Family Travel: Things to do with kids in Greenville SC & kid-friendly hikes in Blue Ridge Mountains & DuPont State Forest
Playgrounds, parks, hikes, waterfalls in Greenville SC & Appalachian Mountains
We’re still swooning from our summer visit to Greenville SC & simple hikes in Blue Ridge Mountains as well as ones closer to Greenville.
Here are our favorite kid-friendly spots:
*Sam Knob Loop, a meadow-laden hiking loop in the Pisgah Ranger District. Turn onto Black Balsam Knob Road (Mile Marker 420 on the Blue Ridge Parkway) go until you reach a dead end and park at the parking lot. You’ll see the Sam Knob trail to the right of the public bathrooms. From there, it’s 1.8 miles to the summit of the 6050 foot Sam Knob.
*Black Balsam Knob Take the Art Loeb Trail a half mile until you reach the knob. The parking area for Black Balsam Knob is at mile marker 420.2 on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
*Tennant Mtn Combine the above Black Balsam Knob hike with a climb up Tennant Mountain for even better Blue Ridge views.
*After any of those above hikes, head south on the Blue RIdge Parkway to eat & savor even more views @ The Pisgah Inn.
* Three waterfalls hike in DuPont State Recreational Forest near Cedar Mountain including to High Falls, Triple Falls & Hooker Falls ( kid-friendly trails with restrooms at the DuPont State Forest Visitor Center. picnic tables )
* Hikes @ Table Rock State Park in Pickens
Greenville, SC
* Swamp Rabbit Trail (a 22-mile multi-use leisure trail)
* Unity Park for playgrounds, splash pad
* The Commons for outdoor eats along the trail next to Unity Park
* Flying Rabbit Adventures aerial adventure park (climb, jump & zip) @ Holland Park
* Falls Park on the Reedy & Liberty Bridge (pedestrian bridge) in downtown Greenville
* Cleveland Park for playgrounds, an airplane memorial; & the Greenville Zoo.
* The Children’s Garden @ Linky Stone Park
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See our Ode to Greenville SC reel here & ode to Blue Ridge Mountain hikes here.
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