Central Park in North Myrtle Beach is a 20 acre park with lots of amenities for casual or organized sports and play. It’s located between 14th and 15th Avenue S in NMB just on the inland side of Highway 17. Read on for a review of the playground.
ADDRESS: 1400 Outrigger Road, N Myrtle Beach
FEATURES: Large sports complex. Shelters and picnic tables. Bathrooms. Ample parking.
HOURS: 7am – 9pm
SUMMARY: Plenty of climbing, sliding, balancing fun but almost no shade.
PARK OVERVIEW
Central Park boasts a very large playground housed within a much larger sports complex.
The park has shelters with picnic tables, baseball fields, tennis courts, pickleball, batting cages and more. Parking is plentiful and includes overflow lots for times when tournaments and other organized games bring in large crowds.
PLAYGROUND FEATURES
The playground has one smaller structure designed for kids ages 2-5 and one very large structure for kids 5-12.
The older kid structure is a huge complex of climbing, balancing, and sliding options that will keep kids challenged and engaged. Of all the parks in the NMB area this one is showing its age the most. Both structures reveal cosmetic fading and some defacement but still have plenty of life left in them.
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The one negative here is the lack of shade.
Central Park does have fun and intriguing play structures so don’t skip out on it entirely. If you’re going on a warm and sunny day then take precautions by bringing sunscreen and some hats. Or simply save this for the morning or evening hours.
There is one small area of tree cover that provides shade over one bench during most the day. The nearby shelters also offer some reprieve from the hottest summer days.
MORE INFO ON PARKS IN NORTH MYRTLE BEACH
Be sure to check out the other great parks in the North Myrtle Beach area.
The city of North Myrtle Beach has a useful website that lists the amenities at local parks plus forms needed to rent shelters or fields.