Mount Pleasant Memorial Waterfront Park — Playground
99 Harry M. Hallman Jr. Boulevard, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Town-operated park at the base of the Arthur Ravenel Bridge.
Full detail →Mount Pleasant, South Carolina · verified 2026-09-04
Raising kids here
A list of playgrounds is easy and mostly useless. What decides whether a Saturday works is whether the playground is fenced, whether there is shade in July, whether the restrooms are actually open, whether the splash pad is running this month, and whether the park charges to park. All 74 places below carry those details, along with the indoor options for the afternoon thunderstorm that arrives most of the summer.
Playgrounds & parks
Listed with the things that actually decide a trip: whether it is fenced, whether there is shade, whether the restrooms are open, and whether you pay to park.
Mount Pleasant Splash Pad at Memorial Waterfront Park
99 Harry M. Hallman Jr. Boulevard, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
The town's first splash pad, opened June 4, 2025 as part of Memorial Waterfront Park Phase III.
Full detail →Palmetto Islands County Park — Big Toy Playground
444 Needlerush Parkway, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
943-acre Charleston County park; entrance off Long Point Road near Horlbeck Creek.
Full detail →Splash Island Waterpark at Palmetto Islands County Park
444 Needlerush Parkway, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
SEASONALLY CLOSED: Splash Island is closed for the 2026 season, having closed after August 2, 2026; it is scheduled to reopen for the 2027 season.
Full detail →Alhambra Hall and Alhambra Park
131 Middle Street, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Town-owned hall and roughly 2.4 acres of grounds on Charleston Harbor in the Old Village.
Full detail →Shem Creek Park
Shrimp Boat Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
NO PLAYGROUND AND NO SPLASH PAD.
Full detail →Kearns Park
Etiwan Pointe Drive, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
NO PLAYGROUND. The Town of Mount Pleasant classifies Kearns Park as a passive park, and its official facility record lists no playground, no restrooms and no posted…
Full detail →R.L. Jones Center — Playground and Skatepark
391 Egypt Road, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Town recreation center whose official feature list includes a playground, a skate park, a pool, basketball, baseball/softball, locker rooms, restrooms and ADA…
Full detail →Park West Recreation Complex
1251 Park West Boulevard, Mount Pleasant, SC 29466
The town's largest recreation complex and the main public play facility north of Highway 17.
Full detail →Carolina Park Sports Fields (Carolina Park Recreation Complex)
1620 Ben Marino Way (also listed as 1620 Recreation Way), Mount Pleasant, SC 29466
PARTIALLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND NO PUBLIC PLAYGROUND LISTED.
Full detail →Gary Santos Park (Rifle Range Road Park)
Rifle Range Road, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
UNDER CONSTRUCTION — NOT OPEN.
Full detail →Joe Gawrych Baseball Complex / Sloan Park
1559 Rifle Range Road, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Town facility with three lighted baseball fields, two batting tunnels and a playground.
Full detail →Cheryll Woods-Flowers Soccer Complex
85 Patriots Point Boulevard, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Town facility with five lighted soccer fields and a playground.
Full detail →Mount Pleasant Tennis Complex
889 Whipple Road, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Town facility whose official feature list includes ADA accessible, playground, parking, tennis and baseball/softball.
Full detail →Remley's Point Community Center
363 6th Street, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Neighborhood community center open to the public, with an activity building, a playground and an outdoor lighted basketball court.
Full detail →Green Hill Park Community Center
707 York Street, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Neighborhood community center open to the public, with an activity building, a playground and an outdoor lighted basketball court.
Full detail →Miriam Brown Community Center
118 Royall Avenue, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Neighborhood community center open to the public, with an activity building, a playground and a lighted outdoor basketball court.
Full detail →James B. Edwards Passive Park
320 Royall Avenue, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
NO PLAYGROUND. Town-listed passive park with no amenity features recorded on its official facility page — no playground, no restrooms, no posted equipment. Green…
Full detail →Pitt Street Bridge / Otis M. Pickett Bridge
990 Pitt Street, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
NO PLAYGROUND. Town-listed passive park at the end of Pitt Street in the Old Village, on the site of the former bridge causeway to Sullivan's Island. It is a flat,…
Full detail →Jennie Moore Elementary School playground
2725 Bulrush Basket Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29466
SCHOOL CAMPUS, NOT A TOWN PARK.
Full detail →Dog parks
Fencing, small-dog areas, water and whether there is a gate fee.
Memorial Waterfront Park Dog Park
99 Harry Hallman Boulevard, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 (dog park is in the Phase III area across Harry Hallman Blvd. from the main park)
Town of Mount Pleasant off-leash area, named on the Town's official Leash Up MTP off-leash list.
