Fun Activities in Beaufort, South Carolina

Beaufort Fun Park - www.beaufortfunpark.com

We have a state-of-the-art Batting Cage to practice your swing and a children's Jump Castle to entertain the little ones. For those who are feeling adventurous and need to practice a little before attempting to scale Mt. Everest, try our Rock Climbing Wall. The Extreme Air Jumper takes you to new heights. Safely discover what weightlessness is all about on this attraction. You'll have the most fun of all on our Speedway Go-Karts. Let a friend ride 'shotgun' or race solo around our scenic track.

Our Paradise Palms Miniature Golf course is a wonderful, relaxing way to spend outdoor time with friends and family against a background of rocks, palm trees, trickling streams and waterfalls. We have all the latest arcade games in our Tropical Arcade and Redemption Games. Collect tickets and win prizes here! Cool off at our Water Wars while you drench your competitor with water ballons.

We now have What-A-Rush Paintball! Sign up now for one of our paintball leagues. You can play 7 days a week and at night on our lighted field. Also recently added to our park is a 28 ' Superslide. You won't believe all the fun you can have here!

Strikezone Paint Ball - www.strikezonepaintball.com

StrikeZone Paintball is the Low Countries longest running and most professional field. We pride ourselves on providing a safe, ever changing, and always entertaining paintball experience. All games are played on well-marked, structured fields under the supervision of safety-trained referees. Some of the fields are arenas with large tubes and small bunkers where the game tempo is very fast. Other fields are in our wood line with log bunkers and lots of room to stalk. The teams are equally divided, and the objective needed to win is explained. Some games are classic capture the flag while other are last team standing. All players are given safety briefs and are required to use the included safety equipment (paintball mask on the field and barrel sock off the field) at all times.

Skate Boarding

Skate boarding rink located at Port Royal

Horseback Riding

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Higher Ground Rock Climbing Wall - highergroundofthelowcountry.com

Higher Ground offers a 35' outdoor climbing tower with over 1,400 sq. ft. of climbing surface, 6 places to climb, and even more routes! Our 6 wall faces vary in difficulty, so we are able to accommodate all climbers - regardless of experience!

Port Royal - shopping, dining (link to text below)

Residents of Port Royal Island, where the city of Beaufort and the town of Port Royal are located, are scarcely aware they are living on an actual island entirely surrounded by salt water and tidal marshes. With 46 square miles, it is the largest of the Beaufort County sea islands. Only Hilton Head and St. Helena are close in size.

The waters surrounding Port Royal Island are actually inlets and tendrils of the Atlantic Ocean that rise with the tides to meet fresh water streams flowing toward the coast. These waters combine with the marshes to form a coastline of unbelievable beauty that nurtures the beginning of sea life for much of the Atlantic. Their names, starting at 6 o’clock and moving clockwise around the island, are Port Royal Sound, the vast Broad River, the Whale Branch of the Coosaw, the Coosaw River and the Beaufort River.

The intracoastal waterway winds through these waters which form a playground for all water sports. Fishermen get a shot at both northern and southern species including cobia and the mighty tarpon. Boaters find waters for every type of vessel, from a tiny kayak or canoe skimming along a tidal creek to an ocean-going yacht headed for the Gulf Stream.

Port Royal Sound, the second deepest natural harbor on the east coast, first attracted explorers in 1561. For 200 years the Spanish, the French, the British and native Americans fought over the land. The deep water port is soon to be put to local use.

The city of Beaufort is the county seat. In reality, it is a beautiful walk-around small town of antebellum mansions and sturdy white cottages. [See downtown Beaufort] .

Smaller than Beaufort, the town of Port Royal also is a walking town, a fishing village home to a small shrimping fleet and a seafood restaurant where the catch of the day may be the catch of “a few minutes ago.” Artsy shops offer original artistic accents for home and garden. Mysteries of tidal marsh ecology are unraveled with at the low-key Lowcountry Estuarium, the project of a local artist and naturalist. An area along the Beaufort River called “the Sands” is popular among residents for crabbing, fishing, launching boats and hunting for fossilized sharks’ teeth.

The military is a presence on Port Royal Island. Adjacent to the town of Port Royal is the famous Marine Corps Recruit Depot on Parris Island. A Naval Hospital is ranked as one of the best Naval hospitals in the country, and some veterans retire to the area just to be near its services. Another arm of the military is the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort where pilots are trained.

Recent years have seen the birth of newer neighborhoods. Habersham, a Duany Plater-Zyberk community, is patterned after traditional Lowcountry architecture. Stuart Point overlooks the banks of the Whale Branch. Still in the planning stage is Ribaut Island, new luxury condominiums in Battery Creek off the Beaufort River.

Penn School Historic District

In Beaufort, South Carolina, and the sea islands that surround it, a rich African-American past awaits your discovery. Please visit the Penn Center web site for more information.

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