Greenville district, South Carolina, United States
Places to visit near Mauldin
Mauldin is a town in Greenville district, South Carolina, United States, home to about 25,135 people. Within 50 km by road there are 194 places to visit — 65 churches, 46 forts & heritage, 24 lakes, dams & reservoirs and 6 hill stations & viewpoints. The must-see places are Conestee Nature Preserve (5 km), McBee United Methodist Church (5 km) and Greenville Zoo (13 km).

Mauldin at a glance
- Location
- Greenville district, South Carolina, United States
- Population
- about 25,135
- Coordinates
- 34.7787° N, 82.3101° W
- Places within 50 km
- 194 (21 must-see)
- Best time to visit
- October to February for forts & heritage; August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open for lakes, dams & reservoirs; year-round for churches
Top places to visit near Mauldin
Ranked by how worth the drive they are from Mauldin: must-see places and the closest well-loved spots first. Open a place for photos, today’s visitor status, timings and directions.
- Conestee Nature PreserveWildlife · GreenvilleMust-see
- McBee United Methodist ChurchChurches · GreenvilleMust-see
- Greenville ZooWildlife · GreenvilleMust-see
- Christ ChurchChurches · GreenvilleMust-see
- Conferate MonumentForts · GreenvilleMust-see
- Pelham Mills Post OfficeForts · GreenvilleMust-see
- The Greenville County Museum of ArtMuseums · GreenvilleMust-see
- Sigal Music MuseumMuseums · GreenvilleMust-see
- Upcountry History MuseumMuseums · GreenvilleMust-see
- Gosnell CabinForts · GreenvilleNotable
- Chick SpringsOther · GreenvilleMust-see
- McDaniel CemeteryForts · GreenvilleNotable
More places near Mauldin
- J B Greer Pond Dam D-2888 · lake · Greenville · ~2 km
- Jack W Greer Pond Dam D-2887 · lake · Greenville · ~2 km
- M106A1 · attraction · Spartanburg · ~23 km · Must-see
- Messiah Lutheran Church · church · Greenville · ~3 km
- Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church · church · Greenville · ~3 km
- Laurel Creek United Methodist Church · church · Greenville · ~3 km
- AH-1 · attraction · Spartanburg · ~24 km · Must-see
- Saluda Lake · lake · Pickens · ~24 km · Must-see
- Bethel United Methodist Church · church · Greenville · ~4 km
- Conestee Mill · fort · Greenville · ~4 km
- Conestee Falls · waterfall · Greenville · ~4 km
- Paris Mountain State Park · sanctuary · Greenville · ~25 km · Must-see
Things to see near Mauldin, by type
Churches near Mauldin
68 churches within 100 km of Mauldin. The closest is Messiah Lutheran Church (3 km); the best-known is McBee United Methodist Church (5 km). Best time: year-round.
- McBee United Methodist Church · church · Greenville · ~5 km · Must-see
- Christ Church · church · Greenville · ~14 km · Must-see
- Messiah Lutheran Church · church · Greenville · ~3 km
- Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church · church · Greenville · ~3 km
- Laurel Creek United Methodist Church · church · Greenville · ~3 km
- Bethel United Methodist Church · church · Greenville · ~4 km
Forts & heritage near Mauldin
50 forts & heritage within 100 km of Mauldin. The closest is Gosnell Cabin (1 km); the best-known is Conferate Monument (15 km). Best time: october to february.
- Conferate Monument · fort · Greenville · ~15 km · Must-see
- Pelham Mills Post Office · fort · Greenville · ~15 km · Must-see
- Gosnell Cabin · fort · Greenville · ~0 km
- McDaniel Cemetery · fort · Greenville · ~2 km
- Conestee Mill · fort · Greenville · ~4 km
- Laurel School · fort · Greenville · ~9 km
Lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mauldin
36 lakes, dams & reservoirs within 100 km of Mauldin. The closest is J B Greer Pond Dam D-2888 (2 km). Best time: august to december when reservoirs are full and gates may open.
- J B Greer Pond Dam D-2888 · lake · Greenville · ~2 km
- Jack W Greer Pond Dam D-2887 · lake · Greenville · ~2 km
- Saluda Lake · lake · Pickens · ~24 km · Must-see
- E P Collins Lake Dam D-2875 · lake · Greenville · ~7 km
- South Carolina Noname 23014 D-2894 Dam · lake · Greenville · ~9 km
- Oak Grove Dam · lake · Greenville · ~10 km
Hill stations & viewpoints near Mauldin
21 hill stations & viewpoints within 100 km of Mauldin. The closest is Bird Nest (6 km). Best time: october to february for cool, clear air.
