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Flat Branch Nature Preserve

Flat Branch Nature Preserve in Charlotte: what the county records as being there, and what it does not record.

Address11833 Tom Short Rd, Charlotte, NC 28277
TypeNature Preserve
County districtSouth
Parking recordedYes · 23 spaces
DaysSun-Sat
Hours as recordedDaylight
ReservableYes

What the county records here

Trails and water

  • Walking trail

Space to sit and gather

  • Picnic shelter

On site

  • Restrooms

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What we deliberately do not publish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

What we established, and from where

  • Mecklenburg County's GIS trail layer records 6 official trails at Flat Branch totalling 0.49 miles. Surfaces by trail count: natural 4, concrete 2. Horses permitted on 0 of these trails; bicycles on 0. Blaze colours recorded: purple 3, green 2.

    documented Mecklenburg County GIS · checked 2026-09-14

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 South district