We were looking for a trail close to home and found Lookout Park Walking Path via Trailhead Park on…read moreAllTrails. You can actually drive to this park if that's more your speed. It's a really nice park with a disc golf course, soccer fields, etc. You can walk right down to the lake too and there's a very small beach. This was my favorite part. There was almost no one else there when we were there on a weekend. The trail itself was nice. If you're looking for a hilly walk in Charlotte, this is probably the steepest we've done right in Charlotte.

They got the name right with this one - the park has a great view of the lake and has some larger…read moreclearings for picnicking and enjoying nature. The trail from here up to Trailhead is still open. There are picnic tables with a view and grill, a large parking lot, open space with a soccer field and even a structure with bathrooms. I loved the view of the lake. [Review 13060 overall, 377 of 2020.]

This large park - 7 acres - has some developed features but the part I enjoyed most was the…read moreundeveloped natural land beyond. There is a walking path that includes a small bridge over the creek. I enjoyed the walking trail today. At the entrance to the park, three decent playground areas with climbing frames, play places and swing sets. Perfect for getting the little ones tuckered out. The map suggests that Wyanoke Avenue goes through the park. It does not. There is street parking and please be respectful of the folks who live here. [Review 14490 overall, 1816 of 2020, number 2742 in North Carolina.]

New favorite park in Charlotte? At very least a nice hidden away option for the kiddos, especially…read moreif you live on the east side of town. Multiple play areas, including a covered shelter, and you might get lucky and have a train go by. It was nice to walk to the back of the park area and look out onto a stream. One of the street art place making projects the city sponsored is at the entrance and another is just a couple of blocks away at an entrance to a greenway path. A few swings, plenty of slides, and even some rock climbing knobs to get up to the two tallest slides. Perhaps it was because we were cooped up with the pandemic and this was only the second park we visited, but went with our older daughter and returned the next day with her younger sister too.

I found a trail at this park on AllTrails and it looked nice so we decided to check it out…read more The beginning of the trail was really nice. It goes through a wooded area and down to the river. Then the trail suddenly becomes a disc golf course. Now the disc golf course seemed really nice, but I wouldn't recommend hiking a disc golf course. You're just in the way if people are playing. There's a nice lake later in the course. Overall, I'd recommend it for disc golf or maybe just to hang out at, but I wouldn't recommend walking through the disc golf course like AllTrails recommends.

On our park tour of the city we landed at Idlewild Road Park. This park is amazing. We only visited…read morethe playground area but loved it. The playground equipment is so cool. They have a bunch of really nice pieces I have never seen before. The playground is also huge. There is so many different areas to choose from. The only bad part is one piece of equipment isn't safe. My nephew decided to play incorrectly on the 4 person see saw piece and his foot got scraped up pretty bad. Make sure that your kids don't try to ride/sit/stand on the middle piece of the see saw. There were two groups grilling out at two different shelters close to the playground. They both surrounded the playground. The one thing that impressed me the most was how clean the restroom was. The restroom is super close to the playground too which is very convenient. This park is kinda far from me but I will definitely make the trip out here for the nibblings. Idlewild Road Park 10512 Idlewild Rd Matthews, NC 28105 Tuesday December 31, 2019

I'm not sure how this is the first time I've ever been to this park. It's gorgeous and massive!!!…read moreThere's several different frields for various sports, a skate park and a dog park and some open fields to lounge in. I really loved my time with friends here. We also checked out the dog part and it was huge too. There's sooooo much space for dogs to run. My dog ran his lil heart out and had a blast. There seemed to be plenty of parking too, but we came at a non busy time so I wonder how it looks on a busy weekend. I loved my time here!!

A nice, easy trail filled with scenic bridges, rivers, trees, trails and wildlife. The trail is so…read moregreen, and lush, and has ample parking. It's good for families, pets and solo hikers, and connects to the actual park.

So many different play areas! I love the indoor nature center and the wonderful natural (and gated)…read more"treehouse" area outside of that. There are two playgrounds that are completely different from each other. One is a "Panther's Training Center" theme and the other is a more traditional playground with a toddler and 5-12 play area. The trails are wonderful. I took my little dude out for a trail run in his stroller and trails were nicely kept but natural enough to feel "away from it all".

super lost. literally rn. me and my friend went on a 30 minute run. it has become a hour and 30…read moreminute run because we are completely lost. they dont have a trail map, they dont have a map on apple maps or google maps, they dont have a number to call or a park ranger to contact. what if one of us got severely hurt while lost how would we get help? this is actually ridiculous. and when i did call the number they have listed its just to make appointments. i said F it and tried to talk to someone atleast. when i mentioned talking to a park ranger they gave me a attitude and said "we dont give out park rangers numbers" and the proceeds to give me the number to call, which was the same number i had just called. so thanks. i really appreciate the help. we have been lost for a hour, dehydrated and exhausted. its cool tho we men, we will figure it out thanks to no body.

I am relatively new to disc golf so I was really impressed that the owner took time to explain…read morethings to me and walked me out onto the course, explained the basic types of discs and showed me how to throw. I'm sure he would not have had time to do this had they been busy but they weren't so I really lucked out! They have a great selection of discs in their pro shop and they even have an area where you can enjoy a snack, soda or adult beverage! The course itself is absolutely beautiful and there are parts that have beautiful views. They host PDGA tournaments which are really cool too. I will definitely return!

The person in the pro shop was friendly and helpfu. I like the course, it was quite challenging…read more It gets a little easier once you know the course, but is still a challenge.

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.

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.