Fuller Park

Fuller Park is owned and operated by the City of Barnwell and is located in close proximity to the downtown central business district.  It is also accessible by way of US Hwy 278 and State Hwys 37 and 64.  This is a main thoroughfare for residents of Barnwell County and visitors traveling through Barnwell.  Fuller Park has been enhanced by the city with recent grant funding (PARD) from the State.   The proposed project, Fuller Park/Turkey Creek Trail, will be a 1/2 of a mile asphalt/boardwalk multi-use trail.  Turkey Creek runs along a boundary of Fuller Park and the trail will run along that boundary and the perimeter of the park.  An elevated boardwalk will be built through a section of the wetlands at the park so that the trail could expose citizens and visitors to the wetland habitat.  Interpretive signs explaining the importance of the wetlands and the different species that inhabit the area would be displayed along the trail.  Trail head shelters would be built at the beginning of the trail head.  The trail head shelters would have picnic tables and grills. This project is the beginning of a multi-phased trail project that attempts to link a number of recreational and educational facilities together throughout the city through the construction of a 3.5 mile multi-use trail.   One of the fundamental pieces of this multi-phased project is the Fuller Park/Turkey Creek Trail.

Where is the trail in the process of being established?

-The trail will be an approximate 1/2 of a mile asphalt/boardwalk multi-use trail at Fuller Park.  The trail will run along the upper and lower perimeter of Fuller Park.  The trail will have one elevated boardwalk that will be built through the wetlands at the park so that the trail can expose citizens and visitors to the wetland habitat. In order to access the trail at the lake the trail users will have to use the current sidewalks and one of the designated crosswalks.  One crosswalk is at the intersection of Highway 64 and 278 (at Sports) and the other is at the top of Dunbarton hill at the intersection of Highway 278, 70, and Pechmann St.

What other features will be added to Fuller Park?

There will be a picnic shelter where the current picnic area is at Fuller Park.   The bathrooms that are at Fuller Park currently will be remodeled.  The baseball field at Fuller Park will be turned into a multi-purpose field.

Is there a date set for when it will be complete? If so, what is it?

The trail project was funded through a Recreational Trails Program Grant.  All work on the trail project has to be completed by April 30,2012 due to grant requirements. 

What needs to be done before that time?

-The boardwalks need to be built. (Finished!)

-Asphalt needs to be laid along the trail (finished)

-Steps will be added to complete trail on the steep hill. (Finished)

-Interpretive signage will need to be designed and placed along the trail. (working)

-The picnic shelter needs to be built. (Finished)

The bathrooms need to be remodeled.  (on hold)

How long will the trail be?

The trail will be an approximate 1/2 of a mile asphalt/boardwalk multi-use trail at Fuller Park

One of the final steps - hydroseeding to fill in grass. Sept, 2011