We love this newly renovated park. There is tons of parking…read moreavailable in the lot even on the weekends. The park offers two baseball fields, a soccer field, a great playground area, and a nice shelter. There is a lot of open green space to use as well. The walking path goes around the entire complex. On a sunny day it's great, but the path floods a bit when it rains. The park was very clean and had conveniently located trash cans throughout. Our first visit was around 5pm so there was tons of shade. We've also been during the middle of the day and the trees still helped out a lot. There are several benches around the playground area so it's easy to relax and keep an eye on your little ones. The playground is equipped for kids of all ages and includes toddler swings. Its learning areas include multiple mazes, sign language boards, letters, shapes, and numbers. The only downfall is the bathrooms. There was no changing station in men's nor women's bathrooms. They were also pretty dirty by the time we got there. For such a family friendly complex, the bathrooms were very disappointing.

Less a park and more a "athletic facility," Safrit Park has two softball fields, a soccer field,…read morerestrooms and concession facilities. There is a half-mile walking trail that loops around the park and it's excellent. Smooth and some shade here and there. The playground is currently roped off because of the pandemic but is great, with a mulch base. [Review 13160 overall, 477 of 2020.]

Super wonderful and professional large park. Bellingham has fitness stations, a large…read morebaseball/softball field, a soccer/football field, picnic shelters, tennis courts and walking trails. There is allegedly a free wifi signal here but it was not working today. I particularly enjoyed the walking trails and had a good loop around the park. The playground is parked off because of the pandemic but the tennis courts are available. [Review 13208 overall, 525 of 2020.]

great park if you like lighted ball fields and tennis (pickle ball) courts and a large playground…read morefor little people with lots of parking in two well maintained lots which will fill completely up and then some on little league nights... and that's not all! also available for your outdoor fun is a regulation size football pitch with moveable nets, dual bocce courts with a new resilient surface (spongy foam covered with genuine simulated turf, not the fakey stuff) and matching shuffle board lanes... there's a one-mile paved circuit around the perimeter with access to the surrounding neighborhoods - which is really convenient for them and leaves keeps spots available for more distant travelers - the trail markers are not to be trusted as the first quarter mile looks nearly as long as any two of the remaining three but I'm pretty sure the whole thing is around a mile around... and there's an inner loop with five workout stations to drop a little strength and balance work into the middle of your cardio. each station has three different sets of exercises so you have about 250 workout combinations besides the runnings in between... in closing: there are two shelters with seating and toilet facilities and potable water. one by the ball diamonds, the other in the exercircle but there are no train tracks nearby...

We really enjoyed our visit to the renovated park. The additional parking lot is really helpful and…read moremade it easy to access the playground. There are Indoor, family and handicap-friendly bathrooms right off the parking lot. We started with the awesome playground. I think it's great for kids between 2- to 7-years old. Older kids may not find it as exciting. There is a special Toddler area with two play Barnes, a music-making area and two toddler swings. I would love if they added extra toddler swings. Yall know how hard it is to get a toddler to take turns, so the line was a little long.This playground also has 4 big kid swings and a handicap-friendly swing. If you follow the trail past the tennis courts, there is another play area with a super-cool climbing theme. It has an actual climbing wall and a climbing structure with a curvy slide. My 3 year old was able to navigate it with a little coaching. We wrapped up the visit with a walk around the trail. It is mostly paved with some gravel areas. We had no problem pushing the kids' wagon around. They added several nice benches throughout the park. They also added location signs for safety. The picturesque bridges would be great for photos. Extra note, you can play Frisbee golf throughout the park, just follow the trail. They have two picnic shelters, one large and one small. There is also a lot of clear, open space. They did a great job with the renovation and we can't wait to go back.

This was a nice warm weekend, the park had more people there than I expected but the experience…read morethere was still enjoyable. Plenty of dog walkers and mothers with their children was there walking and playing. We had a wonderful visit as we walked the pathway around the park.

I believe Bailey Road Park is the largest park operated by the city of Cornelius. At more than 66…read moreacres, the large disc golf course gives players plenty of room to toss those frisbees and chase after them throughout. Baseball and softball fields, batting cages, a football field, picnic shelters (reservable!) with grills, restrooms, tennis courts and even a walking track. I had a great visit here and would definitely return. [Review 17306 overall - 3293 in North Carolina - 824 of 2022.]