- Bird Nest · viewpoint · Greenville · ~6 km
- Roper Mountain · viewpoint · Greenville · ~8 km
- Butler Hill · viewpoint · Greenville · ~12 km
- Paul B. Ellis, III Overlook · viewpoint · Greenville · ~14 km
- Piney Mountain · viewpoint · Greenville · ~18 km
- Glassy Mountain · viewpoint · Pickens · ~43 km · Must-see
Parks near Mauldin
18 parks within 100 km of Mauldin. The closest is Southside Park (5 km); the best-known is Furman University Bell Tower (25 km). Best time: year-round, evenings.
- Furman University Bell Tower · park · Greenville · ~25 km · Must-see
- Southside Park · park · Greenville · ~5 km
- Gatlin Park · park · Greenville · ~9 km
- Rockwood Park · park · Greenville · ~10 km
- Green Forest Park · park · Greenville · ~11 km
- Watts Park · park · Greenville · ~13 km
Museums near Mauldin
17 museums within 100 km of Mauldin. The closest is Living History Farm (8 km); the best-known is The Greenville County Museum of Art (15 km). Best time: year-round.
- The Greenville County Museum of Art · museum · Greenville · ~15 km · Must-see
- Sigal Music Museum · museum · Greenville · ~15 km · Must-see
- Upcountry History Museum · museum · Greenville · ~15 km · Must-see
- Living History Farm · museum · Greenville · ~8 km
- Harrison Hall of Natural Science · museum · Greenville · ~8 km
- Symmes Hall of Science · museum · Greenville · ~9 km
A one-day trip from Mauldin
5 of the best places within 60 km, in driving order so you don’t double back: about 33 km on the road.
- Start in Mauldin
- 5 km McBee United Methodist Church · church, Greenville
- 1 km Conestee Nature Preserve · nature spot, Greenville
- 11 km Christ Church · church, Greenville
- 1 km Conferate Monument · monument, Greenville
- 2 km Greenville Zoo · nature spot, Greenville
- 13 km Back to Mauldin
Plan a longer trip from Mauldin — the planner adds a place to stay each night and keeps the route to one loop.
From travellers near Mauldin
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How to reach Mauldin
All places near Mauldin by distance
Within 15 km of Mauldin
- Southside Park · park · Greenville · ~5 km
- Bird Nest · viewpoint · Greenville · ~6 km
- Gospel Baptist Church · church · Greenville · ~7 km
- E P Collins Lake Dam D-2875 · lake · Greenville · ~7 km
- Word of Life Ministries · church · Greenville · ~7 km
- Antioch Christian Church · church · Greenville · ~7 km
- Standing Springs Baptist Church · church · Greenville · ~8 km
- Living History Farm · museum · Greenville · ~8 km
- Harrison Hall of Natural Science · museum · Greenville · ~8 km
- Roper Mountain · viewpoint · Greenville · ~8 km
- Roper Mountain Science Center · attraction · Greenville · ~8 km
- Rock of Ages Baptist Church · church · Greenville · ~9 km
- Symmes Hall of Science · museum · Greenville · ~9 km
- Laurel School · fort · Greenville · ~9 km
- Gatlin Park · park · Greenville · ~9 km
- South Carolina Noname 23014 D-2894 Dam · lake · Greenville · ~9 km
- Rock Hill Baptist Church · church · Greenville · ~9 km
- Oak Grove Dam · lake · Greenville · ~10 km
- Military History Center of the Carolinas · museum · Greenville · ~10 km
- Rockwood Park · park · Greenville · ~10 km
- Reedy Fork Baptist Church · church · Greenville · ~11 km
- Green Forest Park · park · Greenville · ~11 km
- First Baptist Church of Greenville · church · Greenville · ~11 km
- Browns Pond Dam D-2858 · lake · Greenville · ~11 km
- Greenville Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church · church · Greenville · ~11 km
- Butler Hill · viewpoint · Greenville · ~12 km
- Lanneau-Norwood House · fort · Greenville · ~12 km
- Rockvale Baptist Church · church · Greenville · ~12 km
- Watts Park · park · Greenville · ~13 km
- Hopewell United Methodist Church · church · Greenville · ~13 km
- War Memorial · fort · Greenville · ~13 km
- William Bates House · fort · Greenville · ~13 km
