Park and Recreation Closures
Park and Recreation Closures
Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation periodically has to close portions of existing parks, greenway trails, or facilities for construction or other coordination. Please see below for current closures.
For more information about Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation, visit: www.parkandrec.com
Find park locations and amenities as well as greenway access close to your home by visiting the Park Explorer: https://gis.mecklenburgcountync.gov/MecklenburgCountyParkExplorer/
Have additional questions? Call 311 or 980-314-1000 or Email: ParkAndRec@MeckNC.gov
Clarks Creek Greenway Trail
Clarks Creek Greenway Trail is closed between Colvard Park Way and St Audrey Place due to structural bridge damage from a fallen tree. Updates will be posted to this page.
February 2025 Update: A structural assessment has been completed to determine that the existing bridge abutments can be used for the replacement bridge. Bridge fabrication should take a minimum of 16 weeks and additional time is needed to hire a contractor to assemble and install the bridge. MCPR's goal is to reopen the bridge in Fall of 2025, pending fabrication and/or construction delays.
Johnston Road Parking Lot
McAlpine and Four Mile Creek Greenway Trails
The parking lot at 11823 Johnston Road Charlotte, NC, 28277 that serves McAlpine Creek and Four Mile Creek Greenway trails will have intermittent closures due to greenway trail construction. More information about the McAlpine Creek Greenway Trail extension project can be found at: www.PublicInput.com/51toJ
LC Coleman Park
LC Coleman Park is closed for renovations from March 3, 2025, through late 2025. The LC Coleman Park renovation will include a new playground, picnic shelter, accessible paths, and a woodland trail system connecting the park to the adjacent neighborhood. Additional improvements were made to the tennis court on Estelle Street. More info: www.publicinput.com/LCColeman
Little Sugar Creek Greenway (Midtown)
Due to adjacent development, there will be scaffolding over the greenway trail for approximately 2 years, which will require a bicycle dismount zone. A trail detour will remain in place during the construction. Intermittent closures may occur during construction if necessary for user safety.
McDowell Creek Greenway (Westmoreland Park)
The North Carolina Department of Transportation has begun preliminary work on the Northcross Drive Extension, resulting in detours along the McDowell Creek Greenway.
U-5108 NDE -Sidewalk-Greenway Detour - Phase I
The completed project will connect the existing Northcross Drive north from its current terminus off NC 73 (near the Huntersville CATS Park and Ride), through currently vacant land, and will join with the existing Eagle Ridge Way. The extension will end in a newly constructed roundabout on Westmoreland Road. Once the road is completed, the Town of Cornelius has plans to expand both the passive and active recreational amenities of Robbins Park, establishing a park entrance off the new road. Proposed new amenities include wildlife viewing areas, 5K cross country trail, open play areas, athletic fields and courts, and a redesigned disc golf course.
Meanwhile, be aware that barricades and detour signs are being installed as work progresses, and at times will block the portion of McDowell Creek Greenway between Preserve Pond Road and Westmoreland Road. Please exercise caution while in this area.
For more information, please contact:
Rick Pruitte
980-523-0080
ext-rpruitte@ncdot.gov
