This is a great park with lots of winding trails - some paved, some gravel. Pavilions for picnics…read moreand barbecues, a restroom, great place to take dogs. Beautiful scenery and lots of birds.

Love this playground for kids of ages 2-6 is awesome…read more Fun rock climbing, nets, and slides for all. Clean restrooms and picnic tables. Awesome walking trails Great parking

We're visiting from out of town and needed somewhere for the kids to burn off energy after our car…read moreride. This is a nice little park in a quiet neighborhood. The equipment looks a little outdated but the kids had fun. My oldest liked playing on the basketball court while the youngest mostly played in the sand. There's a field with soccer nets next to it and tennis courts too. FYI, I don't think the big slide seen in some of the pics is here anymore.

I didn't see the cool slide today but I did get to see the tennis courts and the huge playground…read more All of this park is handicapped accessible with paved walkways and reserved parking. The swings look cool and the playground has benches so the grownups can sit while the kids get tuckered out. There is a good sized parking lot. [Review 12672 overall, 2464 of 2019.]

Great place to walk, run. Very large, lots of trails, also…read morehas a dog park and frisbee golf.

Amazing park with a huge track, basketball courts, playground, baseball fields, disk golf course,…read moredog park, pickleball and tennis courts (which you have to reserve 24 hours in advance through Fletcher parks and recreation website $2 per hour). Also, helmets are required for bikes, etc)

This is easily one of the coolest and most beautiful parks I have taken my children to. Both…read morecreative and esthetically pleasing, you really must bring your children here. Restrooms are here as well.

The kids and I love this place. Listen...I've lived in several states, I've seen all types of…read moreparks...this place does NOT disappoint. There are so many unique and completely fun pieces of playground equipment. Rope walks, sliding swings, rope wall, etc. Additionally there are great picnic areas and shelters, grills, and a zip line course. But also a greenway to ride bikes or walk yourself or your pups. And, let's add the multiple baseball fields that are a great place to practice with your peers or your kiddos. I absolutely recommend this gem. Its an awesome, FREE, place to spend a beautiful day in Morganton.

Our family and friends love the playhouse! It is a haven for young families who need a nice…read moreindoor-outdoor play option. My son loves the July space exhibit that pops up each year! The staff are wonderful and make sure to offer educational experiences for the littles. We just attended a pumpkin pancake cooking class! The directors put love and intention into the programming to make it a special experience for families.

Such a fun place to take the kids! There's a wide variety of activities from arts & crafts to a…read morepretend kitchen and even a rocket ship You can find a sand box in the outdoor area and a really cool wooden "tree house." Go down a level and there's a water play area with a hand water pump. We spent a few hours there, but we could've easily spent an entire day!

Kids have been coming here for years. It's a fun place. Huge wooden play place with balance beams…read moreand monkey bars and such. Swings, tire swings, a basketball court. The volleyball court is in disrepair though. And sadly the paper mill up the road makes the air smell bad depending on which way the wind blows. But we've enjoyed it quite a bit for half a decade or more.

this park was so cute and completely fenced in which is amazing! it was a little busy but was big…read moreenough that it wasn't a big deal. there are bathrooms and a pavilion with picnic tables as well as a sand pit and basketball court. my daughters loved the wooden structures!

This park is urban in the relative sense, being surrounded by the residences of the town of Black…read moreMountain. It was a quality park. While views of the mountains are likely majestic, even on a cloudy day the misty sights were intriguing. A clean path runs around the lake, connecting bathroom facilities, tennis courts, and several other amenities. There were some dedicated parking spaces, but it was an easy walk from the town's business stretch as well. And why not, if you have the time?

So cute! What a nice little city park, perfect for our…read moremorning walk while visiting the area.

Super fun! 100% recommended if you want a fun place come out with kids I would definitely come hereread more

This is an absolutely great place for families and kids. So many opportunities to jump and play…read more Very well set up for birthday parties and events like that. All the kids are having an absolute blast. This place is electric.!!!

Open limited hours…read more Things to do: fishing, picnic areas, playground, frisbee golf, and water access on 300 acre lake The grounds are well kept, but most of the grounds are closed. We did see several people fishing and picnicking.

Ah, a park. What better way to work off pizza and feel unencumbered by life's tasks? Take me to a…read morepark, which I envision as paradise, even in the middle of industrial parks. Yep, you heard right. Read my reviews on Olympia and Crystal Lakes in Jersey. Happiness can be found in hidden natural areas. So, we park. We see a playground, a pavilion, benches here and there. We notice that you can rent small boats, which is really cool. My husband points out Duke Energy's coal-fired plant. Hmm. A bit concerning. But I can zone it out. Now, zoning out people is a whole other matter. My kids were enjoying the radiation-tinged ducks. They were chill, and my kids were chill. A few adults ruined the peace by letting their brats step in front of my brats and scare the ducks off. Talk about rude. We walked away. I inwardly prayed that one of the ducks had mutated into an extreme nipper that goes after destroyers of equilibrium. We approached the playground. One of the aforementioned adults was on a swing, preventing waiting children from swinging. Hey, I'm all for it when kids aren't around, but I would never deprive a kid of one for a minute, as I always recall Robert Louis Stevenson's fine words regarding childhood moments. There was another set of adults- or kids just entering adulthood with kids of their own- who were so oblivious to kids not their own that they would just walk through the invisible "no walking" zone that exists under standard monkey bars. The monkey-kid has to wait for rude people to pass so that they can pass. Maybe a crossing guard is needed. One kid told my daughter that she could not go down the double-run slide because he was waiting for his dad to come up and complete the mission with him. My daughter backed quietly away. As we left, a young couple was letting their toddler throw sticks at a duck. I waited to see if the child would fall in the water, or if the duck would remove his left eye. Nothing happened. I felt forlorn. This park is a semi-paradise. The domesticated mammals mar the wilderness, resulting in questions within myself that have to answered through investigation during a future visit.

