Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation

Music in our parks is back for the summer!

Meck Sounds is a free, family-friendly concert series bringing you live bands, food trucks and fun at our parks.

Check out the lineup:
- May 21: Blackwater Band at Ramsey Creek Beach
- June 18: The Sound at Eastway Regional Recreation Center
- July 16: The Hitmen Party Band at Pearl Street Park
- Aug 20: Boz Biz Band at Park Road Park

Each concert will run from 7-9 p.m. Find all the details here: https://meck.co/4cPBTyG

Find your happy camping place.

Our options include McDowell Campground, a 56-site campground for tents and RVs. Or you can book the entire 6-tent campground at Copperhead Island on Lake Wylie.

See all our camping opportunities and the details: https://meck.co/3KDWxVl

Hello, free public Wi-Fi! 👋

For your use at 14 of our parks and recreation centers.

It's one of the ways we invest in our community and help bridge the digital divide.

Here's where you can get connected:
- Arbor Glen Outreach Center
- Bette Rae Thomas Recreation Center
- Dorothy Doores Waddy Pavilion at Clanton Park
- Druid Hills Park
- Fred Alexander Park
- Grier Heights Park
- Ivory/Baker Recreation Center
- Kilborne Park
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School Recreation Site
- Reid Park
- Southview Recreation Center
- Sugaw Creek Recreation Center
- Tryon Hills Park
- West Charlotte Recreation Center

You're invited to our community celebration for the reopening of Naomi Drenan Recreation Center and Grayson Skatepark!

Enjoy the renovated center and skatepark, a bounce house, food truck and music on Saturday, May 2 from 12 to 3 p.m.

Don't forget your helmet, kneepads and elbow pads for the skatepark!

Updated features include:
- Main lobby
- Restrooms & lockers
- Refurbished gymnasium floors
- New multipurpose room
- New playground & outdoor shelter updates
- New skate plaza & skate elements
- "Generations of Growth" mural by artist Bree Stallings, managed by the Arts & Science Council

For full center details, visit: https://meck.co/3OcMRpn

📍 750 Beal Street, Charlotte

To us, every day is Earth Day, but we've got some ideas on how you can celebrate it!

- Get outside and explore our trails.
- Hug a tree at one of our parks.
- Use reusable water bottles.
- Sign up for one of our Earth Day events: https://meck.co/3PRhJfQ

Our volunteer cleanups happen all year! Register for one today: https://meck.co/3oY7UiC

We're working to turn the water fountains back on BUT pack extra water just in case. 👇

Our de-winterization process involves over 200 fountains. It can last throughout April, so your preferred drinking spot might not be on yet.

OPEN HOUSE: Come see the new indoor pavilion at Park Road Park on Monday, April 13 from 4-6 p.m.

We'll share reservation information and the features of this over 3,000 square-foot space which include:
- Lobby
- Catering kitchen
- Terrace
- Outdoor area
- Restrooms

Future visitors to the park will be able to view "Wildflower" by artist Oliver Lewis on the outside of the pavilion. This public art project was created in partnership with the Arts & Science Council.

📍 6220 Park Rd, Charlotte, NC 28210

The community garden at Reid Park got a refresh!

Volunteers were out replenishing the soil with compost, laying down w**d barrier fabric and mulching ahead of the growing season.

Check out our volunteer opportunities: https://meck.co/3oY7UiC

For garden program opportunities, visit: https://meck.co/3Qlr8ah

Which one of you lost a diamond ring at Freedom Park? We dredged it up...

April Fools!

All jokes aside, this active dredging project will improve the pond's water quality. Learn more here: https://meck.co/3Lgt7w0.

It's the time of year when we see a LOT of activity on the greenway, and not everyone is traveling as fast as you. Slow down and be alert.

Remember these other tips when you're on the greenway:
- Pedestrians have the right-of-way.
- Keep to the right and pass on the left.
- Don't pass in blind curves.
- When passing, shout a warning and go slow.
- Keep dogs leashed and pick up after them.

Thanks for being safe and helping everyone enjoy their time outside this spring.