Wescott Park
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- Walk
- Bike
- Paved
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Difficulty: Easy
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- Parking
- Restrooms
- Picnic Area
- Point of Interest
- Visitor Center
- Playground
- Scenic Observation
- Handicap Access
- Pets
- No Fee
- No Camping
Summary:
Wescott Park is the Lowcountry’s premier baseball and softball facility—featuring a Ripken Training Facility. Wescott Park was meticulously designed and built state of the art for the best experience for players and spectators. The park also provides a network of walking paths, as well as a dog park.
The City of North Charleston's goal was to create a park capable of holding high level baseball tournaments, while still providing a park setting for the community as a whole. The result is a split park plan that created two distinct areas (sports fields and park) connected by a series of educational nature trails that highlighted the wetlands, native tress and wildlife.
Each of the three ball fields at Wescott Park have been designed differently to scale of Boston Red Sox’s Fenway Park, Atlanta Braves’ Turner Field, and San Francisco Giants’ AT&T Park. Each field is equipped for baseball and softball for athletes 12 years old and under.
A Ripken Training Circle, patented by Cal and Bill Ripken, is incorporated into the facility for instruction and practice of our rising baseball players. The design of the Circle allows for bases and home plates to be substituted for teaching of fundamentals and drills, maximizing the efficiency of instruction. To complete the park as a Ripken Training Facility, batting cages and pitching mounds are incorporated.
Apart from being a sports complex, Wescott Park features passive areas for visitors to enjoy, including an amphitheater for outdoor performances, greenspaces and multi-purpose fields, walking trails through the park’s wetlands, and a number of enclosed and open air shelters for a variety of community and family events.
Hours: 7 a.m. - 9 a.m.
Directions:9006 Dorchester Road | North Charleston, SC 29420
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City of North Charleston | 2500 City Hall Lane, North Charleston, SC 29406 | (843) 740-5814 | Email
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