Hello, I hope that this will be taken seriously, in hopes that this never happens to anyone else…read more Since Helene destroyed our local Canton park we wanted to give the Waynesville Recreation pool. I called the day prior to get all the information I could gather, checked the website since we have not been in over a decade. The receptionist gave me all the information, dates, times, pricing, and and temperature of the pool. I asked if there was still a kiddy pool working with buckets, slides, splash area etc. and I was told yes. The next day we were very excited and happily payed our fee to enter.As we walked passed the 1st life guard posted at the shallow end of the deep pool we smiled and found a spot near the slide as we knew that was what our son was going to be the most excited about. We got our son in his swim vest for safety and goggles and off he went down the slide. All of a sudden I see a young blonde lifeguard running around the Side of the slide saying "NO NO NO!". My husband and I smiled and said "Its ok we are right here and he's safe (Thinking she was worried he was alone since we didn't even see her from where she was sitting)". My son was already coming down the slide when she was yelling at him, (He's autistic and doesn't always understand things or respond to others well). He made it down no problem and was swimming to get out when she said "we do not allow swim vest or life jackets on the slide!" I asked "why?" And she responded with "because of the bolts on the slide they can get hung up and get hurt." I Replied " so there are bolts sticking out on a toddlers waterslide? I think you should be more concerned with that cutting and hurting someone if thats the case, not be concerned with a protective swimming vest." She replied "Well he's to small to ride" I was confused since I called asked and check the website and the slide is on the kiddie pool. I said "ok" as my husband is trying to regulate our son and explain things to him but he just wants to slide. By this point there are only 2 life guards for both pools and my son won't stop trying to slide. I carry him over to her hoping if he hears it from someone else that he's not allowed it will help. It did not! I then am very upset that was the whole reason for coming and anyone with autistic children or any kids understand if you tell them something fun your going to do but then have to tell them they can not its never fun. I ask the girl if I can sign a waiver or anything to allow him to slide, she says"no" I ask can he take of his vest and slide and ill be at the bottom to help catch him if he needs it ( He's a very good swimmer for his age) to which she responded "parents are not allowed to stand at the bottom and help there child". I was blown away buy this since we have been going to canton pool, and Dollywood splash country where kids can wear the life jackets, swim vest, or floats on any slide and parents were always at the bottom to help catch them as well since its all about safety when around water! Well, expect here at Waynesville rec. center. I was upset by this point and asked her what and where are these rules since I was not informed.?" She says "its on the back of the slide". Again I was upset and said " well that a horrible place for rules against a back wall on a slide that not every sees until your back here, also I was not told this and just so you know for the future maybe you all could post your rules on the website and tell them when they call so this doesn't happen to other special needs family and regular families to! I could tell she was uncomfortable so I simply asked what would happen if he did go down the slide (as he can be a runner)? She said " I would ask you to leave" I said "ok" and walked away. So for reference and refresh you can call and check the website where these rules are NOT posted or come in pay inside change enter at the opposite side of the pool area walk always to the back wall behind the side, and on the back said you see this weird outdated slide rules. By this time I was wondering why no one was on the slide and its because you have to be 48 inch tall but not over a certain weight, no parents are allowed on the slide, parents cannot catch kids at the bottom, and no life jackets or vest are allowed. These rules do the opposite of keeping kids in the kiddie pool safe. And again you can go to canton pool, Dollywood splash country or many other water parks or pools and they encourage you to put vests on your child and stay close to your child in water. By this point there are a good amount of ;little kids in the kiddie pool I would say about 10 to 15 and more kids in the bigger pool about 10 as well and only 2 life guards. I'm sorry but I'm not going to rely on a lifeguard to see everything in a pool. But none the less we kept trying to explain it to our son and play in the kiddie pool and enjoy the best we can. Our son was having a melt down and other parents in the pool understood what was happe

We just moved to the area and took a tour of the recreation center here. We will be joining the gym…read moreafter Covid issues get better. They have the main staples of indoor pool, workout equipment, racket ball courts. It clean and people are very friendly. We use the outdoor grounds a lot. Our main use is the dog park. There is a small dog park and a large dog park. We are in the small dog area. The disc golf court runs past the dog areas which is cool. There is a great skateboard park that lots of young people use, even on bikes. Lots of paved pathways. I love that the pathways attract older and young people. And, the path runs alongside The bold creek. It is more like a small river. It is filled with trout should you want to fish. Definitely a major asset to our town!