World's Largest Inclusive Playground, world record in North Charleston, South Carolina

April 11, 2024

North Charleston, South Carolina, United States--The $20 million redevelopment project, Park Circle Re-imagined, features a 55,000 sq. ft playground featuring elements that will ensure inclusion for all children of different abilities to interact; nearly 85% of the playground is covered in shade and features canopy shades and a section with water misters; the Park Circle Playground sets the world record for being the World's Largest Inclusive Playground, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.

"The entirety of the inner circle has been redeveloped and includes the largest inclusive playground in the world, a new community building with art/rehearsal studio, flexible event space, a history and archives repository, an artist in residence studio and meeting room, an inclusive baseball field, a farmers market pavilion, nature garden, open green space, and walking trails.

"Play that challenges and inspires them physically, supports and stimulates them cognitively and facilitates an emotional and social connection," the official website says.

"A well-designed inclusive playground welcomes children and adults of all abilities to a play experience where everyone can interact and play together."

"Anyone else a fan of the Park Circle neighborhood in North Charleston? The $20 million redevelopment project, Park Circle Re-imagined, features the world’s largest inclusive playground," the CHS Today says.

"Park Circle Reimagined includes:

A new community building with classrooms, meeting rooms, and a theater
Flexible event space
A history + archives repository
An artist in residence studio
An inclusive playground + baseball field
A farmers market pavilion
A nature garden, open green space, and walking trails

"The project’s centerpiece is a 55,000 sqft playground featuring elements that will ensure inclusion for all children of different abilities to interact. The Post and Courier reports that nearly 85% of the playground is covered in shade and features canopy shades and a section with water misters."

"We’re so proud that South Carolina is now home to one of the world’s largest attractions – the Park Circle Playground, the world’s largest inclusive playground! Having a place where children of all abilities and gifts can gather and play and interact together is important to their healthy learning, growing, and developing," the Only In Your State says.

"A diverse selection of elements have been incorporated into the playground, providing plenty of options that meet a variety of needs, skills, and abilities, each carefully chosen with the goal of creating an environment where the highest level of inclusion is possible!

"Covers positioned over the playground provide shade to reduce the heat from the South Carolina sun, and some areas of the ground have been covered with rubber material to create a softer place to land in those areas."

"The world’s largest inclusive playground opened near Park Circle over the weekend. The City of North Charleston says the entire $20 million Park Circle Reimagined project was a labor of love. The playground has everything a kid could want; slides, swings, jungle gyms. You name it, this park probably has it," the WCBO News 2 says.

"The playground isn’t just meeting the needs of the neighborhood, but also children with disabilities. “It accommodates anyone and everyone,” said North Charleston Recreation Director, TJ Rostin. It’s designed to be an inclusive haven for people of all ages and abilities.

"City leaders in North Charleston say their hope is when families step on these grounds, they have the best possible experience.
It doesn’t stop with just the playground. The project also included a new baseball field and community building."

"You will soon be able to experience a revitalized Park Circle and its amenities later this fall. The area now boasts a 55,000-square-foot playground. It’s one of the largest all-inclusive playgrounds in the country," the WCBD News 2 says.

"That means children of all abilities will be able to play on the equipment. There are even swings with wheelchair ramps. The beautiful ballfield is also fully accessible. Kids of any ability will be able to play. But since it has artificial turf, traditional ball games can be played here as well.

"There are even many exercise stations so that parents can work out while their kids play. In total, the city is spending about $20 million on its renovation of Park Circle. Hundreds of people have been working on the 18-month project."

Photos: Facebook/Carolina Parks and Play, LLC