Mecklenburg County Recreation Resource and Program Guide Mecklenburg CountyPark Parkand & Recreation
Spring 2014
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Welcome!
Summer Camps
Dates To Remember................................4 Frequently Called Numbers....................4 Letter from the Director.......................... 5 Park and Rec News............................... 6-7
Preschool................................................ 53 Elementary........................................53-55 Teens................................................. 55-57 Adults..................................................... 57
Parks, Preserves & Greenways
Therapeutic Recreation
Major Facilities Map................................9 Dog Parks...............................................10 Americans with Disabilities...................10 Charlotte B-Cycle................................... 11 Volunteering.......................................... 11 Partners for Parks/Park Road Park........ 11 Bark in the Park Festival....................... 12 Historic Sites.......................................... 13 Fishing.................................................... 13 Youth Sports Leagues.......................14-15 Adult Athletic Leagues......................... 16 Grayson Skateboarding Park................ 16 Golf Facilities......................................... 17 Disc Golf................................................. 17 Junior and Adult Golf...........................18 Senior Golf.............................................18 Cycling & Race Events...........................19 NC Sailing and Rowing.........................19 Grady Cole Center Events.....................20 Tennis Facilities and Lessons............21-22 NC Cooperative Extension...............23-24 Greenways and Map........................ 25-27
Programs and Events........................58-62
Recreation Centers Rec Centers and School Rec Site Map.....29 Rec Centers and School Rec Site Chart...30
Nature Centers McDowell Programs and Events.........32-37 Latta Plantation Programs and Events..... 38-44 Reedy Creek Programs and Events.... 45-50
Get Going Guide
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Spring 2014
ON THE COVER: Park and Rec’s 2013 “Bark in the Park” event
Preschool Programs and Events........................ 63-67
Elementary Programs and Events........................68-72
Teens Programs and Events........................73-76
Adults Programs and Events........................77-79
Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners: George Dunlap (District 3); Bill James (District 6); Dumont Clarke (Vice Chair, District 4); Karen Bentley (District 1); Matthew Ridenhour (District 5); Trevor Fuller (Chair, At- Large); Vilma Leake (District 2). Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Commissioners Joe Pata, Kendel Bryant, Rob Brisley (Chairman) Elaine Powell, Norman Mitchell, Tistan McMannis, Charlie McRee, Ed Barnhart, Doug Burnett , Brenda McMoore, Sheryl Smith, Travis Dancy, Jude Harding, Ed Barnhart. Members are appointed by the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners. They promote parks and recreation for Mecklenburg County residents and advise County Commissioners on facilities, programs and activities.
Seniors
Bill Carroll, Managing Editor BBSA Public Information Department
Programs and Events........................80-82 MeckSenior Day Trips............................ 83 Senior Nutrition Program.....................84
Leo Caplanides, Editor BBSA Public Information Department
Aquatics Programs and Events........................85-92 Starfish Aquatics Program.................... 86 Ray’s Splash Planet - Lessons................ 87 Marion Diehl Pool - Lessons................. 88 Marion Deihl Pool - Water Exercise.....89 MC-Aquatics Center - Lessons...............90 MC-Aquatics Center - Water Exercise.... 91 World’s Largest Swim Lesson!.............. 92
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