It's summer in West Columbia and that means children are out of school and parents are looking for something to do. 

In the year of the coronavirus, people are practicing safety, and still having fun with their families. 

Rebecca Hawkins and Rachel Mellin could not wait to take advantage of West Columbia's newest park. The two of them brought three children to the Carraway Children's Park, Wednesday to get the kids out of the house for some healthy activity. 

"We rode by the park last week and decided to come back when we had the chance," said Rachel. Wednesday was the first day they had the opportunity. 

The two live in Ridgeway, but they are frequent visitors to Riverwalk. Rachel, who went to school at USC, used to live across the street at the Redtail on the River apartment complex when it was called The Garnet Way. She loves all that West Columbia has to offer.

For their Wednesday visit, Rachel and Rebecca brought a snack of fresh strawberries for their kids. It was the perfect time to visit the park.

"We saw that the (Carraway Children's) park had opened on Facebook," Rebecca said. "That's where we first heard about it, so we finally got a chance to come check it out."