Landscape and Open Spaces
Notable design features at Clemson are the landscape and outdoor open space. These components contribute to the beauty and sense of place on campus. The Campus Plan identifies landscapes and open spaces that will be preserved and, in some cases, expanded; and new open space that will be created.
Drawing 22 shows existing and projected landscape elements as well as existing parking lots and projected parking decks. The landscapes that will be preserved are green. On the inner campus those areas are the historic campus green; Bowman Field; the north-south spine from Bowman Field south to the Library and the Strom Thurmond Institute, continuing to Perimeter Road; President's Park; a border north of Highway 93; and Woodland Cemetery. South of Perimeter Road to the west is the Calhoun Field Laboratory; and to the east are the Schoenike Arboretum and Botanical Garden, including the sites of the Hayden Conference Center and Hanover House.
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The dotted green line shows the projected extension of the north-south campus green. From Perimeter Road this spine will continue south to the Madren Center and the lake.
Open space used for athletics and recreation is light green and includes athletic fields and the golf course. Jogging trails are indicated with the pink dashed line. Wooded areas, particularly evident along the lake to the west and intertwined with housing to the east, are dark green.
New or enhanced open spaces are blue green. The asterisk indicates that the space is newly created. These areas will be consistently developed throughout the Core Campus to encourage social interaction, an integral aspect of a pedestrian campus.
Parking is also shown. Existing lots are labeled with the letter P and new lots with an asterisk. Three new parking decks are shown in gray with a black star superimposed. Three parking decks that will be added at a later time are indicated with a white star.
Campus gateways are red circles on the map: new gates are solid red with a large black asterisk, and existing gates are dotted. There are three gateways along Highway 93. One exists east of campus, and there is a new one at the intersection of College Avenue. The third is a new one marking the west end of Perimeter Road. Two others are associated with the road, one at its east end and one marking the south entrance to campus.