This is a great park that's secluded from the city. It has great walking trails if you want to get…read morein some exercise on the regular, but it also has fields for sports if you're interested in doing that. (For what it's worth, I'm not sure how you go about reserving the fields as I've never done it, but I'm sure calling Parks and Recreation could lead you in the right direction...) I'd go as far as saying this is probably the best park in Gaston County.

Great place to go and sit and read in quiet for a while. Or even pack a picnic for the family and…read morealso take a while around the beautiful man made lake. Make sure to look out for the bald eagles and turtles!

Sadly, closed up and with a chain on the gate, this park has three baseball/softball fields as well…read moreas 2 picnic shelters. The fields can accommodate both adult softball and youth baseball leagues. The main piece is a large main shelter with dressing rooms and a concession stand. There is quite a lot of parking. [Review 14554 overall, 52 of 2021, number 2790 in North Carolina.]

Jaycee park has an outdoor basketball court, baseball field, playground, restrooms & a concession…read morestand. It's a nice space that takes advantage of the bowl shape to provide some "nosebleed" seating above the outfield. It's quite a large baseball field with a dirt infield and lots of room for spectators. There is a large parking lot at the bottom of the hill and across 15th Avenue. [Review 15402 overall, 905 of 2021, number 2952 in North Carolina.]

This large and well kept park includes one lighted softball field, a lighted little league field,…read moreone lighted soccer/football field and another unlighted soccer/football field. I found picnic shelters and a half-mile walking track. There is also a nice playground area with slides and climbing areas. A bench for the grown-ups is nearby. There is a bit of construction going on, so who knows what's being added? [Review 14245 overall, 1568 of 2020, number 2681 in North Carolina.]

Great place to bring your kids the Pickleball court has lights. You can play too late afternoon…read moreplayground for kids is awesome.

This park is amazing. It has fenced in playground for the little ones and plenty of jungle gyms and…read moreitems that they can play with and run around. They only have two small swings , so this is nice as it prevents the possibility of kids being kicked or anything like that.

Usually just a few dogs there, rarely crowded. They just added water & there's lots of shade for…read morethose hot summer days

I really enjoyed the park. I guess it's never crowded because people don't know it's there. My big…read moreboys used the skate park area that has a few ramps and steps for tricks and the little ones and I walked the trails. It wasn't bad for a fall afternoon and I imagine in the summer this park is beautiful. Plenty of parking and the trails were free of dog poo.

This large park features a big open space for football or soccer, tennis courts, a lighted baseball…read morediamond with bleachers and a permanent structure for concessions, playground and several picnic tables and benches. There seems to be more than enough parking available. The picnic shelters and the ball field are available for rental to residents and non-residents. [Review 12585 overall, 2377 of 2019.]

I believe Bailey Road Park is the largest park operated by the city of Cornelius. At more than 66…read moreacres, the large disc golf course gives players plenty of room to toss those frisbees and chase after them throughout. Baseball and softball fields, batting cages, a football field, picnic shelters (reservable!) with grills, restrooms, tennis courts and even a walking track. I had a great visit here and would definitely return. [Review 17306 overall - 3293 in North Carolina - 824 of 2022.]

I giving only 1 star Evaluating on the playgrounds alone. The actual ball fields look awesome as…read moredoes the frisbee golf part. The very very bleak playground more on bailey road is seriously lame-o. The larger playground outback past the tennis courts was likely great 10 years ago but has been very badly neglected. On the up side it is "under renovations". On the downside the town chose July - sept to do the renovations. Seriously, who plans these things. Kids are off for the summer and your closing for the summer. Another bright side is if and when this place does get a facelift it looks like it'll be pretty neat AND best of all big trees line the area so it's nicely shaded. Another note - weird note- the trees that surround the playground has these trees that drop pussy droplets and then clunk - these hard lime colored and sized things start dropping. I'be only lived here a couple years and have no ideas what they are. Weird choice for landscaping by a playground. After some googling I think they are eastern black walnut trees I'll come back this fall and check the renos out and offer an update.

This is a top notch park and thank you to Hickory and the Kiwanis for your efforts. When I stopped…read moreby the playground was in full use and I had to wait for the kids to get bored of the awesome slide so that I could get a picture of it without them. On top of that, one of the baseball fields was being used for little league play and they were going all out. The park has two picnic shelters with tables and grills, a tennis court, basketball court, batting cages, restrooms, splashpad and two playgrounds. One of the playgrounds is named after Zahra Baker and I'd suggest you not go look up that name. The park is handicapped accessible including some of the rides. The four baseball fields are lighted. Parking was very limited today with lots of parents bringing their kids and hanging out. I managed to find a legal spot in front of a home on a cross street. Don't block driveways or fire hydrants! [Review 15868 overall - 3086 in North Carolina - 1372 of 2021.]

As far as parks go, this is a full 5- star experience. The play equipment is awesome and every…read moreamenity is provided for. Here's a quick rundown for reference: - newish play structure -epically awesome large slide! -clean restrooms (located near the playground) -sandpit -plenty of shaded picnic areas -Baseball field and tennis court - generous amount of green, grassy area for childhood shenanigans - seasonal splash pad! There are plenty of shaded areas surrounding the park and plenty of parking spaces. This park is not local for us otherwise it would definitely be a part of our weekly park rotation. If you're nearby though and have some rambunctious kiddies, this is the place to take them.

This is a nice park overall. You can get your daily steps in, or you can reserve a field for…read morefootball/soccer if you'd like. I'm not exactly sure how to do it, but I know it can be done. I'll take pictures next time I go to the park.

A really nice park to take your dog for a walk on the trails. It is very clean and well maintained…read more It is very pet, child, and sports enthusiast friendly with a large playground, walking trails, and football, soccer, and baseball fields.