John's Island Park — Attraction in Charleston

This park is not well-maintained at all! As it was a new find -- for me, at least -- and the closest city or county park, I was hoping this would be another option for entertaining my boys. In its present state, I'd have to pass on that notion. Trash was strewn all over the place, the playground equipment and picnic area were filthy and uninviting. There was a group, or two, playing what appeared to be a loosely organized game(s) of soccer on the amply sized open fields. There are a few tennis courts that have potential, but don't look to be used very often. There has been talk of the city spending money on acquiring adjacent land for expansion, which would be nice as the park, itself, could be a boon for the community. However, just some TLC, general maintenance and promotion, would benefit both the park and the...

Really enjoy playing tennis here. There are 5 hard courts and I've never had to wait to play during the morning on weekends. There are a few inevitable cracks in the courts but everything is in good condition. I haven't used them but there are also volleyball nets, frisbee golf and big park areas to walk your dogs. All around a great...

The playground equipment is pretty decent and new, but the fact that the only bathrooms are a very long walk away From the little kids playground, and on top of that we’re locked when we got there in the middle of the day in the middle of the week… I will not be returning...