Activities: Summerville’s mild climate makes recreational activities available year round. Freshwater lakes, rivers and coastal saltwater areas offer a variety of boating, fishing, hunting and water sports activities. Givhans Ferry State Park, Old Fort Dorchester State Park, Cypress Gardens, Francis Beidler Forest, Lake Moultrie and Lake Marion are all havens for nature and water lovers alike.
Youth Recreation: There is, also, a full range of youth recreational leagues throughout the Summerville area. Gahagan Sports Complex and the Summerville YMCA host many of these leagues. Some of the youth recreational sports available in our area include; softball, baseball, t-ball, football, cheerleading, basketball and soccer. There are, also, adult softball and basketball leagues in our area.
High School football: It is a Summerville favorite for locals. The 2005 season marked Head Football Coach McKissick’s 54th year of coaching football for Summerville High School. During this time, his football teams have compiled 531 wins, 127 losses and 13 ties. Coach McKissick is the only coach in the long history of football on any level; high school, college or pro to pass the formidable 500 win record.
Plantations: Charleston is very well known for its beautiful plantations and gardens. Middleton Place Gardens, Magnolia Gardens and Drayton Hall sit on the Ashley River and are centrally located between Summerville and Charleston. From strolling through the gardens to gathering for a picnic, there are a variety of things to see and do throughout these plantations and gardens.
Golf Courses: Charleston golf courses offer exceptional variety and challenge. Discover world-class golf situated on breathtaking coastal terrain, ranging from true links style to tight wooded lowcountry layouts. Throughout the Charleston area, you will find the best efforts of the world's top architects: Pete Dye, Tom Fazio, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer to name just a few. One of Charleston’s most famous courses is Kiawah Island’s Ocean course, which hosted the 1991 Ryder Cup matches and in 2005 was awarded the 2012 PGA Championship.
The Area: In Summerville, located on the site of an antebellum plantation, Legend Oaks recalls a by-gone era when courses were carved from the land by hand. Cut through the beautiful Lowcountry, Legend Oaks offers a traditional style course. Golf Magazine Travel Editor Brian McCallen likened the approach to the plantation-style Legend Oaks clubhouse, through an avenue of 250-year-old live oaks, to the drive up Magnolia Drive leading to Augusta National. "Though the golf course is more akin to Pinehurst no. 2 in its straightforward presentation of challenge," McCallen added. Legend Oaks Plantation is a classic layout, nestled in Charleston’s Historic Plantation area. Experience golf plantation Style.
Country Club: Also, in Summerville, Pine Forest Country Club brings to Charleston the style and grace of the "Old South." In fact, the course was built on the site of the Hunt Club Grounds for the historic Pine Forest Inn. The Inn was one of the great resorts of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and featured one of the earliest golf courses in the United States as early as 1891.
