Charleston Area Parks, Playgrounds, Gardens & More: A Big List

Charleston SC is a nature lover's paradise. Yes, it sounds trite, but when you take a close look at all the beautiful natural resources, and human-maintained parks, playgrounds and gardens in Charleston and the surrounding areas, paradise is a word that readily comes to mind.

While we are blessed with stunning beaches, forests, swamps, and other natural wonders, we are also proud of the time, energy and money our community has put into developing and preserving our natural resources.

Here is a partial list of parks, playgrounds, gardens and nature areas for all of our enjoyment.

CHARLESTON




• Downtown Charleston parks & playground map
  
• Daniel Island parks & playground map
  
• West Ashley parks & playground map
  
• Hampton Park
  
• Ackerman Park
  
• Alberta Sottile Long Lake
  
• Brittle Bank Park
  
• Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site
  
• Charleston Waterfront Park
  
• Colonial Lake and Moultrie Playground
  
• Drayton Hall
  
• Gateway Walk
  
• Wapoo Cut Public Boat Ramp
  
• Liberty Square
  
• West Ashley Bikeway
  
• West Ashley Greenway
  
• West Ashley Park
  
• White Point Gardens & the Battery
  
• Pierpont Public Boat Landing
  
• Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
  
• Fort Sumter National Monument
  
• Allen Park
  
• Cannon Park
  
• Corrine Jones Park
  
• Harmon Field
  
• Hazel Parker Playground
  
• Marion Square
  
• Martin Luther King Jr. Pool
  
• Moultrie Playground
  
• Phillip Simmons Children's Garden
  
• Tiedemann Playground
  
• Herbert Hassel Pool
  
• W.L. Stephens Aquatic Center
  
• Forest Park Playground
  
  

  JAMES ISLAND & JOHNS ISLAND

  
  

• James Island parks & playground map
  
• Johns Island parks & playground map
  
• Angel Oak Park
  
• Battery Island Landing
  
• Charleston Tea Plantation
  
• Johns Island Park
  
• Sunrise Park / Melton P Demetre Park
  
• Riverland Terrace Public Boat Landing
  
• James Island County Park
  
• Fort Lamar Heritage Preserve
  
• James Island Recreation Center
  
  

  FOLLY BEACH

  
  

• Edwin S. Taylor Folly Beach Fishing Pier
  
• Folly Beach County Park
  
• Lighthouse Inlet Heritage Preserve
  
  

  MT. PLEASANT, ISLE OF PALMS & SULLIVAN'S ISLAND

  
  

• Mount Pleasant Pier
  
• Alhambra Hall
  
• Boone Hall Plantation
  
• Charles Pinckney National Historic Site
  
• I'on Swamp Interpretive Trail
  
• James B. Edwards Municipal Park and Julian Weston Park
  
• Memorial Waterfront Park
  
• Pickett Bridge Recreation Area
  
• Patriot′s Point Naval and Maritime Museum
  
• Palmetto Islands County Park
  
• Remleys Point Public Boat Landing
  
• Breach Inlet
  
• Isle of Palms County Park
  
• Fort Moultrie National Monument
  
• J. Marshall Stith Park
  
  

  NORTH CHARLESTON

  
  

• North Charleston Parks & Recreation Department
  
• Riverfront Park
  
• North Charleston Park Circle
  
• North Charleston Riverfront Park
  
• Wannamaker County Park
  
• W. O. Thomas, Jr. Boat Landing
  
• Quarterman Park
  
  

  AWENDAW

  
  

• Sewee Visitor & Environmental Education Center
  
• The Center for Birds of Prey
  
• Sewee Shell Mound area
  
• Garris Landing
  
• Swamp Fox Parking Area
  
• Tibwin Managed Wetlands Complex
  
• Bull Island
  
  

  FORESTS

  
  

• Audubon Center at Francis Beidler Forest
  
• Francis Marion National Forest
  
• Awendaw Creek Canoe Launch
  
• Halfway Creek Trail Camp
  
• Buck Hall Recreation Area
  
  

  REGIONAL

  
  

• Charleston County Parks & Recreation Commission
  
• ACE Basin Wildlife Area
  
• Cypress Gardens - Moncks Corner
  
• Donnelly Wildlife Management Area
  
• Botany Bay Plantation Heritage Preserve and Wildlife Management Area - Edisto
  
• Caw Caw Interpretive Center - Ravenal
  
• Dungannon Plantation Heritage Preserve - Hollywood
  
• Grove Plantation - Hollywood
  
• Hampton Plantation State Historic Site - McClellanville
  
• Robert E. Ashley Landing - McClellanville
  
• Gahagan Park - Lincolnville
  
• Beachwalker Park - Kiawah
  
• Old Santee Canal Park - Moncks Corner