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Emily Douglas Park

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“Emily Douglas Park is in the heart of Shandon. It is a bowl-shaped park; the many pine trees cast a lot of shade into the park. It has swings and three play sets. There is plenty of sand for digging and playing. There is a spray pool that is operated during the summer months. The park also features an amphitheater that the community fondly enjoys during the summer evening movies in the park.
Emily Douglas Park’s neighborhood center offers programs such as summer camps. The indoor facility offers a large open space for multipurpose use. It is equipped with computers and Wi-Fi capabilities. The park is handicapped accessible. The neighborhood center is open Monday through Friday, 2-6:00 p.m.”

Perrin-Thomas Park Community Center

Baseball/Softball Playground Public Park Recreation/Community Center

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Located just northeast of the Columbia State Fairgrounds and formerly known as the Perrin-Thomas Elementary School, this new community center features a lobby, meeting rooms, and restrooms.

This center is available Saturday and Sunday for rentals only.

Outside, there is a baseball field, a covered picnic shelter, a playground, and a parking area ideal for tailgating during the big game. Please contact (803) 741-7272 ext. 104, at least two weeks in advance for more rental information or to book a rental.

Woodland Park

Baseball/Softball Indoor Basketball Open Athletic Field Playground Public Park Recreation/Community Center Tennis Court Walking Trail

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Woodland Park has tennis courts, picnic tables, a baseball diamond and a playground as well as a community center.
The playground has been renovated recently- the play equipment is in excellent condition. This is a very neat play structure with lots of different climbing activities. The area is not shaded but the surrounding grassy area has plenty of shade, including the swings which are separate from the rest of the play structure.
Water and restrooms are available in the community center as well as a gymnasium. The community center has computers with internet access.

Melrose Park

Playground Recreation/Community Center

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This lovely park is well hidden in a pleasant neighborhood full of well-maintained older homes. It is a peaceful park that has been beautifully landscaped. It is enclosed by a metal and stone fence and landscape bushes. There are restrooms in the neighborhood center and water fountains are available. The community center offers access to computers with Internet access. The center is open from 2-6:00 p.m. weekdays.

Polo Road Park

Baseball/Softball Fitness Center Indoor Basketball Open Athletic Field Playground Recreation/Community Center Soccer Field Tennis Court Walking Trail

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Polo Road Park offers programs and services to improve the quality of life for people of all ages. We have a great family environment where safety and positive interactions are our goals. Our programs for children help reduce childhood obesity and provide a friendly environment for kids to meet one another. Adults benefit from services that improve their health and wellness, reduce stress, and increase social connections within the community.

Polo Road Park features amenities including a gym, game room, fitness room, classrooms, and a kitchen. The park also features several athletic fields such as lighted softball and baseball fields, six lighted soccer fields, and a football field. The park is adjacent to Sesquicentennial State Park, and hiking trails are accessible.

Please contact Connie Reaves at (803) 741-7272 ext. 104, at least two weeks in advance for more rental information or to book a rental.

Owens Field Park

Baseball/Softball Disc Golf Open Athletic Field Playground Public Park Skate Park Soccer Field Track Walking Trail

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This outdoor skate park is located at 1351 Jim Hamilton Blvd. next to Owens Field Airport in downtown Columbia. The 15,000 square-foot park features a street plaza, stairs, metal plated rails, and “pool” bowls ranging in depth from 4-to-12 feet.

Pads are required. The skate park is free and open to skateboards, in-line skates and bicycles.
The Owens field park has restrooms and a canteen area. A variety of outdoor sports take place at the park, which includes an 18-hole disc golf course, 12 regulation size soccer fields for all ages, and 3 T- Ball fields for youth play. Other sports that take place at the park consist of rugby, Pop Warner Football, Cross Country Track and Ultimate Frisbee League.

Pinehurst Park

Baseball/Softball Indoor Basketball Playground Recreation/Community Center

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Pinehurst Park has a baseball diamond and a playground area. There is also a spray pool and a community center. Off-street parking is available as well as water fountains and restrooms in the community center. The community center offers a game room, gymnasium and use of computers with internet access.