I giving only 1 star Evaluating on the playgrounds alone. The actual ball fields look awesome as…read moredoes the frisbee golf part. The very very bleak playground more on bailey road is seriously lame-o. The larger playground outback past the tennis courts was likely great 10 years ago but has been very badly neglected. On the up side it is "under renovations". On the downside the town chose July - sept to do the renovations. Seriously, who plans these things. Kids are off for the summer and your closing for the summer. Another bright side is if and when this place does get a facelift it looks like it'll be pretty neat AND best of all big trees line the area so it's nicely shaded. Another note - weird note- the trees that surround the playground has these trees that drop pussy droplets and then clunk - these hard lime colored and sized things start dropping. I'be only lived here a couple years and have no ideas what they are. Weird choice for landscaping by a playground. After some googling I think they are eastern black walnut trees I'll come back this fall and check the renos out and offer an update.

Has a sweet playground with rock climbing wall that the kid loved. Slight risk of covid19 infection…read morebut otherwise great. Bring your hand sanitizer.

There is finally a challenging disc golf course close to my house! This course is pretty awesome,…read morebut is very tough. Tactfully situated in between the baseball and soccer fields, there is every type of hole you can think of. Bradford Park was built to host the world's in 2012. It also has a very nice feature, in that you have the choice to play the full 18 (which will take you a while) or to simply loop around for a quick 9 hole experience. There have been a few changes made to it since it's inception for the better. On a side note, bring some discs you aren't afraid of loosing, as there are plenty of places for them to disappear.

This very cute park was mostly unoccupied on a Sunday morning which gave me plenty of opportunity…read moreto explore without being disturbed. It is a neighborhood park, surrounded by residences on all four sides. The size of a city block - 3.5 acres - it features a gazebo, a play structure, a bank-shot basketball game, picnic tables and a walking area for the Park Avenue neighbors. It was clean from litter and the "Bankshot" game looks like a whole lot of fun. [Review 1137 of 2024 - 3632 in North Carolina - 22161 overall]

This lovely park is perfect for bringing the toddlers and other young ones for some outdoor…read moreexercise. The park has a playground, restrooms, picnic shelter and a paved sidewalk trail. Eight picnic tables and one grill for a great lunch spot. There is plenty of parking. [Review 14394 overall, 1719 of 2020, number 2719 in North Carolina.]

Beautiful park with lots of space to walk and play! The playgrounds here are very detailed and…read moreinteresting! I can tell that lots of time went into planning this space for the littles to enjoy! Bathrooms are fairly clean, the grass is well maintained, and there is ample space to enjoy a good jog or brisk walk here on the greenway. Beautiful in every season and I love how spacious this place is!

Beatty's Ford Park in Denver is one of those places the whole family looks forward to every summer…read more Situated right on Lake Norman with a beautiful waterfront setting, and the amenities back it up completely. The splash pad is the big draw for the kids and it delivers. They have a swim beach now too with water quality tested weekly, which is reassuring as a parent. There's a fishing pier if you want to wet a line, a boat ramp for those coming in off the water, and a playground with swings that keeps younger ones busy when they need a break from the splash pad. Covered picnic tables, grills, clean restrooms, and a concession stand round everything out so you can genuinely make a full day of it without having to leave. The setting on Lake Norman makes it feel like more than just a neighborhood park. The views are great and the atmosphere is relaxed. Staff have been friendly every visit. The facility is well maintained and it shows that Lincoln County puts real effort into keeping it clean and accessible. Drive is worth every mile. A fantastic spot for families.

Great for picnics, family fun and boating…read more Since we moved to Denver NC from Cornelius two years ago, I've wanted to explore some of the amenities such as Parks. Never was able to find the time however. Today was my chance. Most of my time on Lake Norman and Cornelius and parts of Huntersville are right across the water from this Park. Beatty''s Ford is a very old Road that originated in Charlotte and proceeded up to the Natural Ford on the Catawba River and dates back to before the American Revolution. That disappeared when Lake Norman was filled back in the early 1960"s. Beatty's Ford Road is still there and in Huntersville after it crosses NC Hwy 73, it just ends at waters edge. Had a general idea where it was at but confirmed but pulling up a map online. Not far from where we normally have Sunday Breakfast in an area referred to as Triangle. Does not have as many amenities as some of the other Parks around Lake Norman and generally geared to Families with Children or people looking to put their boat into the water and spend a day cruising Lake Norman. Has a great jungle gym, some very nice Picnic Shelters, Hiking Trails and a goodly number of boat ramps. There is a large outdoor fireplace, and it looks like they had disk golf, but it has not been maintained. It's a relaxing place on the water. You can look down stream toward Cowan's Ford Dam and they two large structures are part of the McGuire Nuclear Plant. A little to the left of that, you are looking at neighborhood called the Peninsular and where we lived in Cornelius was on the water about a mile awsy. When the weather gets cooler, definitely going to pack up a picnic basket and spend some quite time here.