Decide to walk along The Battery, on a 75 degree day was a nice addition to the already heavy…read moreloaded tour to my out of towners. I guess it is about 1.5 miles long and the view to the Charleston Harbor is constantly changing Great place to walk on a calm day

The battery is a nice walkway around the Charleston harbor area. The entire walking path is about…read more2.5 miles of sidewalk. It takes you from a coast guard sector and ends close to rainbow row. It also wraps around white point garden. There are so many sights, it's very pleasant, and the whole thing is along the water. My husband went multiple times on our trip to get our morning jogs in. I highly recommend it as a sunset walk as well.

Breathtaking views by the water to walk. Artwork displayed on the way. Free public restrooms as…read morewell as limited free parking. Available parking elsewhere, but need to pay. Great spot for a walk and then to grab a bite to eat on Shem Creek.

It was a VERY hot day in late June when we were at Shem Creek Park but the views all but made up…read morefor any discomfort we felt with the heat. The park consists of several boardwalks that allow you to walk over the creek and the marshlands that surround it, it's also adjacent to a more commercial boardwalk full of retail and restaurants as well as a marina where you can watch shrimp boats come in and feed the dolphins and pelicans their cast offs. I could have spent hours there just doing that! I love bird watching and the walkways out into the park are perfect for that. At the end of a few of them they also have covered pergolas/gazebo like structures with a bit of seating and shade if you want to park for a while and watch. This is also ground zero for a lot of fishing, so it may be a bit more crowded an other parts of the park but on a bright, sunny day it's the place you'll want to be.

I took my toddler to Park Circle Playground on a weekend afternoon. The playground was full of…read morechildren playing with a variety of unique and interactive equipment. It was clean and well-maintained. My toddler had a wonderful time at the playground and was very happy to spend his afternoon exploring all the equipment.

The perfect outdoor playground for active kids lays within 40 minutes. I finally had the…read moreopportunity to visit a couple of weeks ago with my kid and some friends. My suggestion is come early to snag parking and that's the only not thing to really watch out for. The playground boasts tons of different areas with opportunities to swing, climb, bounce, roll, and explore. I loved the variety of activities and things to do. I also love that the playground is mostly covered which makes the sun or some drizzle not a big deal. There are some areas outside the playground to sit and eat. I'm not sure about the process for booking an area or if you have to, but it's a solid place for a party. This is now a weekend staple!

Beautiful little park overlooking the water. The old angel oak trees, Victorian mansions, and…read morecivil war era history surrounding the area are sure to bring you back in time. There's a beautiful gazebo in the middle of the park, and it's within walking distance of downtown Charleston shops.

Beautiful park to walk through. You can check out the monuments. There are plenty of trees so it…read moregives off plenty of shade.

Palmetto Gardens in North Charleston is a really great and underrated park and green space. This is…read morelocated close to Park Circle and many other parks and is easy to miss when you drive by, but it is well worth a stop if you are looking for a nice wide open area to enjoy some fresh air and sunshine. This park is not too crowded and provides a good level of peace and quiet. I like that this park is divided in two by Montague Avenue and that each side is a little bit different from the other side. This park is very clean and well maintained and I have had many fun times, picnics, and adventures here over the years.

This is a very small but beautiful City of Charleston park at the foot of the North Bridge west of…read morethe Ashley off Sam Rittenberg Blvd (SC Hwy 7). It has a very nice, long fishing pier that extends into the Ashley River as well as picnic tables. Parking is extremely limited. Accessible from both sides of Sam Rittenberg Blvd whether heading north or south with a paved walkway adjacent to the north side of Sam Rittenberg Blvd that connects the park to the frontage road near Parkshore III. One of west of the Ashley's best kept secrets.

This is a small park but it is a great spot to watch the sunrise! It is a bit noisy since it's by…read morethe highway, so it's not the best place to go if you're looking to relax. Although, if you are in West Ashley and just want to get by the water it's perfect! They have 1 dock. There are only about 10 parking spots, but people park in the grass as well. The walking path is less than a quarter of a mile in the actual park, but it does connect to a longer path that goes along the highway.

What's not to like about an Eclectic band of a beautiful glistening lights as you travel around in…read moreyour vehicle listening to your kids going ooh and ah. This year was a little different in that they changed up the place where you get your tickets for the train which was a nice change. The lines weren't too bad and they finally put out more stations for you to make s'mores. My kids enjoyed the climbing wall in the merry go round and even got to see Old Saint Nick himself! Like always the park never failed to bring a smile to every child's face and we look forward to being back there next year.. our trip there though was a whole lot better then two years ago which took us 4 hours to get in versus the 18 minute ride this time.

What a great job the parks department does with the county parks. They are beautifully maintained,…read morewell staffed, affordable and there is so much to do. What a great asset to our community.

This park in a quiet rural area outside of Charleston claims to have been the first canal in the…read morecountry. As with most of the area's older infrastructure, it is largely returned to nature and it mostly a swamp. This one has an extensive boardwalk, which is very much enmeshed in the wilderness. It has metal mesh placed on inclined because it gets wet and slippery. Numerous overlooks of the wetlands are available, and you can walk on a trail by the nearby river as well, which has some fitness installations asking you to hang on a bar and such. There is an educational center near the start, which didn't have a huge amount going on when I was there. It's a nice piece of terrain, and I would have left and written a lesser review, but there is also a museum which I had thought about leaving without trying. Inside, I got something of a personalized rundown, and the museum was about as much information as you could stuff into one house-sized building, covering not only war history but also a lot of very interesting public health stuff. As such, I got a workout of my legs and my memory. Many fairly standard caveats apply; you'll need to be ready for bugs if doing anything outdoors in South Carolina. The state parks here are generally quite nice, but they also charge admission by person, not by car, which can get expensive. For anyone living in the area, a park pass is worth considering. For me, it was well worth the five bucks.

I very much enjoyed this park and the walking trials that was offered. Very beautiful scenery…read morethroughout the park. There is an admission fee. There also is parking onsite with accessible restrooms. I recommend this park for nature lovers.