The Charlotte Handbooksourced, dated, checkable

First Ward Park

First Ward Park in Charlotte: what the county records as being there, and what it does not record.

Address309 E 7th St, Charlotte, NC 28202
TypeNeighborhood
County districtCentral
Parking recordedNo
DaysSun-Sat
Hours as recordedDaylight
ReservableYes

What the county records here

For children

  • Playground
  • Sprayground

Sport and fitness

  • Outdoor fitness equipment

Space to sit and gather

  • Indoor pavilion
  • Open green space
  • Shade arbour

This is the county’s own amenity record, not a visit. It says a playground exists; it does not say what is in it, whether it is fenced, or whether there is shade. Nobody has recorded that, and we are not going to invent it.

What we deliberately do not publish

Opening times change with the season and with the weather, and the county’s own accessibility flag is not reliable enough to repeat — it marks a modern indoor recreation centre as non-accessible. For both, check the county’s current page before you travel.

Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation

Where this comes up

What else is close

Distances are straight-line from the recorded coordinates, not walking distance — there may be a creek, a rail line or an interstate in between.

Other parks in the county’s Central district