Aiken County’s parks and recreation centers have countless amenities, form state-of-the art indoor sports facilities to rugged hiking trails and rural camping areas.

Parks and recreational offerings in Aiken County include Smith-Hazel Park, Riverview Park, H. Odell Weeks Activities Center/Virginia Acres Park, Gregg Park and the Greeneway.

Gel-based blaster water guns are now banned across parks in the city of Aiken. The battery-operated toy can fire off quick rounds of water or gel pellets.

Aiken city leaders have banned gel ball blasters from public parks and the city pool. “They are, shooting them at other kids on the playground,” Parks, Recreation & Tourism Director Jessica ...

"We do a good job at offering unique, niche programming in our parks. Although Aiken County is known for equestrian activities, there are a lot of people that may not know where to get started.

Columbia County Parks and Recreation announced the completion of some recent upgrades and renovations to several parks.