Full detail →Marsh View Trail Dog Park (Rifle Range Road)
1619 Rifle Range Road, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 (trailhead off Rifle Range Rd. between Mamie Whitesides Elementary and the Mount Pleasant Waterworks campus; also reached via Indigo Bay Circle)
Town of Mount Pleasant off-leash area, named on the Town's official Leash Up MTP off-leash list.
Full detail →Carolina Park Recreation Complex off-leash area
1620 Ben Marino Way (also signed 1620 Recreation Way), Mount Pleasant, SC 29466
Listed by the Town of Mount Pleasant on its official Leash Up MTP page as one of the Town's designated off-leash areas.
Full detail →Dog Park at Palmetto Islands County Park
444 Needlerush Parkway, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Charleston County Parks (CCPRC) off-leash dog park inside a 943-acre park; the Town of Mount Pleasant links to it from its Leash Up MTP page but does not operate it.
Full detail →Dog Park at Wannamaker County Park
8888 University Boulevard, North Charleston, SC 29406
Charleston County Parks off-leash dog park inside a 1,015-acre park; roughly 20 miles from Mount Pleasant.
Full detail →Dog Park at James Island County Park
871 Riverland Drive, Charleston, SC 29412
Charleston County Parks off-leash dog park, about 15 miles from Mount Pleasant.
Full detail →Isle of Palms Bark Park
29th Avenue behind the Isle of Palms Recreation Center, 24 28th Avenue, Isle of Palms, SC 29451
City of Isle of Palms off-leash dog area listed on the City Recreation Department's Facilities page as "Bark Park," located on 29th Avenue behind the Recreation…
Full detail →Isle of Palms beach - dog ordinance and off-leash hours
Isle of Palms public beach accesses, Isle of Palms, SC 29451 (City Hall, 1207 Palm Blvd.)
Dogs are welcome on the Isle of Palms beach at ALL times of year, but leash rules change by season and are enforced by the Isle of Palms Police Department…
Full detail →Sullivan's Island beach - dog ordinance, license and seasonal hours
Sullivan's Island public beach paths, Sullivan's Island, SC 29482 (Town Hall, 2056 Middle Street)
Sullivan's Island has no fenced off-leash dog park; the beach is the regulated off-leash space, and the rules split into two seasons.
Full detail →Laurel Hill County Park (leashed dogs)
1251 Park West Boulevard, Mount Pleasant, SC 29466
Charleston County Parks nature park in Mount Pleasant - 745 acres with several miles of unpaved trails through woods, meadows, an oak allee and a small lake…
Full detail →Shem Creek Park (leashed dogs)
Shrimp Boat Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 (Town GIS also records the park at 469 W. Coleman Blvd.)
Town of Mount Pleasant waterfront park with an elevated boardwalk over the marsh and tidal creek.
Full detail →Pitt Street Bridge / Otis M. Pickett Bridge park (leashed dogs)
990 Pitt Street, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Town of Mount Pleasant passive waterfront park on the old Pitt Street bridge causeway between the Old Village and Sullivan's Island, with harbor and marsh views and…
Full detail →Town of Mount Pleasant leash ordinance (Leash Up MTP)
Town of Mount Pleasant Municipal Complex, 100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
The Town's published rule set that governs every dog outing in Mount Pleasant.
Full detail →Mount Pleasant Pier - no pets permitted
71 Harry Hallman Jr. Boulevard, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Listed here as a negative that catches dog owners out: the 1,250-foot Mount Pleasant Pier, operated by Charleston County Parks at the base of the Ravenel Bridge…
Full detail →Other Town of Mount Pleasant parks and trails that allow leashed dogs
Multiple Town sites, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 / 29466
Town-owned public spaces where leashed dogs are permitted under the Town leash ordinance (none are off-leash areas): Alhambra Hall park, 131 Middle Street, 29464;…
Full detail →Rainy days & July heat
Indoor play, museums and the places a Mount Pleasant family goes when outside is not an option — which here means rain in the afternoon and heat from June to September.
Sky Zone Charleston
411 Wando Park Blvd, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
Phone 843-588-5777. Indoor trampoline park. Attractions listed by the operator: Freestyle Jump, Free Climb, Sky Slam, Ultimate Dodgeball, Foam Zone, Sky Ladder,…
Full detail →Charleston Fun Park
3255 Highway 17, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29466
Phone 843-971-1223. Mixed indoor/outdoor family entertainment center in northern Mount Pleasant. Indoor attractions and published per-attraction prices: Omni Arena…
Full detail →AllwonderBILITY
3510 Park Avenue Boulevard, Suite 105, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29466
Phone 843-806-1858 (fax 843-326-0161).
