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Freedom Park Lakeside

Overview: Freedom Park Lakeside is rated 4.9/5 from 288 Google reviews. This park offers a lake for fishing and bird watching, paved walking paths, and plenty of spots for picnics and relaxation. Crowd: Reviews describe a friendly crowd of owners and dogs.

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4.9(288 reviews)

Overview: Freedom Park Lakeside is rated 4.9/5 from 288 Google reviews. This park offers a lake for fishing and bird watching, paved walking paths, and plenty of spots for picnics and relaxation. Crowd: Reviews describe a friendly crowd of owners and dogs.

People say this park offers a lake for fishing and bird watching, paved walking paths, and plenty of spots for picnics and relaxation. They highlight the beautiful landscaping, water features, and peaceful atmosphere, perfect for dog walking and people watching. They also like the various activities, including playgrounds, ballfields, and art shows.

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dogs that need room to run

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Address1415 Princeton Ave, Charlotte, NC 28209, USA
City pageCharlotte
Imported fromCharlotte, NC
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01kk WAF008 months ago

WED 2025.07.16 ~06:05 went OUT for a ~4+ miles walk; CW-Loop Freedom Park, Little Sugar Creek Greenway, and the neighborhood. Freedom Park, the Greenway, and neighborhood were well-maintained and clean. Noticed a total of 50+ people (some jogging, others walking) and 8 dogs during my ~1.5 hr of walk.

GSTonyTsenga year ago

The surrounding area consists of higher-priced homes 🏡, and as a result, the security is relatively good 👮‍♂️. There are even police cars patrolling the driveways 🚔 to maintain order. On weekends, many people gather here for barbecues 🍖, group meals 🍽️, or to sit on the grass for picnics 🧺. Occasionally, you can even spot people taking wedding photos 📸 around the lake

Ria Robinsona year ago

It's very peaceful and beautiful scenery. Great place to walk, sit on blankets or grass and view the water, eat, listen to music, walk your dog and enjoy nature.

Tilly Lo6 years ago

This is a very clean, spacious and we'll maintained park. It has trails around the lake, picnic tables and pavilions, and a little history. It is very dogfriendly with poop bag stations. There is a demonstration gardens at one end by the parking lot, a children playground a short walk from the demonstration garden at the same end of f the lake. It a great place for all ages. There is also a nature center next to the lake and another trail.

E B5 years ago

The best. Just check out the pictures. I grew up coming here a lot just bring back old memories I love it here people really cool great family atmosphere or if you just want to jog play basketball anything. Little league baseball whatever you looking for is here and a lot of trails

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  • Monday: 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM
  • Tuesday: 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM
  • Thursday: 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM
  • Friday: 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM
  • Saturday: 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM
  • Sunday: 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM

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