Free Columbia splash pad and fountain with posted city hours and a good fit for quick neighborhood cool-offs.

Guest-only splash pad and water-play complex at Lakewood Camping Resort with slides, lazy river, pools, and a separate small-children water area.

Warrenville swim-lake and water-play spot with slides, diving boards, concessions, shelters, and a more old-school summer-lake feel than most splash listings.

Orangeburg YMCA-operated Santee water park with zero-entry play, spray jets, a twisting slide, and a friendlier feature mix for younger families.

Free splash pad at renovated South Sumter Park with playgrounds, pavilion, restrooms, walking trail, bottle-filling station, and expanded picnic areas.

Free downtown Fountain Inn splash pad with long daily hours and easy walkability to nearby shops, food, and events.

Free splash pad at Tyger River Park in Duncan with playgrounds, picnic shelters, trails, restrooms, and concessions nearby.

Downtown Anderson splash pad and spray plaza with free admission, easy walk-up access, and a central location inside Carolina Wren Park.

Blacksburg community splash pad with posted seasonal hours from Cherokee Recreation District and a straightforward free-play feel.

Free splash fountain inside North Charleston's scenic Riverfront Park, good for mixing water play with one of the region's prettiest passive park settings.

Family-friendly resort splash area in Myrtle Beach with a silly spray submarine, shipwreck play theme, and kid-focused interactive water features.

Destination-style Hartsville waterpark with Piratesville Splashpad, lazy river, wave pool, slides, cabanas, and party huts.

Free neighborhood spray park in Sumter at Birnie HOPE Center, paired with green space and playground-oriented park use.

Large downtown Greenville splash pad at Unity Park with nearly 40 spray jets and a dedicated toddlers-only zone.

Gaffney splash pad paired with Hyleman's Humble Playground, making it one of the better inclusive-feeling park-and-water combos in Cherokee County.

Seasonal North Augusta splash pad inside the city's main recreation complex, easy to pair with playgrounds, fields, and full-park outings.

Seasonal splash pad inside Sesquicentennial State Park with 26 sprayers, state-park admission, and plenty of trails and picnic space around it.

Free Aiken sprayground at Citizens Park with a slide, dumping buckets, and easy add-on play around the larger sports complex.

Free city spray park at North HOPE Park in Sumter with playground access and open green space for easy summer drop-in visits.

Seasonal Ware Shoals splash pad in the Irvin Pitts Park upgrade area, meant for simple community splash play rather than a destination waterpark day.

Destination nature-play and splash area at Riverbanks Zoo & Garden with two daily splash zones, year-round access to the play area, and general admission entry.

New public splash pad at Bruce Edgerly Park, opened July 1, 2026.

Small free neighborhood splash pad in Myrtle Beach with a recently added water-play zone, nearby playground, and on-site restrooms.