Full detail →Kids Garden Mt. Pleasant (Kids Play Garden)
320 W Coleman Blvd, Mt Pleasant, SC 29464
Phone 843-606-2716. Drop-in childcare and creative arts learning center for ages 1-12. Hours Mon-Fri 8:00am-5:00pm; Saturdays and Sundays are reserved for birthday…
Full detail →The Art Place Studio
1313 Long Grove Drive, Suite D, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Phone 843-352-7323. Walk-in art studio just off the IOP Connector in the Seaside Shops, across from Target. Offerings include pottery painting (all ages), canvas…
Full detail →Elite Escape Games
966 Houston Northcutt Boulevard, Suite G, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Phone 843-609-5677. Located in the Bridgewater Center. Seven escape room experiences including Derailed, Zombie Outbreak, Dinosauria, Bone Chillers Cabin and Escape…
Full detail →Painting with a Twist - Charleston/Mt Pleasant
1336 Old Georgetown Road, #106, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Guided paint-and-sip studio that also runs kids programming: kids birthday parties, kids camps and Mommy & Me events, alongside artist-led adult events.
Full detail →Regal Palmetto Grande
1319 Theatre Drive, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Sixteen-screen stadium-seating movie theatre, the only cinema physically in Mount Pleasant.
Full detail →Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum
40 Patriots Point Road, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Phone 843-884-2727. The major museum physically in Mount Pleasant, on Charleston Harbor. Museum open daily 10am-5pm; the ticket window closes at 4pm; the Ship Store…
Full detail →South Carolina Aquarium
100 Aquarium Wharf, Charleston, SC 29401
Guest Services 843-577-3474.
Full detail →Children's Museum of the Lowcountry
25 Ann St., Charleston, SC 29403
Nine exhibit galleries built around learning through play, aimed at infants through elementary-school-age children.
Full detail →The Charleston Museum
360 Meeting Street, Charleston, SC 29403
Founded 1773 and described as America's first museum.
Full detail →Boone Hall Plantation & Gardens
1235 Long Point Rd., Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
In Mount Pleasant, about 8 miles from downtown Charleston.
Full detail →Fort Sumter National Historical Park (ferry from Patriots Point)
Departure point: 40 Patriots Point Rd., Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
The National Park Service charges no entrance fee for Fort Sumter itself, but the island is reachable only by ferry and ferry tickets are required.
Full detail →Fort Moultrie (Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park)
1214 Middle Street, Sullivan's Island, SC 29482
Reachable by car from Mount Pleasant in about 15-20 minutes, no ferry required, which makes it the easier of the two forts for young children.
Full detail →Libraries
Branches, hours and story times.
Mt. Pleasant Library (Charleston County Public Library)
1133 Mathis Ferry Road, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
Phone 843-849-6161. Hours: Mon-Thu 9am-8pm, Fri 9am-6pm, Sat 9am-5pm, closed Sunday. One of four CCPL regional libraries opened in 1992 (opened Jan. 16, 1992);…
Full detail →Wando Mount Pleasant Library (Charleston County Public Library)
1400 Carolina Park Blvd., Mt. Pleasant, SC 29466
Phone 843-805-6888. Hours: Mon-Thu 9am-8pm, Fri 9am-6pm, Sat 9am-5pm, closed Sunday. Opened June 10, 2019; 40,000 sq ft, built on land within the Carolina Park…
Full detail →Village Library (Charleston County Public Library)
430 Whilden St., Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
Phone 843-884-9741. Hours: Mon 9am-6pm, Tue 9am-6pm, Wed 9am-1pm, Thu 9am-6pm, Fri 9am-6pm, Sat 9am-1pm, closed Sunday. The oldest library in Mount Pleasant: opened…
Full detail →Edgar Allan Poe/Sullivan's Island Library (Charleston County Public Library)
1921 Ion Ave., Sullivan's Island, SC 29482
Phone 843-883-3914. Hours: Mon 9am-1pm, Tue 9am-6pm, Wed 9am-1pm, Thu 9am-6pm, Fri 9am-6pm, Sat 9am-1pm, closed Sunday. The other East Cooper CCPL branch, roughly…
Full detail →CCPL Library Card and Explore Passes
Issued at any branch, including 1133 Mathis Ferry Road, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
Cards are free to Charleston County residents, business owners, property owners, students physically attending a Charleston County college/university or accredited…
Full detail →Programs, lessons & leagues
Swim, martial arts, dance, gymnastics, music and the town's own youth sports.
