Park Circle

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Park Circle, located in North Charleston, is a centrally located park with an unusual layout that includes a popular free frisbee disc golf course.

Originally composed of rice plantations which eventually became subdivided, the planned community of Park Circle was just one of just two “garden city” models in the country. In 1912, a group of Charleston businessmen formed a development company, bought the Burton tract, and began to plan a new community that would include community parks and green space as a central theme.

The 1913 design by William Bell Marquis followed the English Garden City style. The area includes Arts and Crafts type bungalows, with about 17 small parks. Marquis Street is a tribute to the designer and streets such as Durant, Buist, Mixon, Hyde, and O'Hear to some of the other developers. Park Circle was planned with areas reserved for industrial, commercial, and residential usage. It was one of only two English Garden Style city communities in the US and most of the original planning concept remains today. Within the circle itself are 2 baseball fields, a kids playground and the Felix C. Davis Community Center. The Park Circle Disc Golf Course goes all the way around the outside of the same circle, using all 8 green area islands (7 with 1 hole, 1 with 2 holes). It was designed by Charleston Disc Golf Club in 2003, with all holes Par 3.

Park Circle can be used from dawn to dusk. Parking is available at the entrance to the circle on East Montague Avenue. This is also where to park if you want to play the free 9 hole (18 with dual tees) disc golf course that surrounds Park Circle.