- Martin Pond · lake · Greenville · ~13 km
- Butler Springs Park · park · Greenville · ~13 km
- Saint Giles Presbyterian Church · church · Greenville · ~13 km
- Cleveland Park · park · Greenville · ~13 km
- Major Rudolf Anderson, Jr. Memorial · fort · Greenville · ~13 km
- Rock Quarry Falls · waterfall · Greenville · ~13 km
- Wilkins House · fort · Greenville · ~13 km
- W R Cely Pond Dam D-2892 · lake · Greenville · ~13 km
15–50 km — half-day trips
- Furman University Bell Tower · park · Greenville · ~25 km · Must-see
- Mattoon Presbyterian Church · church · Greenville · ~16 km
- Huff Creek Watershed Lake · lake · Greenville · ~16 km
- Bethlehem United Methodist Church · church · Greenville · ~16 km
- Earle Town House · fort · Greenville · ~16 km
- Prince of Peace Catholic Church · church · Greenville · ~16 km
- Scout Hut · fort · Greenville · ~16 km
- Poe West · fort · Greenville · ~17 km
- Gcca · museum · Greenville · ~17 km
- F. W. Welborn House · fort · Greenville · ~17 km
- Washington Avenue Church of God · church · Greenville · ~17 km
- Shoeless Joe Jackson Memorial Park · fort · Greenville · ~17 km
- Art Bomb Studios · museum · Greenville · ~17 km
- Woodside Mill · fort · Greenville · ~17 km
- Gallery View · museum · Greenville · ~17 km
- Larkin's Sawmill · fort · Greenville · ~17 km
- Woodlawn Baptist Church · church · Greenville · ~17 km
- Freemans Lake Dam D-2843 · lake · Greenville · ~17 km
- Robert Quillen Office and Library · fort · Greenville · ~17 km
- Ellison Flour Mill · fort · Greenville · ~17 km
- American Spinning Company Mill No. 2 · fort · Greenville · ~18 km
- Fulton Presbyterian Church · church · Spartanburg · ~18 km
- South Carolina Noname 04003 D-3141 Dam · lake · Anderson · ~18 km
- The Lofts of Greenville · fort · Greenville · ~18 km
- Community Grove Baptist Church · church · Spartanburg · ~18 km
- Piney Mountain · viewpoint · Greenville · ~18 km
- Eastside Worship Center · church · Greenville · ~18 km
- Saint James Episcopal Church · church · Greenville · ~18 km
- East Riverside Park · park · Greenville · ~18 km
- Hollywild Animal Park · sanctuary · Spartanburg · ~39 km · Must-see
- Westside Park · park · Greenville · ~19 km
- Calvary Assembly Church · church · Anderson · ~19 km
- Hilltop Avenue Baptist Church · church · Greenville · ~19 km
- Sans Souci Church · church · Greenville · ~19 km
- McBee's Tint & Detail · fort · Greenville · ~20 km
- Renta's Place · fort · Greenville · ~20 km
- Taylors Mill · fort · Greenville · ~20 km
- Fairview Presbyterian Church · church · Greenville · ~20 km
- Parkwood Baptist Church · church · Greenville · ~20 km
- Antioch Presbyterian Church · church · Spartanburg · ~20 km
50–100 km — one-day trips
- Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve · sanctuary · Greenville · ~51 km · Must-see
- Laurens County Courthouse · fort · Laurens · ~51 km · Must-see
- M60 · attraction · Anderson · ~52 km · Must-see
- Lake William C Bowen · lake · Spartanburg · ~54 km · Must-see
- Caesars Head Mountain · viewpoint · Greenville · ~58 km · Must-see
- Battle of Blackstock's Historic Site · fort · Union · ~58 km · Must-see
- South Carolina Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Pickens · ~60 km · Must-see
- Raven Cliff Falls · waterfall · Greenville · ~60 km · Must-see
- Pinnacle Mountain · viewpoint · Pickens · ~61 km · Must-see
- Lake Blalock · lake · Spartanburg · ~62 km · Must-see
- Howard's Rock · attraction · Pickens · ~62 km · Must-see
- Norton Falls on Lake Glenville · waterfall · Pickens · ~63 km · Must-see
- Lake Summit · lake · Greenville · ~63 km · Must-see
- Old Pickens Presbyterian Church · church · Oconee · ~66 km · Must-see
- McAlpine Mountain · viewpoint · Greenville · ~66 km · Must-see
- Sassafras Mountain · viewpoint · Pickens · ~66 km · Must-see
- Sumter National Forest · sanctuary · Abbeville · ~67 km · Must-see