Charleston Battery USL Academy tryout (youth pathway)
Tryouts held at SC Surf Soccer Fields Awendaw, 5050 N Hwy 17, Awendaw, SC 29429; club based at Patriots Point Soccer Complex, 85 Patriots Point Blvd, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
The Battery do not field a separate academy team that plays a public schedule.
Full detail →Mount Pleasant Recreation Department - R.L. Jones Center (headquarters)
391 Egypt Rd., Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Phone 843-884-2528 ext.
Full detail →Park West Recreation Complex (Mount Pleasant Recreation Department)
1251 Park West Blvd., Mount Pleasant, SC 29466
Phone 843-856-2196. Park West Activity Building hours Mon-Fri 8:30am-5:00pm. The department's northern-Mount Pleasant complex and one of three in-person…
Full detail →G.M. Darby Building (Mount Pleasant Recreation Department)
302 Pitt St, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Phone 843-849-2061. The Old Village recreation building and the third in-person registration site for Mount Pleasant Recreation Department programs. Contains art…
Full detail →Starfish Swim School - Mount Pleasant Recreation Department swim lessons
Jones Center Pool, 391 Egypt Rd., Mount Pleasant, SC 29464, and Park West Pool, 1251 Park West Blvd., Mount Pleasant, SC 29466
Group swim instruction from infants through adults on a leveled progression; ages listed are guidelines and participants must pass swim and safety benchmarks before…
Full detail →The Little Gym of Charleston-Mt. Pleasant
624 Long Point Rd, Unit E, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Phone 843-881-8988. Hours Mon 9:00am-7:00pm, Tue 9:00am-7:00pm, Wed 9:00am-7:30pm, Thu 9:00am-7:15pm, Fri 9:00am-6:15pm, Sat 9:00am-1:00pm, Sun 10:00am-12:00pm.…
Full detail →Tapio School of Dance & Gymnastics
455 Long Point Road, Suite A, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Phone 843.884.9579 (secondary 843.856.4047).
Full detail →GymMasters Gym Academy
301 Wando River Way, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Phone 843-971-0685. Family-owned 20,000 sq ft gymnastics and cheerleading facility for boys and girls from 18 months up, with in-ground foam cube pits. Programs…
Full detail →Charleston Taekwondo - Mount Pleasant
582 Belle Station Blvd, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Phone 843-849-8018, email CTKDLongPoint@gmail.com.
Full detail →Mount Pleasant Karate
1905 Hwy 41, Suite 302, Mount Pleasant, SC 29466
Phone (843) 388-2220.
Full detail →Mount Pleasant Family Martial Arts
1031 SC-41, Suite 300, Mount Pleasant, SC 29466
Phone 843-619-7409. Kids martial arts program taught alongside adult classes, with the school describing its youth curriculum as covering self-defense plus focus,…
Full detail →Premier Martial Arts Mount Pleasant
3530 Park Ave Blvd, Suite 103, Mount Pleasant, SC 29466
Phone (843) 416-3353.
Full detail →Bach to Rock Mount Pleasant
624 Long Point Rd, Unit D, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Phone 843-972-3793. Hours Mon-Fri 11:00am-8:00pm, Sat 9:00am-5:30pm, closed Sunday. Music school with an unusually young starting age. Early childhood programs:…
Full detail →School of Rock Mount Pleasant
1907 N Hwy 17, Suite 102, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Phone (843) 258-1181.
Full detail →FAME Performing Arts
757 Long Point Rd, Suite D, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Musical theatre, dance and vocal training for ages 3-18.
Full detail →Once Upon A Ballet
1956 Long Grove Drive, Suite 3, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Phone 843.216.6671. Children's ballet studio in the Seaside Shops area of Mount Pleasant, near The Art Place Studio. Runs on an academic-year class schedule with…
Full detail →Cub Scout Pack 20, Mount Pleasant (Scouting America, Coastal Carolina Council)
Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church, 302 Hibben St, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Chartered by Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church and part of the Coastal Carolina Council.
Full detail →Scouting America, Coastal Carolina Council
Serving Mount Pleasant through the Etiwan District, Charleston, SC
Phone (843) 763-0305.
Full detail →Girl Scouts of Eastern South Carolina
Serving Mount Pleasant and Charleston County, SC
The Girl Scout council covering the Mount Pleasant area.
Full detail →Hours, fees and seasonal closures change constantly, and several Mount Pleasant parks are under construction — every link above goes to the operator's own page. Not affiliated with or endorsed by any facility or program named here.
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