind the picnic shelter both offer shaded benches to relax and read a book or newspaper. A large open grassy area is perfect for throwing a Frisbee or just running around.
The play equipment includes two swings, two baby swings, bouncy horses and a small climbing/slide structure. Everything is in great shape. There is a water fountain but no bathrooms. The park size is .75 acres.
Isaac McClinton Park – 1003 Howe Street
This neat little park located in the South Edisto community, is used by the parents that bring their youth ages 2-5 years. The playground is placed in a sand filled play area with lots of room for creative play. The park has a water fountain and benches for adults to relax while the children play. The park consists of .36 acres.
Katy Park – 4919 Katy Street
The Golden Acres Community is home to this park. It has a gazebo, access to water, electricity and two benches. The park acreage is .12 acres.
Lester Bates Park – 1062 Wando Street (Wando & Gardenia Avenue (Green space))
Lester Bates Park is a long, narrow grassy field that runs along Wando St. There are no amenities and very little landscaping. The park acreage is 5.9 acres.
Lincoln Park – 3700 Ridgewood Avenue
Lincoln Park is right down the street from
Hyatt Park. It is a natural wooded area with no other amenities. The park acreage is 6.58 acres.
Marshall Park – 2905 Lincoln Street
This wooded neighborhood park features a playground and a large wooded area with a well-worn walking path. The park is lit with streetlights. There is a water fountain but no bathrooms. There is no off-street parking. Total acreage is 10.2 in size.
Mays Park-1521 Deans Lane
Mays Park features a picnic shelter, playground area, tennis courts and basketball courts.
RA-Rock – 904 Heyward Street
RA Park, which is located in the Olympia community, features an over sized ROCK that displays the painting of an Egyptian. It has two benches at this location. The total acreage of this park is .3 acres.
Realtors Park – 1805 Blossom Street
The park is located across the street from Maxcy Gregg Park. It is nestled in a busy business district near five points and the local University. It has a swing bench, a picnic table with blossoming trees in the spring and is an ideal place to relax in the summer. The park is .27 acres.
Rosewood Park – 915 Elm Avenue
This park has a paved trail for walking, skating, or bicycling. There are benches and trees and open fields for playing as well as a small baseball diamond. There is a picnic shelter. The playground is not shaded but has plenty of sand for digging. There is a really cool “rock climbing” feature on the play equipment and a 3-lane squiggly slide. The play equipment is great for a slightly older child as well as a small child. The size of Rosewood Park totals 5.9 acres.
T.S. Martin Park 2700 Edison Street
The park comes equipped with a jungle gym, asphalt basketball courts, walking trails and a covered shade shelter.
Tyler Park – 501 Tyler Street
Tyler Park is a long, narrow landscaped area that runs along Tyler St. There are no amenities but some beautiful landscaping. Other parks nearby are Bates Park, Rosewood Park, Ben Arnold Park and Valencia Park. Tyler Park is 2.47 acres in size.
Valencia Park – 3744 Montgomery Avenue
This 2-acre park is a youth baseball field with a full size concession building. Beyond the fenced in field is additional green space for kids to play. A playground apparatus also exists beyond the ball field.
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