- Keowee · fort · Oconee · ~70 km · Must-see
- Falls Creek Landing At Keowee · waterfall · Oconee · ~70 km · Must-see
- Holmes Educational State Forest · sanctuary · Greenville · ~71 km · Must-see
- Chestnut Mountain · viewpoint · Greenville · ~71 km · Must-see
- Jocassee Dam · lake · Oconee · ~74 km · Must-see
- Thicketty Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~77 km · Must-see
- Rose Hill Plantation State Historic Site · park · Union · ~78 km · Must-see
- Lake Greenwood · lake · Laurens · ~78 km · Must-see
- Lake Adger · lake · East Tennessee · ~78 km · Must-see
- Lake Jocassee · lake · Oconee · ~79 km · Must-see
- Episcopal Church of the Nativity · church · Union · ~79 km · Must-see
- Gorges State Park · sanctuary · Transylvania · ~82 km · Must-see
- Lake Hartwell · lake · Oconee · ~82 km · Must-see
- Robinson Rock House Ruin and Plantation Site · fort · Greenville · ~83 km · Must-see
- Peachoid · attraction · Cherokee · ~84 km · Must-see
- Secession Hill · park · Abbeville · ~84 km · Must-see
- Lower Whitewater Falls Trail · waterfall · Oconee · ~85 km · Must-see
- Oconee County Cage · attraction · Oconee · ~86 km · Must-see
- Station Cove Falls Trail · attraction · Oconee · ~88 km · Must-see
- First Baptist Church of Ninety Six · church · Greenwood · ~90 km · Must-see
- Lake Greenwood State Park · lake · Greenwood · ~91 km · Must-see
- Looking Glass Rock · viewpoint · Transylvania · ~91 km · Must-see
- Bluerock Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~92 km · Must-see
Count by type (within 100 km)
| Type | Within 50 km | Within 100 km | Nearest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Churches | 65 | 68 | Messiah Lutheran Church (3 km) |
| Forts & heritage | 46 | 50 | Gosnell Cabin (1 km) |
| Lakes, dams & reservoirs | 24 | 36 | J B Greer Pond Dam D-2888 (2 km) |
| Hill stations & viewpoints | 6 | 21 | Bird Nest (6 km) |
| Parks | 15 | 18 | Southside Park (5 km) |
| Museums | 17 | 17 | Living History Farm (8 km) |
| Waterfalls | 10 | 15 | Conestee Falls (4 km) |
| Wildlife, forests & gardens | 5 | 12 | Conestee Nature Preserve (5 km) |
| Other attractions | 6 | 11 | Roper Mountain Science Center (8 km) |
Mauldin: questions travellers ask
What are the best places to visit near Mauldin?
Conestee Nature Preserve (nature spot, about 5 km), McBee United Methodist Church (church, about 5 km), Greenville Zoo (nature spot, about 13 km), Christ Church (church, about 14 km), Conferate Monument (monument, about 15 km), Pelham Mills Post Office (heritage site, about 15 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Mauldin?
194 places on Spotwander: 65 churches, 46 forts & heritage, 24 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 6 hill stations & viewpoints, 15 parks.
Which is the nearest church to Mauldin?
Messiah Lutheran Church, about 3 km by road; Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church (3 km) is next.
Which is the nearest fort to Mauldin?
Gosnell Cabin, about 1 km by road; McDaniel Cemetery (2 km) is next.
Which is the nearest lake to Mauldin?
J B Greer Pond Dam D-2888, about 2 km by road; Jack W Greer Pond Dam D-2887 (2 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Mauldin?
Start in Mauldin, visit McBee United Methodist Church, then Conestee Nature Preserve, then Christ Church, then Conferate Monument, then Greenville Zoo, and drive back — about 33 km by road in all.
What is the best time to visit places near Mauldin?
October to February for forts & heritage; August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open for lakes, dams & reservoirs; year-round for churches.
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Sources: places from OpenStreetMap contributors, Wikidata and GeoNames; Mauldin’s location and population from GeoNames; see also Mauldin on Wikipedia. Data sources & credits.