Someone tell Fido and the kids! Hilton Head to reopen dog park and playgrounds soon

Looking for a place to host a socially distanced picnic or let the dog run?

The remainder of Hilton Head Island’s parks, picnic shelters and playgrounds will reopen Saturday after being closed as coronavirus precautions.

Chaplin Community Park — including its dog park, tennis courts and recreational fields — Bristol Sports Arena, Veterans’ Park, Green Shell Park, Hilton Head Park, the Cordillo tennis courts and Compass Rose Park are all set to reopen.

Jarvis Creek Park and Crossings Park were reopened earlier this month.

All bathrooms, playgrounds and picnic shelters will also reopen on Saturday.

However, special events and organized gatherings are not authorized at this time, according to a news release from the Town of Hilton Head Island.

All Hilton Head Island beach access points have also reopened, but with restrictions. Catch up on the status of island beaches using our beach guide.

This story was originally published May 29, 2020 at 9:41 AM.

Katherine Kokal

The Island Packet

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Katherine Kokal graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism and joined The Island Packet newsroom in 2018. Before moving to the Lowcountry, she worked as an interviewer and translator at a nonprofit in Barcelona and at two NPR member stations. At The Island Packet, Katherine covers Hilton Head Island’s government, environment, development, beaches and the all-important Loggerhead Sea Turtle. She has earned South Carolina Press Association Awards for in-depth reporting, government beat reporting, business beat reporting, growth and development reporting, food writing and for her use of social media.