Sunday, April 14, 2013

Reedy Creek Park, A Charlotte Picnic Haven

Reedy Creek Park, A Charlotte Picnic Haven





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Reedy Creek Park, A Charlotte Picnic Haven

Do you live in the Charlotte, NC area? Are you trying to save some money this summer by staying close to home for your vacation? You'll love going on a picnic in one of Mecklenburg County's great parks! The Mecklenburg County Parks and Recreation Department has broken the County into five Park Regions. In this series of articles we'll feature at least one park from each of these regions. In this article we'll start with Reedy Creek Park from the East Park Region.

Reedy Creek Park at 2900 Rocky River Road has something for everyone from the adventurer to the laid back soul to the kids to the family dog. It features one indoor and nine outdoor pavilions that can be reserved for your family reunion or corporate event. Each of these pavilions has grills and plenty of picnic tables for your event. There are also plenty of individual picnic tables spread around the park for your convenience.

If you're looking to work up a sweat, there are several options for you at Reedy Creek Park. My favorite is the 18 hole disc golf course. This course takes playing frisbee to a whole new level. The object is to throw your disc through a chain link "hole" several hundred feet away. The hilly course winds through the woods and crosses water to challenge even the most skilled disc golfer. You'll be surprised at the workout this game will give you. If disc golf isn't your game, there are volleyball courts, softball fields, a basketball court and soccer fields to keep you busy. One of the soccer fields can be configured into a regulation cricket pitch. Did you know that anyone even plays cricket in the United States?

The park borders on the Reedy Creek Nature Center and Preserve. The Preserve has 10 miles of well marked hiking trails that will offer you the opportunity to get back to nature with a great variety of wildlife. The trails will take you up and down hills, across streams and through meadows as you see a variety of birds, mammals and assorted plant life. The trails vary in difficulty from easy to quite strenuous so make sure you stop at the Nature Center and check out the map before you start hiking. Dogs are allowed on the trails as long as they're kept on leashes no more than six feet in length. Please clean up after your dog.

The Nature Center itself is open Monday - Saturday from 9:00 to 5:00 and Sunday from 1:00 to 5:00. The Nature Center features live animals, an exhibit hall and a gift shop. Perhaps the best thing about the Nature Center are the educational programs they offer. During the summer season they have almost daily programs that range from "Hovering Hummingbirds" to "P.L.A.N.T. Club" (Preschoolers Learning About Nature Together). For more information, search for Reedy Creek Park's Facebook page.

For those of us who like to take things a bit slower, Reedy Creek Park has horseshoe pits, fishing in two different ponds and plenty of space to just kick back and relax. If you're going to fish, you'll need a license if you're aged 16 or over. There are also playgrounds for the kids.

Remember I said there was even something for the family dog? Barkingham Park is a four acre fenced in dog park where you can let your best friend off his leash and let him run around. Dogs have to be fully documented and current in their vaccinations to be allowed in the park and children under 12 have to remain outside the dog park.

In our next article, we'll pay a visit to Freedom Park in the Central Park Region. Freedom Park is thought of as Charlotte's version of New York's Central Park. Stay tuned.


Reedy Creek Park, A Charlotte Picnic Haven

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