Charlotte Outdoors
Parks, greenways, entrances, parking and routes across Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, built from public records and sourced guides.
Greenways and routes
Charlotte's greenways: what they are and where they go
Mecklenburg County's greenways are not, strictly speaking, footpaths. The county classes them as linear parks and as…
/outdoors/greenways/Charlotte greenway parking: 75 county-mapped access points
If you are searching for a Charlotte greenway map because you need somewhere to leave the car, this is the parking layer behind…
/outdoors/greenway-parking/West Charlotte greenways: Irwin Creek, Stewart Creek and Wesley Heights
Charlotte's greenway attention goes almost entirely to Little Sugar Creek. The west-side network gets very little of it, which is…
/walks/west-charlotte-greenways/For families and pets
Playgrounds, spraygrounds and water play
Mecklenburg County records a playground at 148 parks. Ten have a sprayground. This page lists all of them, from the county's own…
/families/playgrounds-and-water-play/Dog parks in Charlotte & Mecklenburg County, NC
Mecklenburg County's park data flags 15 parks as having a dog park. Nine have a Charlotte mailing address; six are in the…
/pets/Outdoor places
Carolina Raptor Center, Huntersville
It started with one bird. In 1975 someone brought an injured broad-winged hawk to Dr Richard Brown, an ornithologist at UNC…
/outdoors/carolina-raptor-center/Day trips from Charlotte, NC
Charlotte sits within reach of state parks, historic sites, museums, lakes and mountain country. This guide focuses on…
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