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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