Charleston Lowcountry Lifestyle

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S P ORTS AND R ECR EAT I O N Photo/Larry Monteith/Charleston Moves

North Charleston Parks and Recreation » 2 500 City Hall Lane

North Charleston, S.C. 29406 843-740-5814 Ed Barfield, recreation director www.northcharleston.org

North Charleston Parks and Recreation serves the city of North Charleston.

» S ports offered: Softball, baseball, tennis, basketball, football, soccer, wrestling, volleyball, track and field

» A ctivities: adult and senior fitness, after-school programs, aquatics, camps, ceramics, dance, disc

Charleston Moves celebrated (We Can’t Wait To) Bike To Work Day by having a police escort guide bikers over the Legare bridge from West Ashley to downtown. A pedestrian lane is to be built in the near future.

golf, cheerleading

Photo/College of Charleston

Top events

» Youth Pitch, Hit and Run: local competition held in April; winners advance to sectional competition

» Winter Wonderland: held in December for young children at Armory Park

A few places to check out Among North Charleston’s gems are:

» R iverfront Park 1001 Everglades Drive on the Cooper River Beautiful views, a performance pavilion and meadow

» P ark Circle Butterfly Garden

adjacent to Felix C. Davis Community Center 4800 Park Circle Butterflies and plants, picnics, walking paths

The College of Charleston Sailing Center (www.sailing.cofc.edu) features more than 53 boats.

Other parks and recreation departments

Hanahan Recreation and Parks

baseball, tennis, football, cricket and soc-

T-ball, softball, golf, basketball, volleyball,

3100 Mabeline Road, Hanahan, SC

cer. The town has a major sports center,

football, cheerleading, soccer, tennis,

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the Jerry Blackwell Sports Complex, at

aquatics, fitness and music.

Isle of Palms Parks

www.cityofhanahan.com

515 W. Boundary St. Also unique is the

and Recreation

The department serves people of all

Sawmill Branch Trail, a seven-mile trail

Moncks Corner

24 28th Ave., Isle of Palms, SC 29451

ages in the city of Hanahan. Offered are

through town; and a skate park.

Recreation Department

www.iop.net

basketball, football, baseball, softball,

This department serves the Isle of

soccer, volleyball, wrestling, as well as

Goose Creek Recreation

843-719-7900

Palms with baseball, softball, basketball,

T-ball, cheerleading, tumbling, camps and

843-569-4242

The recreation department offers base-

volleyball and soccer. Also offered are

fitness.

www.goosecreekrecreation.com

ball, T-ball, football, soccer, basketball

Goose Creek Recreation serves residents

and softball. The town broke ground on a 52-acre recreation complex in 2011.

fitness, dance, karate, gymnastics, and

118 Carolina Ave., Moncks Corner

camps. Events include the Sand Sculpting

Summerville Parks and Recreation

with offerings at Goose Creek Communi-

Contest; annual yard sale; Doggie Day at

843-851-5211

ty Center and Casey Community Center,

the Rec; the IOP Beach Run and the IOP

www.summerville.sc.us

as well as a city pool and community

Connector Run/Walk.

Among the sports offered are softball,

parks. Activities offered include baseball,

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