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Paris Mountain State Park Greenville, South Carolina
Four lakes, 17 miles of trails, Civilian Conservation Corps structures, and a former bathhouse explaining the area’s water-supply history make it an urban-edge mountain refuge.
The Story of Paris Mountain State Park Greenville, South Carolina
Paris Mountain State Park rises only minutes from downtown Greenville but feels like a wooded mountain getaway. Civilian Conservation Corps crews built its stone-and-timber structures around Lake Placid in the 1930s, and the park now offers trails, camping, paddling and seasonal swimming.
Paris Mountain State Park Greenville, South Carolina in Context
Paris Mountain State Park rises only minutes from downtown Greenville but feels like a wooded mountain getaway. Civilian Conservation Corps crews built its stone-and-timber structures around Lake Placid in the 1930s, and the park now offers trails, camping, paddling and seasonal swimming.
What Makes It Special
The park makes mountain scenery accessible without a long drive into the Blue Ridge. Visitors can walk around Lake Placid, climb more demanding forest trails or study the handsome CCC bathhouse, now home to exhibits and park information.
Interesting Facts
The park contains more than 15 miles of hiking and bicycling trails. Mountain bikes are restricted on Saturdays. The renovated CCC bathhouse overlooks Lake Placid.
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The Story of Paris Mountain State Park Greenville, South Carolina
Paris Mountain protects 1,700 acres around a monadnock rising just outside Greenville.
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