Blue Heron Nature Trail

A open-air park pavilion with a green metal roof and cream-colored columns sits beside a pond with a fountain, partially framed by a large sprawling live oak tree draped with Spanish moss. A smaller white building with a matching green roof stands to the right. Lush greenery, trimmed shrubs, and a manicured lawn surround the structures on a sunny day.

A paved nature trail curves gently to the left alongside a gravel path, separated by a wooden split-rail fence. Tall pampas grass with feathery plumes lines the right side of the trail, backed by a mix of palm trees, pine trees, and dense green forest. The scene is sunny with blue sky visible through the tree canopy.

Blue Heron Nature Trail Map


Harold Turpin Park

A large multi-level wooden treehouse playground structure with a thatched roof, walkways, and a green tube slide, labeled 'Ridgeland,' surrounded by mature oak trees. Two children are visible near the slide on a gravel play surface. The photo is taken from beneath a nearby wooden pavilion with a red pendant light in the foreground.

Harold Turpin Park Map


Malphrus Park

Malphrus Park Map


Ridgeland Veterans Memorial Park Veteran’s Park

Elevated view of Ridgeland Veterans Memorial Park featuring a circular brick plaza with a central flagpole, military branch memorial monuments, landscaped flower beds, and ornamental trees. A sign at the front reads 'Ridgeland Veterans Memorial Park' with gold stars. A two-story red brick courthouse with white columns stands directly behind the park across the street, framed by mature trees on a clear sunny day.

Ground-level view of Ridgeland Veterans Memorial Park showing the entrance sign with gold stars reading 'Ridgeland Veterans Memorial Park,' flanked by black granite military branch memorial monuments and ornamental trees in a circular brick plaza. An American flag and a South Carolina state flag fly from a central flagpole. A red brick courthouse with white columns is visible in the background beneath an overcast sky.

A tall black granite obelisk monument in Ridgeland Veterans Memorial Park bearing two gold stars and engraved white text. The left face reads 'Ridgeland Veterans Memorial Park — Dedicated to thank veterans who served honorably in the United States Armed Forces — Dedicated on Veterans Day, November 11, 2011.' The right face lists the Mayor Gary W. Hodges, Town Council members Josephine G. Bowles, Aileen J. Cleveland, Thomas S.H. Rhodes, and Grady L. Woods, and Town Administrator Jason C. Taylor. The monument sits on a brick base surrounded by white flowers and autumn foliage in the background.

Dedication ceremony at Ridgeland Veterans Memorial Park on a clear sunny day. Members of multiple military branches in dress uniforms stand in formation in the circular brick plaza as black fabric coverings are being removed from the granite memorial monuments. A crowd of onlookers lines both sides of the park. The entrance sign reads 'Ridgeland Veterans Memorial Park' with gold stars. A red brick courthouse with white columns is visible in the background beneath a bright blue sky.

Ridgeland Veterans Memorial Park Veteran’s Park Map


Ralph Tuten Memorial Park

A bronze sculpture of a great blue heron with wings spread wide rises from the center of a circular brick planter overflowing with pink, red, and white petunias at Ralph Tuten Memorial Park. A serpentine brick and paver walkway winds through the landscaped park behind the sculpture, flanked by low brick walls, green lamp posts, palm trees, and pine trees under a clear blue sky.

Elevated view of Ralph Tuten Memorial Park showing a wide serpentine brick and paver walkway flanked by low brick walls, ornamental lamp posts, palm trees, and lush landscaping. A circular planter with a bronze heron sculpture and colorful flowers sits at the center of the park with a sign reading 'Ralph Tuten Memorial Park.' A Comfort Inn and parking areas with vehicles are visible on either side, with pine trees and a water tower in the background under a partly cloudy sky.

Close-up view of a bronze sculpture depicting two great blue herons in flight, mounted on a twisted branch-like pedestal, rising above a lush circular garden bed filled with pink, white, and yellow flowers at Ralph Tuten Memorial Park. Green lamp posts, low brick walls, palm trees, pine trees, and a commercial building are visible in the background beneath a vivid clear blue sky.

Ralph Tuten Memorial Park Map

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