Ridgewood Park Community Center

Playground Recreation/Community Center Walking Trail

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Ridgewood Community Center, located between Dartmouth Avenue and Woodbrier Street, is a new community center that features a kitchen, two meeting rooms, and restrooms. Outside, there is a picnic shelter, a playground, security lighting, outdoor restrooms, and a walking trail, approximately a quarter of a mile in length.

The walking trail, made of paved, recycled, rubberized material, allows for ADA accessibility and full participation of all our patrons. There are also four exercise stations placed strategically along the trail to allow for a full-body workout of 10 different, low-impact exercises. Enjoy the decorative lighting around the walking trail and relax on one of the four park benches located under the shade trees. Enjoy lunch at the picnic shelter and let the children play in the enclosed playground as you watch their every move while walking along the trail.

Please contact t (803) 741-7272 ext. 104, at least two weeks in advance for more rental information or to book a rental.

Mays Park

Outdoor Basketball Playground Tennis Court

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Mays Park features a picnic shelter, playground area, tennis courts and basketball courts.

Lorick Park

Baseball/Softball Outdoor Basketball Playground Recreation/Community Center Walking Trail

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Lorick Park has a community center, basketball courts, a baseball diamond, picnic shelters and a water spray. The community center has a game room and offers access to computers with Internet access.

Trenholm Park

Baseball/Softball Indoor Basketball Open Athletic Field Playground Public Park Soccer Field Swimming Pool Tennis Court

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Visit a piece of RCRC history. Trenholm Park was the very first park opened by the Richland County Recreation Commission back in 1968. The park offers programs and services that enrich the quality of life for persons of all ages and abilities. Children who participate benefit from a safe and positive family oriented environment.

Adults benefit from services that improve health and wellness through diverse recreational opportunities that enhance the overall well-being. This 10.7-acre facility includes a recreation building with a gym, game room, club room; eight lighted tennis courts; playground; swimming pool and newly renovated pool house; a lighted Little League baseball field; lighted Little League softball field; football/soccer field; picnic facilities with shelter.

Please contact (803) 741-7272 ext. 104, at least two weeks in advance for more rental information or to book a rental.

Marshall Park

Playground Public Park Walking Trail

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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.

Martin Luther King Jr. Park

Baseball/Softball Indoor Basketball Open Athletic Field Playground Recreation/Community Center Walking Trail

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This Park is located in the heart of the Five Points business district. It also is home to three communities that make up the Waverly Neighborhood of communities. The park has a baseball field, playground area for all ages and large outdoor space that features many events throughout the year (i.e. Summer Jazz Festival, St. Patrick’s Day Celebration). The Park is also home to the Stone of Hope in Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The community center has a full size basketball court, exercise room, game room, meeting rooms, computer room, kitchen, ceramic room and a computer room with WIFI capabilities.

Anna Boyd Park

Outdoor Basketball Playground Public Park

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At the intersection of Anders Drive and Brookmont Lane, contains two playgrounds and a basketball court that fills this 2.35-acre location. The park is located next to Anna Boyd Elementary School.

Valencia Park

Baseball/Softball Open Athletic Field Playground

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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.

Earlewood Park

Disc Golf Kayak Access Playground Recreation/Community Center Tennis Court Walking Trail

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Nestled in historic Earlewood Park just north of downtown Columbia, this new facility is the perfect venue for business gatherings and small social events. This 3,520 square foot building includes a banquet hall/meeting room space with eight and six foot tables and chairs. A kitchenette equipped with stainless steel appliances (refrigerator, warmer oven and ice maker) is included for convenience in handling food preparation and catering.

Also home to the NOMA Dog park!

Crane Forest Park

Outdoor Basketball Playground Public Park

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This.83 acre neighborhood park is nestled down the road from Forest Heights Elementary School on Blue Ridge Terrace. It contains a playground, full basketball court and a picnic area.

