Places to go Swimming Near Greenville, SC

It’s almost summer time! The temperature is already rising and quickly. What better place to cool down than to go swimming. Greenville has many places that are perfect for a hot summer day. Many of us are lucky enough to have a pool that’s part of our subdivision, but if you don’t or are looking for more of an adventure, check out some of the waterparks Greenville offers.

One of my favorite’s is Discovery Island at Southside Park in Simpsonville. The park features two water slides, a lazy river, a play area for the younger ones, a FlowRider perpetual wave, three party huts, concession stand, lockers, and cabanas. How nice would it be to relax in the lazy river all day while your kids get out their energy on the slides! The FlowRider wave is the only one in South Carolina and allows you a chance to practice your surfing skills.

The waterpark opens on Saturday May 26^th for Memorial Day weekend. The park will be open until Monday the 28^th then open the following weekend. The park opens full time starting June 7^th until August 19^th. The season concludes with being open the following two weekends to end on Labor Day.

The hours will be Monday through Saturday 10:30-5:30pm and 1-5:30pm on Sundays. The rates are $12 for those 48” and taller, $8.00 for those 47” and under, and free for two and under. If you plan to go to the park a lot you can buy a season pass for $89. Lockers are $5 with an additional $5 refundable key deposit. If you want to go all out, you can rent a cabana for the day which cost $60, but includes a shade hut, two chaise lounge chairs, one locker rental, two bottles of water, one bottle of sunscreen and a small table. Discovery Island is located right near 385 and 185 on 417 Baldwin Road Simpsonville, 29680.

Otter Creek Waterpark at Northside Park in Greenville has even more slides! The park features four slides; two body slides, one tube slide and one kiddy slide. Otter Creek also has a 7,000 sq. ft leisure pool, a spray pad, sundeck, two party huts, concession stand, public lockers and a first aid room.

Otter Creek has the same schedule as Discovery Island, but the rates are a little less which is always a good thing. Those 42” and taller cost $11, 41” and under & seniors is $8, and two and under is still free. A season pass is also a little cheaper, costing $79/per person.

7^th Inning Splash Waterpark at Lakeside Park is another great choice. This waterpark is located in Piedmont. The best feature about this waterpark is the giant funnel slide! If you don’t know what I’m talking about then you should definitely go check it out. It’s fun not only for kids, but also adults. 7^th Inning Splash also has three water slides that are short but drops three feet into the pool. The waterpark has a traditional lap pool, a huge splash ‘n spray pad, three party huts, concession stand and public lockers.

The parks schedule is just slightly different than the other two parks. The difference is that the pool opens full time on June 9^th instead of the 7^th and then closes for the season on August 5^th instead of Labor Day. The rates for 7^th Inning Splash is even cheaper than the first two options. 48” and taller is $7, 47” and under is $6 and once again two and younger is free. The season pass for this park is only $59/per person.

If you want to have a birthday party at any of the waterparks they have a great package deal. It includes admission to the waterpark, two-hour patio hut rental, pizza, cake, ice cream, drinks, party invitations, personal hostess and thank you notes. The package requires a minimum of 10 people and $20 for each participant.

A few good things to note before heading out towards the park is that the parks don’t allow outside food or drinks, water toys or floaties. All children 42” and under are required to wear a life jacket. Swim diapers are required for children not yet potty trained. Lastly, if you are interested in going to all of these parks this summer there is an option to get a season pass to all three of the parks listed above. The cost is $149/per person plus comes with ice skating and bounce house at the pavilion for 12 months.

The area of Greenville also has Shipwreck Cove Town waterpark in Duncan, splash pads at Falls Park on the Reedy and Tyger River Park as well as many other options. If you feel like going to a lake instead Paris Mountain State Park in Traveler’s Rest has one. Lake Hartwell and Lake Keowee are both just a one-hour drive. The area of Greenville has so many different options to stay cool this summer so go out and enjoy the beautiful weather! Just don’t forget the sunscreen!

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