Spring Grove Site

Charleston County Park & Recreation Commission's (CCPRC) Spring Grove site is a 638-acre property located off U.S. 17 (Savannah Hwy) near Adams Run and Ravenel. This property was purchased in 2016 through a combination of funding sources from CCPRC, Charleston County Greenbelt, and the SC Conservation Bank (and secured by Ducks Unlimited).

The Spring Grove site functions as a "gateway to the combined Ashepoo, Combahee, and Edisto river watersheds ("ACE Basin"), with habitat types including loblolly pine flatwoods, bottomland hardwoods, and freshwater wetlands. Historically, the property was utilized for silviculture timber production. Various natural and cultural resource surveys have been conducted on the property to help inform the site’s master planning. CCPRC currently conducts active land management on the site, including prescribed burning, timber harvests, and exotic/invasive vegetation control, as needed to maintain forest health

Conservation Easement

Like many of CCPRC's undeveloped "future park" properties, the Spring Grove site maintains a conservation easement held and monitored by Ducks Unlimited. The conservation easement works to protect important habitats by limiting the site development to compatible recreational and land management activities.  

Future Park

In coordination with our project consultants Outdoor Spatial Design (West Ashley) and various sub-consultants, Charleston County Parks is undergoing a park master plan for the Spring Grove site. Part of this master planning process is funded by a generous donation by Mead Westvaco, which owned the property prior to CCPRC’s purchase.

Timeline

April 2024

The site land use plan (PDF) was developed to help us understand opportunities for the future park. During the site’s initial public engagement phase, project boards and surveys were posted at various west county locations to help develop a vision for how the site may best benefit Charleston County residents..  

April 2025

Two Master Plan concepts for the Spring Grove Future County Park were developed from the initial public engagement phase. To help the design team develop and implement the final Master Plan, additional project boards with a link to a public survey was available to view at a number of west county locations and online. 

• View Master Plan Concepts A & B (PDF)

The time frame for actual development of the park has not yet been established by the Commission. Once approved, the final site master plan will work to ensure future development is compatible with site conditions, follows the property's conservation easement and is responsive to community input.