Mills River Park — Attraction in Mills River

It is a beautiful (tobacco-free) park. The playground is pretty good for younger kids. There are no swings. There is a building with bathrooms and water right between the playground and a paved trail that's basically just around a grassy field. There are several ball fields. This park also includes a dog park. There's 1 big fenced in area for all dogs. Leash may be removed once inside. There is also a much smaller fenced in area directly beside the main lot for smaller dogs only. Dogs are also welcome outside of the "dog park". They've placed posts with environmentally friendly doody-removal bags all over to ensure people pick up their dog's waste to prevent accidents like poop on your child's shoe. The older mom's will be the first to comment about a dog using the bathroom and have even been pushy/rude to people for basically not catching each turd as they fall to the ground.... Not really, but it seems this way at times. If you aren't at the pile as soon as your dog is done, you can bet someone will say something. And heaven forbid you don't have bags of your own and/or didn't think to grab some from one of the many posts at the beginning of your playtime. I've seen one mom nearly cuss a guy out because she assumed that he just ignored the fact that his dog had pooped or that he was just going to leave it when he was simply walking over to get one of the provided bags at the nearest post....

Overall, it's definitely not the worst park around, but it's also definitely not my (or my kids)...

Just to make it aware . No one under 13 is allowed in the dog park period. And if there is someone under 13 even with full adult supervision in the park you’ll still yelled at, cussed at and the verge of yelled at by an old guy on a golf cart who then gets off said golf cart going up to the gate to intimidate you. And the old man won’t give you a name but he “knows your kind and has dealt with plenty of you before” so just you know what kind of environment they allow. Oh also if you call to try and talk about the situation and admit your fault in the situation but that’s still no excuse or reason to be talked to like that. They’ll cut you off while you’re talking trying to explain and dismiss every single thing you say and they’ll let you know it is completely your fault. That’s all. While I do acknowledge my error in going in the park with my child I should have never been spoken to like that when all I was doing was asking questions. I’m just genuinely appalled a park where child roam the park would allow a grumpy man to speed through the park cussing and yelling at mothers with...

We are traveling back home to Illinois from Hilton Head, SC. Being road trippers with a toddler, we love finding great gems along the way to stop and stretch our legs so LO can burn some energy. We did not expect to find such a great park! The bathrooms were very clean & the playground was excellent. The picnic tables were perfect for lunch, with multiple pavilions and options available. The park has a walking trail, dog park, basketball courts, and is right next to a public library (a great option for kiddos to get out and play if you’re driving a far distance and the weather isn’t suitable for outside play). Every aspect of the park was so well kept, clean, and had an overall safe feeling. Plus, wonderful mountain views! If we ever pass through again, we will...