This is a great park that's secluded from the city. It has great walking trails if you want to get…read morein some exercise on the regular, but it also has fields for sports if you're interested in doing that. (For what it's worth, I'm not sure how you go about reserving the fields as I've never done it, but I'm sure calling Parks and Recreation could lead you in the right direction...) I'd go as far as saying this is probably the best park in Gaston County.

Great place to go and sit and read in quiet for a while. Or even pack a picnic for the family and…read morealso take a while around the beautiful man made lake. Make sure to look out for the bald eagles and turtles!

One of my favorite places for a walk. Love the farmers market, decorations at Christmas. Great…read morefamily spot.

Beautiful park. Come sit read or walk. Very peaceful. Love coming here. Always a friendly face and…read moreget conversations with a stranger. People are very nice in this small town. You will see the Belmont police patrolling several times down the street believe me you are safe LOL. There is a high playground for the kids. Across the street are many restaurants and shops including steakhouse bars and coffee shops. Highly recommended this beautiful park.

Featuring a small mulch-based playground, a cute fireplace and a small amphitheater with a stage,…read moreit's not much. I have seen better. There is some street parking. It is located adjacent to the McAdenville town hall. [Review 12589 overall, 2381 of 2019.]

This large and well kept park includes one lighted softball field, a lighted little league field,…read moreone lighted soccer/football field and another unlighted soccer/football field. I found picnic shelters and a half-mile walking track. There is also a nice playground area with slides and climbing areas. A bench for the grown-ups is nearby. There is a bit of construction going on, so who knows what's being added? [Review 14245 overall, 1568 of 2020, number 2681 in North Carolina.]

This large park features a big open space for football or soccer, tennis courts, a lighted baseball…read morediamond with bleachers and a permanent structure for concessions, playground and several picnic tables and benches. There seems to be more than enough parking available. The picnic shelters and the ball field are available for rental to residents and non-residents. [Review 12585 overall, 2377 of 2019.]

I did the Kit & Caboodle tour for my birthday and it went above and beyond expectation. Most…read moreimportantly the animals were very well cared for. They were all healthy, bright eyed, active and well socialized. Their enclosures were spacious, very clean, well maintained, species appropriate and provided enrichment. All encounters were careful to put animal and human safety first. I've worked in vetmed/animal rescue for 30 years so seeing animals well cared for and accustomed to their handlers gave me confidence Darby Farms is a place I can support. Now to the tour itself: Do it. Book it right now. You get SO MUCH for such a reasonable pric. We got two hours of personal interactions, petting and feeding, with over 30 species! Our guide Ryan was incredibly informative and knowledgeable, even taught us hardcore animal nerds some new facts we didn't know. He was skilled at handling even the squirmiest of creatures gently. It's absolutely magical to be able to touch and connect with animals I've only seen from behind glass in zoos. Thank you to Darby Acres for providing this unforgettable experience

Darby Safari went so above and beyond our expectations. We love zoos, but this was so much more…read morethan just staring at a bunch of animals behind bars - instead we had multiple opportunities to get up close, touch and feed the animals. In addition, some free range friends walked along with us humans on the tour and literally wanted to eat out of our hands. Our guides, Maddie and Shane, were fantastic! Extremely knowledgeable about the animals, and excellent at making sure everyone in the fairly sizable tour group had an opportunity to see or feed each animal they introduced. We bought the "Kit and Kaboodle" package which was so incredibly worth it! Some zoos allow you a "personal encounter" with one species, or by holding up an animal and letting you pet it,... but in the encounter room, Maddie and Shane spent an hour or more introducing us to at least 10 animals, all different species, in very interactive ways. We held armadillos, hand wrestled a mongoose, let a tiny monkey jump from shoulder to shoulder between us eating Fruit Loops, fed and high-fived otters, and so much more. I truly can't say enough about how happy we are that we included Darby Safari in our first ever trip to Charlotte!

This simple park does not appear on Google Maps but it's here. There is not much to it. The…read moretopology is quite uneven and it is surrounded on all sides by homes. There is unmarked street parking. The park has a "natural surface" walking trail that runs almost a mile, a large picnic shelter that is available for rental and some benches. There is no playground and no other activities. [Review 12588 overall, 2380 of 2019.]