Trails & Hikes

Dogs in outdoor areas

County neighborhood park off Spruce Street in Wilmore; dogs allowed by default under the parks ordinance, leashed under county animal law.

Wilmore

Dogs in outdoor areas

Six-acre county park off I-277 where the Little Sugar Creek Greenway crosses; no official dog policy published, leashed dogs reported.

Dogs in outdoor areas

Mecklenburg County neighborhood park in Derita — leashed dogs on the grounds under county ordinance, no dog park, and no park page of its own.

Allen Hills / Derita

Dogs in outdoor areas

Six-acre county neighborhood park on Irwin Creek off Double Oaks Road; no park-specific dog rule, so the countywide leash requirement applies.

Brightwalk / Druid Hills

Dogs in outdoor areas

East Charlotte county park where leashed dogs are allowed on the grounds, though county rules keep pets off the ball fields and playground.

Dogs in outdoor areas

Twenty-acre Mecklenburg County park in east Charlotte: leashed dogs across the grounds, none on the playground, and no parking lot.

Four Seasons / East Charlotte

Dogs in outdoor areas

East Charlotte neighborhood park off Reddman Road, with leashed dogs allowed on the grounds under the county parks ordinance and no off-leash area.

Dogs in outdoor areas

Mecklenburg County neighborhood park off Wyanoke Avenue — leashed dogs across the grounds, no on-site parking, and a greenway under construction through it.

Chantilly

Dogs in outdoor areas

Small Mecklenburg County neighborhood park in Villa Heights; no posted pet prohibition, so the county ordinance leaves the grounds open to dogs.

Villa Heights

Dogs in outdoor areas

Rebuilt neighborhood park in Cherry, southeast of Uptown — dogs allowed by default under the county parks ordinance, leashed under county animal law.

Cherry

Dogs in outdoor areas

Seventy-acre Mecklenburg County park off Clanton Road — leashed dogs across the grounds, none in the playground or on the athletic fields.

Clanton Park / West Boulevard

Dogs in outdoor areas

Mecklenburg County neighborhood park in Colonial Village — leashed dogs on the grounds, no off-leash area, no parking lot, and playground and field off-limits.

Colonial Village

Dogs in outdoor areas

Small county park on Providence Road in Crescent Heights — dogs allowed by default under the county parks ordinance, leashed under county animal law.

Crescent Heights

Dogs in outdoor areas

County park in Villa Heights at the north end of the Little Sugar Creek Greenway. Dogs allowed except where posted; the indoor pavilion bans pets.

Villa Heights

Dogs in outdoor areas

One-acre county park in NoDa off Matheson Avenue. Dogs allowed under the county parks ordinance; no posted prohibition, no leash rule published.

NoDa

Dogs in outdoor areas

Mecklenburg County neighborhood park about a mile from Uptown — leashed dogs across the grounds, plus one of the county's fenced off-leash dog parks.

Third Ward

Dogs in outdoor areas

Charlotte's central county park — leashed dogs across the grounds, no off-leash area, and a dredge in the pond reshaping trails through summer 2026.

Dilworth / Myers Park

Dogs in outdoor areas

Charlotte's greenway spine — 17-plus paved miles through Midtown, leashed dogs allowed under the county's 6-foot leash rule.

Midtown

Dogs in outdoor areas

Mecklenburg County's signature Uptown park in Third Ward — leashed dogs across the grounds, no off-leash area, and no dogs in the water features.

Third Ward / Uptown