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Park Road Park Playground

Park Road Park Service Rd, Charlotte, NC 28210, USA

Overview

Category:Best Outdoor Playgrounds
Location:Charlotte, NC

Expert Summary

Detailed Insights

Park Road Park Playground stands out for its thoughtful design catering to both children and supervising parents, featuring separate play areas for different age groups (toddlers/little kids and older kids), extensive natural shade, and a safe, cushioned playground floor. It's praised for being a clean, quiet, and calm environment.

Key Highlights

  • Separate, age-appropriate play zones for 'little kids' and 'older kids'
  • Abundant natural shade, making it comfortable even in summer for parents and children
  • Safe, cushioned playground floor material (explicitly noted as 'not sharp pieces of wood')
  • Clean environment that fosters a sense of safety
  • Reported as quiet and calm

Standout Features

  • Dedicated play areas for different age groups (big kids and small kids)
  • Ample natural shade coverage across play areas
  • Safe and cushioned playground flooring
  • Includes swings, seesaws, sandboxes (a small one specifically mentioned), and monkey bars
  • A quiet and calm atmosphere

Perfect For

Excellent for 3-year-olds and 'little kids' due to dedicated equipment and zones
Well-suited for 'older kids' with a separate playground area, suggesting equipment like monkey bars
Overall, suitable for a wide range of young children, from toddlers to early school-age kids, due to segregated play zones

Ideal For

Families with children of varying ages (e.g., a toddler and an older sibling) due to separate play zones
Parents looking for a playground with extensive shade during warmer months
Playdates, offering a calm and clean environment
Families prioritizing safety with cushioned flooring over wood chips

💡Pro Tips from Reviews

  • Plan for restroom breaks, as the nearest facilities are a 10-minute walk away. Consider taking children to the restroom before visiting or leaving if they frequently need one.
  • Ideal for a relaxed outing, especially for parents seeking a shaded and safe environment.
  • Bring your child's favorite sandbox toys for the small sandbox mentioned.

Things to Consider

  • No restroom facilities directly on-site; the nearest restroom is a significant 10-minute walk away, which is inconvenient for children

Price & Value

Not mentioned in reviews (it's a park playground, generally free).

Accessibility & Special Needs

  • No specific accessibility accommodations mentioned in reviews

🍎Food & Drink Policy

  • Not mentioned in reviews (typical for an outdoor park, assume outside food is permitted but no specific rules or concessions mentioned)

🚗Parking Info

  • Not mentioned in reviews

👥Crowd Levels

  • Reported as 'quiet and calm', suggesting it's not typically overly crowded or has periods of low crowd density

🛡️Safety Features

  • Safe playground floor made of cushioned material (not sharp wood pieces)
  • Clean environment
  • Felt safe according to parents

When to Avoid

  • If your child has frequent or urgent restroom needs, as facilities are a considerable walk away
  • If you require immediate access to amenities beyond playground equipment

What People Say

What's Great

  • Safe environment for children (mentioned in 3 reviews)
  • Spacious play areas (mentioned in 3 reviews)

Recent Reviews

M K

M K

10 months ago

What a nice playground!! I think this playground seems to have been created with children and the parents who are watching over them :) The safe playground floor and plenty of shade, so parents will feel less tired even in the summer. Swings, seesaws, sandboxes, monkey bars, etc. I highly recommend this playground :)

Mrs

Mrs

10 months ago

Eureka!! This is a really nice playground. There are playgrounds for big kids & small kids separately. And there is a small sandbox!! The playground floor is made of safe and cushioned material (not sharp pieces of wood). The best thing is there are a lot of shades!! 😁 My kid loved this place :) Big thanks to people who made this playground. 😀👍 💯

Tuhin Ganguly

Tuhin Ganguly

4 years ago

This was a great place for my 3 year old. They have two different playground - one for the little and the other one’s for the older kids. This was our daughters first outing during the pandemic and she thoroughly enjoyed it. The place was clean and felt safe. We will be back.

Mykhailo Panchuk

Mykhailo Panchuk

4 months ago

The playground looks good, but there is no restroom. There is a restroom 10 minutes away by foot. Which is not a big problem for an adult, but for children it is far away.

Shams Mahmood

Shams Mahmood

4 months ago

It’s quiet and calm

Contact Information

Park Road Park Service Rd, Charlotte, NC 28210, USA

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Opening Hours

Monday: Open 24 hours
Tuesday: Open 24 hours
Wednesday: Open 24 hours
Thursday: Open 24 hours
Friday: Open 24 hours
Saturday: Open 24 hours
Sunday: Open 24 hours

Quick Stats

Overall Rating
4.7
Total Reviews303
Recent Reviews5