North Myrtle Beach Park and Sports Complex

Locals around Little River know this place is worth the trip even if you’re coming from a distance — the playground alone makes it stand out. We’re talking a three-story climbing structure with twisty tube slides that actually deliver, not just the decorative kind. Kids of all ages find something to do here, whether that’s working their way up the climbing features or just running loose on the open grass field between the soccer areas. The restrooms are genuinely clean, which, if you’ve been to enough parks, you know isn’t something to take for granted. Shade trees and covered picnic spots mean you can actually hang out for a few hours without melting.