NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - Construction crews are putting the finishing touches on a $36 million expansion of the North Myrtle Beach Park and Sports Complex.Despite recent storms, crews have continued working on the 90-acre expansion, which is expected to open this fall.“This has been something we’ve been working on for the last probably four or five years, and to see it now almost to fruition is exciting,” said Matt Gibbons, North Myrtle Beach Parks and Recreation Director.The expansion includes f...
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - Construction crews are putting the finishing touches on a $36 million expansion of the North Myrtle Beach Park and Sports Complex.
Despite recent storms, crews have continued working on the 90-acre expansion, which is expected to open this fall.
“This has been something we’ve been working on for the last probably four or five years, and to see it now almost to fruition is exciting,” said Matt Gibbons, North Myrtle Beach Parks and Recreation Director.
The expansion includes five new soccer fields, six baseball fields, freshwater ponds, walking trails, playgrounds and picnic shelters.
“We’re known throughout the Southeast,” Gibbons said. “We get a lot of calls from other places asking us about the facility. Teams come down and are shocked — they’ve never seen anything like this. It gives a great impression of our community.”
To help support future recreational planning, the city has also reappointed seven volunteers to the North Myrtle Beach Recreation Commission.
Among them is Dave Kranstuber, who served on the original commission that helped guide the creation of the park and complex.
“We want to be able to connect the residents to the recreation department and give the city feedback on what the community needs in terms of facilities,” Kranstuber said.
While the expansion was originally slated for completion in September, Gibbons said recent weather may push that timeline back slightly.
However, the city still expects the facility to open later this fall.
In addition to the complex expansion, the city plans to break ground in the coming months on a 15-court pickleball facility at Central Park — part of a broader effort to invest in one of the fastest-growing sports in the world.
Gibbons says the city is also looking to expand their Christmas Light Show into the new parts of the sports complex this holiday season.
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