Here is a post I posted a year or so ago for someone looking to "scope" the area. Maybe this'll help if you can do this "Tour of Fort Mill":
Okay - here's my very long-winded plan:
There's Carowinds Theme Park and Plaza Fiesta on Carowinds Boulevard (don't know where you're coming from, but if you're going 77 south, you WON'T miss the exit!... and you'll see the new "Intimidator" coaster on the right).
You can begin at that exit (It'll say "Carowinds"), turn right onto Carowinds, drive straight (for breakfast there's a Cracker Barrel on the left if that interests you), and then make a left onto Pleasant Road. When you get to the intersection of Gold Hill and Pleasant Road, make a right onto Gold Hill Road and it will take you towards Tega Cay, which may as well be a part of Fort Mill because it's just an eye blink - but very nice. (It is "kinda" a part of Fort Mill, but people there will let you know it's "Tega Cay" - No insult! I like Tega Cay).
Make a left at the traffic light onto the 160 (There's a McDonalds there). Take the 160 as far as it goes - you'll pass plazas, Bruster's Ice Cream, a very nice Wal-Mart, you'll see "Baxter Village" on the right (Kind of a neat BIG neighborhood with Starbucks, shops - worth a drive through - there's a YMCA there - a REALLY nice one). You'll pass "over" the 77, keep going straight and you'll see "The Peach Stand" on the right, some nice greenery with horses on the left, Walter Elisha Park on the right... when you come to the first traffic light after Walter Elisha Park, go through it and make a left onto Main Street (over the train tracks - very quaint and is part of the "160").
Make a right onto Tom Hall Street (still part of the "160"). You'll see a sculpture of flowers and a "Hardy's" - you'll see Bank of America on the left, a fire hall, the Post Office. Keep going and pass the CVS on the right (at a traffic light, cross street will be "Banks").
You'll see the Leroy Springs Complex on your left. This is a FANTASTIC facility - kind of like a YMCA but they have activities for kids like horse back riding, archery, cheerleading, karati, etc... (adult stuff, too) - it's a work-out facility and the people there are AWESOME!
Once you go past Leroy Springs Complex, make a left onto Springfield Parkway (a new Walgreens will be on your right and Fairway Gas Station). You'll go up Springfield and Fort Mill Elementary School will be on your right, you'll go past some new apartments going up. Keep going straight and there's the neighborhood "Springfield" on your right and across from that is "The Field Trial Barn" (well, the road to it! People have weddings and stuff there. I went to one in the fall and it was GREAT! So much fun!).
The new Nation Ford High School will be on the right (Fort Mill has two high schools, and quite a few elementary and middle schools - the schools here are second to none!).
Once you pass the high school you'll come to an intersection (you'll see a beautiful white house straight ahead and slightly to the left), make a left at this light and you'll see some nice greenery, more horses and "The Dairy Barn" on your right (The Field Trial Barn is a part of The Dairy Barn, one of its facilities). This road will take you straight back to the "160" and let out at Walter Elisha Park (that you would already have passed). Make a right turn and you'll be on the "160" again and go past the horses and the Peach stand and head back to the 77.
NOW - you can forego making a left after the high school and go RIGHT instead. This will take you back to Gold Hill Road and get you back onto the 77 as well (you'll pass Springfield Elementary school on your left, go straight through that light at the School and also pass The Charlotte Knights Stadium (Baseball) on the left as well (the roadway to it anyway). You'll go through an intersection where "Captain Steve's" restaurant will be on the right.
You'll keep going and pass a CMC urgent care medical facility on the right. The 77 should be right there.
This route will take you in a huge circle, however, it's not even close to all that Fort Mill has to offer. I've just given you some of the main roads. You'll see some nice neighborhoods, but there are MANY roads and hidden gems along the route I have given and beyond.
Fort Mill neighbors Charlotte, NC and Pineville, NC (great malls and restaurants). It also neighbors Indian Land in SC and Ballantyne (a part of Charlotte, NC that's pretty neat). It also butts heads with Rock Hill, SC which has some neatness of its own (Dave Lyle Blvd - an exit you'll pass if you are going 77 South - in Rock Hill has Manchester Cinema, a mall, a Target, a Walmart, restaurants).
At first glance you may feel like you're far from everything in Fort Mill, but trust me - it's the PERFECT location location location! You are a mere 20 to 30 minutes from Uptown Charlotte and the other areas I've mentioned (some areas only a 10 - 15 minute drive).
You get the best of both worlds - country and city!
Good luck! I hold no responsibility if you get lost! LOL
(If any Fort Millians find any errors in my post - please correct me!)
I hope this helps!
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