Founders Park
Founders Park, formerly known as Carolina Stadium, is a ballpark in Columbia, South Carolina on the banks of the Congaree River. The facility cost $35.6 million to build and is the home stadium for the South Carolina Gamecocks college baseball team.- Type: Stadium
- Description: baseball park at University of South Carolina
- Also known as: “Carolina Stadium”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Columbia station and Colonial Life Arena.
Columbia station
Railway station
Columbia station is an Amtrak train station in the Congaree Vista neighborhood of Columbia, South Carolina, served by the daily Floridian. The station opened in 1991, replacing a 1904-built Seaboard Air Line Railway station two blocks east. Columbia station is situated 2,900 feet north of Founders Park.
Colonial Life Arena
Sports venue
The Colonial Life Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Columbia, South Carolina, primarily home to the University of South Carolina men's and women's basketball teams. Colonial Life Arena is situated 3,400 feet northeast of Founders Park.
Guignard Brick Works
Historic site
Guignard Brick Works is a historic industrial site and national historic district located in Cayce, Lexington County, South Carolina. The brick works was established by the Guignard family in about 1803 and over the years produced brick for many buildings in Columbia, South Carolina and throughout the South. Guignard Brick Works is situated 2,500 feet west of Founders Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Columbia and West Columbia.
Columbia
Columbia is the capital city and second largest city in South Carolina. It is home to the main campus of the University of South Carolina, and to the Army's Fort Jackson.West Columbia
Town
West Columbia, formerly Brookland, is a city and commuter town in the suburban eastern sections of Lexington County, South Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, West Columbia had a population of 17,416.
Five Points
Suburb
Five Points in Columbia, South Carolina is a shopping, restaurant, and nightlife area that attracts customers from the nearby University of South Carolina and the Columbia metropolitan area. Five Points is situated 2 miles northeast of Founders Park.
Founders Park
- Categories: sports venue, baseball, recreation area, sports location, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Richland County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.98649° or 33° 59′ 11″ north
Longitude
-81.04255° or 81° 2′ 33″ west
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
865WXXP4+HX
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=stadium
OpenStreetMap feature
sport=baseball
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Founders Park” goes by many names.
- French: “Founders Park”
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