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Southside Park, Simpsonville, SC
Sports & Outdoors

Southside Park

A large Greenville County park in the Golden Strip area with courts, fields, playgrounds, shelters, and the Discovery Island Waterpark.

417 Baldwin Rd, Simpsonville, SC 29680 · Simpsonville, SC

About Southside Park

Run by Greenville County Parks, Recreation and Tourism, this park in Simpsonville offers tournament-level fields, tennis and pickleball courts, several playgrounds, and picnic shelters. It also houses the Discovery Island Waterpark. It draws over 200,000 visitors each year. Shelters can be reserved for full days, and they are especially popular during the summer waterpark season.

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