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Welcome to the Aiken County Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department Website. Our mission is to provide safe and innovative recreational programs and park amenities of the highest quality that our resources allow to all citizens of Aiken County and its visitors.

Wanted:  Certified Lifeguards and Water Safety Instructors
Lifeguard
Lifeguards - $7.65/hr
                     Water Safety Instructors - $7.99/hr

For more information please call 803-642-7559 or email elangston@aikencountysc.gov or tcooks@aikencountysc.gov



Aiken County Photo Contest
Register NOW - June 28!!

Photographer

Aiken County PRT wants your best Aiken County photograph!

Photographs will be judged and the winning entries will be used in a 2013 Aiken County Calendar to be sold at the Aiken County Visitors Center.

An art show and unveiling will be held in October to showcase the winners.

1.  Photographers must be amateurs and/or hobbyist.
2.  Photos need to be taken in Aiken County within the past two years (2010-2012). 
3.  They can be of any season, landmark, landscape, etc...
4.  Entry fee is $5.00 per photograph.
5.  Photographer must agree to have the image used and sold.
6.  Submit photographs electronically to elangston@aikencountysc.gov or you can submit a negative.

Click Here to Register Your Photo!


Your Passport to FUN This Summer!

Passport

Aiken County PRT Outpost Camps 2012, your passport to an exciting South Carolina summer!

Join us as we explore all things fun that the Palmetto State has to offer!  Camps will be 2-week sessions.  7:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.  Monday - Friday.  Each Friday there will be a day trip. 

Quick Information
*
For ages 6 to 12
* Space is limited, Register early
* Campers will need a bag lunch everyday
* Snacks and drinks will be provided
* Registration fee is $190 per session

Session 1:  June 4 - 15
Busbee/Corbett Elementary School, Wagener, SC

Session 2:  June 18 - 29

Jackson Middle School, Jackson, SC

Session 3:  July 2 - 13 (No camp July 4)
Aiken County Recreation Center, Graniteville, SC

Session 4:  July 16 - 27
Harrison Caver Park, Clearwater, SC



2012 Senior Trips!!

Brookgreen Gardens

Wednesday, May 16 - Aiken State Park
Visit Aiken State Park with us!!  Enjoy breakfast, fishing, lunch, and more activities with us at Aiken State Park.  We will leave Aiken at 6 a.m. and Wagener at 6:30 a.m.  $7/person

Saturday, June 9 - Abbeville, SC
Join us as we go to Abbeville's Opera House to see Church Basement Ladies follwed by dinner (at your own cost).  We will leave Wagner at 12:15 p.m. and Aiken at 1:00 p.m.  $35/person


July (date to be announced)- Greer, SC:  BMW Plant
Witness a car being made during our BMW plant tour.

Tuesday, August 7 - Anderson, SC
Tour the Happy Cow Creamery and shop downtown Anderson.  Lunch will be in downtown Pendleton at Farmer's Hall.  Then visit Split Creek Farm, a Grade A goat dairy.  End the day with dinner at Grits and Groceries.
$35/person

Friday, September 14 - Wadmalaw, SC
Begin with lunch at Tomato She Cafe and shopping at Stono Market.  Then visit the Angel Oak that has been shading John's Island for over 1400 years.  Enjoy a trolley ride through the tea plants at Charleston Tea Plantattion.  Sample wines and cheese at Irvin House Vineyards.  End the day shopping at Tanger Outlet.

Monday - Thursday, October 1-4
Myrtle Beach, SC

Friday, November 9 - Sumpter, SC
Shaw Air Force Base


Join us as we take a rolling tour of Shaw Air Force base, see a F-16 fighter, and various weapons systems.  We will have lunch at Subway (not included in price) on base.  

Please note:  Anyone participating must submit to a background check before entering base.  Base regulations require anyone entering base to submit to a background check therefore, you must be registerd for this trip by October 26.  When registering, we need your full name and Social Security number.  If you have any questions, please contact us at 803-642-7559.

Thursday/Friday, December 6 & 7 -
James Island, SC

Day 1:  Take a 3-mile drive through James Island County Park to see millions of light displays.
Day 2:  Shop at Tanger Outlet before returning home.

Please call for times or to register!

 


Run Through Fall 5K Series
 
 Final Overall Standings



After School Program
at
Busbee Corbett Elementary-Middle School

Register Now

The after school recreational enrichment program provides a safe environment for children and includes an afternoon snack.  Activities include homework time, crafts, projects, games, healthy lifestyle initiatives programs and more...

Age:  Kindergarten - Sixth Grade
F
ee: 
$35 per week or $10 per day

Daily Schedule: 
3:00 - 3:15  Attendance and Snack
3:15 - 4:30  Homework
4:30-5:30
  Structured/Organized play activiites
5:30 - 6:00 
Free Play

Children must be registered in advance to participate!!

 


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Starlight Cinema Screen

2012 Starlight Cinema Dates!

Bring a blanket or lawn chair and join us for a movie!  Come about 30 minutes before for a good seat.  All movies begin at dark unless otherwise noted.
April 13

Spring is HERE!

Enjoy family night at the park!

"Mr. Poppers Penguins"

Johnny Wood Park

Belvedere SC
April 27

"Rio"

Bring out the entire family for a night under the stars! 

Dinner and a Movie at Camp Gravatt
(Reservations Required for Dinner)

Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, S'Mores and FUN!

Dinner 6 to 7:30

Adults - $10
12 and under- $6
Under 3 - Free
Cash or Checks to ACPRT

Rural Aiken, SC
May 4

"American Graffiti"

Langley Pond Park

Aiken Horsepower Club will be on site!

 Langley, SC
May 23

"Marley & Me: The Puppy Years"

Cumberland Village

Aiken, SC
June 2

Celebrate!  School's Out!

Summer Kick-Off and Swim-In!

"Alvin & The Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked"

Aiken County Recreation Center

Graniteville, SC
August 10

"Flicka 2"

Wagener Salley High School
(will be on football field)

Wagener, SC
September 21

"The Big Year"

Boyd Pond Park

Rural Aiken, SC
October 5

"We Bought a Zoo"

Sassafrass Festival

Burnettown, SC
November 21

"Home Alone"

Chitlin Strut

Salley, SC




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