I visited the Festival of Lights at Tanglewood Park last night and it was a sight to see! Beautiful…read morelights and displays. Some areas had holiday music playing. It was a drive thru experience but you were able to stop at the gift shop half way thru. They had various items from local businesses for sale. I would definitely visit again next year!

We *try* to visit Tanglewoof bark park every Sunday with our puppy and his sisters (adopted by…read moreother families). It's always a good crowd, weather permitting. It's fun seeing familiar faces - both human and pup. I like how it's separated into two spaces for both large and small dogs. We've only have wonderful experiences at this dog park :)

White the authorities haven't filled it with sand to enforce social distancing like some other…read moreskate parks, this one is surrounded by a 15 foot tall fence and the entrance gate is secured with a strong padlock. And it is right next to the Mooresville Police Department. As such, there will be no shredding or skating here until the pandemic is over. The space s large and the features are in good shape. Lots of rails and bars and ramps to roll up and down. Lots of open space to ensure that no one gets moving all too quickly. Nothing significantly elevated to a point that Tony Hawk would be feeling challenged in any way. But it is cool and it's a near spot. There are some shady spots where you can sit and enjoy watching others. There is plenty of parking. No other services here. [Review 13197 overall, 514 of 2020.]

Great park! Very clean. Has great obstacles and set up very well. Lots of ledges, stairs and ramps.read more

Stumbled upon this cute little park area as we were driving around exploring side roads from Old…read moreFort to Asheville. What a gem! This little community center seems to have a lot to offer: - The playground is a lot of fun- both our kids, ages 4 & 7, loved it! A well-kept wooden playground with swings (3 regular & 1 baby swing), a seesaw, a tire swing, and a big plastic sea monster for climbing. - Short paved walking loop with some benches, picnic tables and grill, and 1 of those little exercise stops and a creek flowing by (great for kids to splash around in!) - Large grassy field - Basketball court (half court) - Community garden - Large picnic table area with covered pavilion - Leashed dogs allowed (please pick up after them - there are poop bags along the sidewalk) The community center appears to be closed right now and I haven't checked out the website yet but there's a board with some info by the playground. It seems like they offer yoga classes (Free maybe? Says "donations accepted"), there's an ad for reiki healing, and a whole calendar of events for children and adults. This center definitely seems to run on donations and volunteers. We were happy to contribute to the painted metal donation post by the playground. Peaceful, safe, beautiful park areas like this are hard to find these days. We're passing through, as we're just frequent vacationers to the area, but I hope the community keeps up this little local gem!

For me, the main feature at Stanford Park was the Skate Park though the 90 degree temperature…read moreprobably is why no one was there shredding today. The skate park is located inside the larger Stanford Park but deserving a business of its own, this is a big space with all sorts of loops and rails and open space for the skateboarders to do their thing. The park has a chain link fence all around (open today) plus a concession stand (closed today) and a few sets of bleachers for the spectators. As for the rest of the park, there are baseball and soccer fields, playgrounds, and more. I was focused on the skate park and not the rest of the park. [Review 15406 overall, 909 of 2021, number 2956 in North Carolina.]

Find yourself a local park with amenities that also serves as the entrance to a lovely greenway and…read moreyou've found Jamison Park. Located just south of Meadowlark Middle school, the park has ample parking, an EV charging station, a pavilion that can be reserved, picnic tables, grills, a dog park, and plenty of green areas to run around. Multiple paths also lead to the Muddy Creek Greenway where walkers, bicyclists, roller bladers and runners are welcome. Restrooms are also available at the pavilion. This park pretty much checks all the necessary boxes. My wife and I parked here to walk the greenway and then sat at the pavilion on a lovely day and just enjoyed the sights and sounds. Simplicity has its advantages!

A quick hike while you enjoy nature…read more They have a dog park too, and there's people training their dogs. You can Jog, Bike and even skate in the area. Very cute place

This park was on a one-way road. It is receded from the main streets in this hilly area and feels a…read morebit private. There was a skate park, picnic area, and a few other amenities. The road was dodgy and the trash not picked up. The place seemed like it would benefit from better care. It is a free green space, which is always a good thing.

Very, very nice park that you might not notice so much from the main road (Church Street). We went…read moreon a group hike that included a leg through this park in February of 2017 and it was very pretty. There is a skate park and a disc golf course in this park as well as a large pavilion. There are (steep) steps up to the road just behind the Virginia Museum of Natural History. The actual hiking path is rather steep also. In our group, those that could not manage a steep hike used the pave roads to cover the same distance.

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!