Anna Mae Dickerson Mini-Park

Athletics Open Athletic Field Outdoor Basketball Playground

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Tucked away in the Lyon Street community, this small neighborhood park provides open space for a variety of outdoor games and activities. The park features a playground, 2 outdoor basketball courts as well as a picnic shelter.

Realtors Park

Playground Public Park

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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.

Olympia Park

Playground Public Park Walking Trail

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This 4.98 acre neighborhood park is located at Olympia Avenue down from Divine Truth Ministries by the Congaree River. This facility includes two picnic tables, a multi-purpose playground, nice trail good for jogging/walking, and a dedication bench in loving memory of Constance Arielle Baker who attended USC in 2005.

E.B. Sessions Park

Playground Public Park Walking Trail

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This Park is a part of the Booker Washington Heights neighborhood. The park consists of .49 acres. It is primarily used by the parents that bring their youth to the playground area and nearby swings. The park also has benches and a water fountain. In addition, the park has a small circular concrete walking area for running or walking.

Sims Park

Outdoor Basketball Playground Recreation/Community Center

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Sims Park has a spray pool, a neighborhood center, play area, and picnic shelter. There is also a basketball court. The playground is partially shaded and well maintained. There are bathrooms and water fountains in the neighborhood center. The neighborhood center offers access to computers with Internet access. The center is open from 2-6:00 p.m. weekdays. This park has a police substation located in it.

Sharpe Road Park

Outdoor Basketball Playground Public Park

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Before reaching the Crane Creek Community Center on Fairfield Road, you will turn right onto Sharpe Road. This 21.44 acre neighborhood park boasts a playground, a basketball court and a picnic area.

Elmwood/Roy Lynch Park

Playground Public Park

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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.

Ben Arnold

Indoor Basketball Playground Recreation/Community Center

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Ben Arnold community center has a gymnasium and meeting facilities. The play area features new equipment. The center offers a variety of programs, from jumping rope to basketball to ceramics. The park is next to Memorial Stadium and backs up to the Owens Field Park Complex. Rosewood Park is across the street.

Summerhill Park

Outdoor Basketball Playground Public Park

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This park, nestled within Lake Elizabeth Estates residence, on 1.08 acres consists of a basketball court, picnic shelter, playground and security lighting.

Fairwold Park

Playground Public Park

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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.

Greenview Park

Baseball/Softball Playground Recreation/Community Center Swimming Pool Tennis Court Walking Trail

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Greenview Park is a multi sport complex that offers recreational amenities inside and outside of the park. The park consists of multiple ball fields, 9-court tennis facility, outdoor swimming pool, walking trail, playground area and a picnic shelter. Indoor amenities consists of a game room, multiple meeting rooms that include a ceramics room, computer room, teen room, three meeting rooms, full size kitchen, fitness room and a gymnasium that seats 299 persons.

Citadel Park

Open Athletic Field Playground Public Park

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“Citadel Park is the City of Forest Acres’s most popular and busiest park. It is a neighborhood park found tucked away in what we refer to as “”the college streets””.

It is equipped with playground equipment for children young and old. It also has plenty of bench swings for adults to enjoy, picnic tables and a covered gazebo. The park also enjoys a nice green space used for sporting practices or birthday parties.”

Hollywood Park

Open Athletic Field Playground Public Park

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“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.”

Busby Street Community Center

Playground Recreation/Community Center Walking Trail

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The Busby Street Community Center houses a large multipurpose room that can be divided into three smaller meeting spaces, state-of-the-art audiovisual equipment, three office spaces, a kitchen and conference room. The 6,968-square-foot community center is part of the The Busby Street Complex, which includes the Columbia Police Department’s 1,439-square-foot Office of Community Services, playground and walking trail.

Idalia Park

Open Athletic Field Playground Public Park

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“Idalia Park is a neighborhood park tucked away along tree-lined residential streets in south Forest Acres. It is off Forest Drive and Idalia Drive.

