Nevin Community Park

TAGS: North Charlotte, Free Things to Do, Outdoor, Splash Pad, ADA
📍 Address: 6000 Statesville Road, North Charlotte
⏰ Hours: Dawn to Dusk

• Features:
  • 💦 Covered splash pad (open Memorial Day Weekend)
  • 🦽 Fully handicap-accessible playground with ramps onto structures
  • 👉🏼 Separate playground structures for ages 2–5 and 5–12
  • ☀️ Swings: bucket, full-support, and regular
  • 🥎 Softball fields, shuffleboard, horseshoe course, soccer fields, and walking trails
  • 🧺 Bathrooms and picnic shelters conveniently located

Hornets Nest Park

TAGS: North Charlotte, Free Things to Do, Outdoor, Play 360

Located just 15 minutes from downtown, Hornets Nest Park offers a variety of activities for all ages.

• Features:
  • Large playground with multiple structures, including a separate Carolina Panthers-themed playground
  • Sandbox with four digging tools (rare find!)
  • No-shade play areas—pack sunscreen!
  • Boardwalk on the lake with ducks, geese, and turtles
  • Disc golf course, BMX dirt track, softball complex, basketball courts, and picnic shelters

Hope Park Mooresville

TAGS: Mooresville, North Charlotte, Free Things to Do, Outdoor, Splash Pad, ADA
📍 Address: 106 Montibello Dr, Mooresville, NC 28117

• Features:
  • Fully fenced with separate sections for toddlers and older kids
  • NASCAR-themed playground with race cars
  • 💦 Splash pad with shaded benches
  • ADA communication board in toddler section

Mountain Creek Park

TAGS: North Charlotte, Free Things to Do, Outdoor, ADA, Greenway, Lake Norman
📍 Address: 6554 Little Mountain Rd, Sherrills Ford, NC 28673

• Features:
  • 🛝 Nature-inspired treehouse-style playground by Beanstalk Builders
  • Inclusive play elements: 3 slides, rope bridges, sky hammocks, and ADA-accessible tunnels
  • Mulch ground cover

Blythe Landing Park

TAGS: North Charlotte, Free Things to Do, Outdoor, Greenway, Lake Norman

• Features:
  • Partially shaded walking trails and picnic tables
  • Playground for ages 5–12 with two slides (not ADA)
  • Memorial for Officer Sean Clark
  • Beach volleyball courts
  • Kayak and canoe launching areas

Robbins Park Cornelius

TAGS: North Charlotte, Free Things to Do, Outdoor, ADA, Greenway, Cornelius, Lake Norman

• Features:
  • Bathrooms and shaded seating
  • Paved trail connecting to McDowell Creek Greenway
  • Not fully fenced—close to a busy road

Ramsey Creek Park

TAGS: North Charlotte, Free Things to Do, Outdoor, Splash Pad, Cornelius, Lake Norman

• Features:
  • Large playground with no-shade ziplines
  • Beach area with sand and showers
  • Shaded picnic areas

Rosedale Park

TAGS: North Charlotte, Free Things to Do, Outdoor, Huntersville, ADA, Nature Playground, Lake Norman
📍 Address: 9519 Rosewood Meadow Lane, Huntersville, NC

• Features:
  • ADA zipline, merry-go-round, and communication boards
  • Padded ground cover and natural playground elements

Holbrook Park

TAGS: North Charlotte, Free Things to Do, Outdoor, Huntersville, Lake Norman
📍 Address: 100 Sherwood Dr, Huntersville, NC 28078

• Features:
  • Two playgrounds for different age groups
  • Natural shade and padded ground cover
  • Nearby dining: Slice House Pizza

Abernathy Park

TAGS: North Charlotte, Free Things to Do, Outdoor, Splash Pad, Huntersville, ADA, Lake Norman
📍 Address: Glendale Dr, Huntersville, NC 28078

• Features:
  • ADA-accessible equipment and floor covering
  • Splash pad and picnic shelter
  • Basketball and baseball facilities

Jetton Park

TAGS: North Charlotte, Free Things to Do, Outdoor, Splash Pad, Cornelius, Lake Norman
📍 Address: 19000 Jetton Rd, Cornelius, NC 28031

• Features:
  • Two playgrounds with ADA swings
  • Nature playground and tennis courts
  • Nearby coffee: Waterbean Coffee

North Meck Park

TAGS: North Charlotte, Free Things to Do, Outdoor, Splash Pad, Huntersville, ADA, Lake Norman
📍 Address: 16131 Old Statesville Rd, Huntersville, NC 28078

• Features:
  • Lily Pad Splash Pad—fully gated for toddlers
  • Handicap-accessible ramps and communication boards
  • Shaded wooded play areas with sandbox