Fred Alexander Park

✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season · confirmed against the parks department

A six-acre neighborhood county park combining a playground with a bike pump track, accessible chess and checkers tables, a paved walking loop and courts for basketball, pickleball and tennis. Signage honors civil rights leader Frederick Douglas Alexander.

Accessibility

Accessible. Recorded as wheelchair accessible — step-free routes to the equipment.

What's on site

Mapped here. OpenStreetMap records shade shelter, benches at this playground. No public toilets are mapped — worth knowing before a long visit.

When to go

Comfortable weather in Charlotte runs roughly February to November. Midsummer highs average 90°F, hot enough that dark equipment and rubber surfacing sting by mid-afternoon.

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Other playgrounds nearby

There is 1 other playground within 5 miles and 22 within 15. These are ranked by accessibility and facilities first, then by distance:

• Independence Park — 5.2 mi · Charlotte · accessible, restrooms, toddler
• Clanton Park — 5.5 mi · Charlotte · shade, restrooms
• Hornets Nest Park — 2.6 mi · Charlotte
• Latta Park — 5.1 mi · Charlotte · shade, splash-pad-nearby
• Chantilly Park — 5.9 mi · Charlotte · accessible

Confirmed against an official parks-department listing: parkandrec.mecknc.gov. See how we verify listings.

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