It features playground activities for young children, comfortable seating for adults, and a picnic area. There is also a nice open green space for playing and even team sports practices.

Idalia is a quieter park and one that is enjoyed by those who live by it or come to visit it. ”

Rosewood Park

Baseball/Softball Open Athletic Field Playground Walking Trail

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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.

Bluff Road Park

Baseball/Softball Indoor Basketball Playground Recreation/Community Center Walking Trail

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Check out the new facility at Bluff Road Park! This 20,000 square foot facility is complete with a huge gymnasium, meeting rooms, classrooms, a ceramics room, and a kitchen. Outside, there are two baseball fields, a walking track, and a playground. We offer classes and activities at the park, including ceramics, dance, arthritis exercise classes, gardening, youth sports, and Pickleball, so be sure to visit us soon!

Please contact (803) 741-7272 ext. 104, at least two weeks in advance for more rental information or to book a rental.

Saluda Shoals Park

Boat Landing Kayak Access Open Athletic Field Playground Recreation/Community Center Soccer Field Tennis Court Walking Trail

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This park is located on the riverbank of the Saluda River.
· 11,000 square-foot Environmental Education Center, Exhibit Hall,
Auditorium, Classrooms and 3,776 square-foot outdoor deck
· 10,000 square-foot River Center Conference facility and Wedding Gazebo
· Miles of paved/unpaved trails
· River Observation Deck
· Boat Ramp/Canoe/Kayak Launch
· Picnic Shelters
· Saluda Shoals Wetlands Preserve (Fall 2009)
· Saluda Splash Water Playground
· Playground

With six soccer, lacrosse and multi-use fields, six clay and four hard surface tennis courts, The Fields is sought-after for both tournaments and run/walk events. This athletic complex is located within Saluda Shoals Park, a 400-acre riverfront park with miles of paved and unpaved trails, canoeing, kayaking, tubing, biking, Saluda Splash and more.

Amenities:
Natural turf fields
State-of-the-art lighting
Exceptional field visibility
Adjacent restrooms
Wi-Fi access
Onsite concessions
Ample parking

Saluda Shoals is also home to the Saluda Splash water playground.
https://www.icrc.net/parks/saluda-shoals-park/programs-and-activities/saluda-splash

Isaac McClinton Park

Playground

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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.

Crane Creek Gymnasium

Baseball/Softball Indoor Basketball Playground Recreation/Community Center Soccer Field Walking Trail

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The Crane Creek Gymnasium offers programs and services to enrich the quality of life for persons of all ages and abilities. Children who participate benefit from a safe and positive environment. Adults who participate in recreational opportunities benefit from the social connections and interactions that are fundamental to well-being. Right beside the Crane Creek Community Center, the gym offers sports and activities for all ages. Check out some of the great upcoming programs!

Please contact (803) 741-7272 ext. 104, at least two weeks in advance for more rental information or to book a rental.

Seven Oaks Park

Baseball/Softball Fitness Center Open Athletic Field Playground Recreation/Community Center Walking Trail

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Seven Oaks is one of the Midlands’ premier baseball venues. The park’s six natural-turf baseball diamonds include four youth, one intermediate and one regulation-sized in addition to three multi-use fields.

30,000 square-foot facility with 3 full gymnasiums, fitness area, indoor walking track, senior center, dance studio, art studio, and meeting rooms.
Six Baseball Diamonds
Three athletic fields
Paved walking trails
Picnic shelters
Playgrounds

T.S. Martin Park

Outdoor Basketball Playground Public Park Walking Trail

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The park comes equipped with a jungle gym, asphalt basketball courts, walking trails and a covered shade shelter.

Denny Terrace Gymnasium

Fitness Center Indoor Basketball Playground Recreation/Community Center Tennis Court Walking Trail

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Adjacent to the Denny Terrace Community Center, the gym offers sports and activities for all ages. Youth basketball, tennis, workout area and volleyball is available. All rentals must be booked 2 weeks in advance. For more rental information please contact (803) 741-7272 ext. 104.

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