Independence Park
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Where: 300 Hawthorne Ln, Charlotte, North Carolina
Hours: typically daylight hours
Cost: free
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Charlotte's oldest park, dating to 1904, reopened after a $6 million renovation with two playgrounds featuring nature-inspired equipment for multiple age groups. Kids get skyline views, a rose garden and greenway connections; parking is limited.
Accessibility
Accessible. Recorded as wheelchair accessible — step-free routes to the equipment.
What's on site
Mapped here. OpenStreetMap records toilets on site, drinking water, shade shelter, benches, parking at this playground.
Underfoot. Surfacing is bark mulch.
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.
Other playgrounds nearby
There are 9 other playgrounds within 5 miles and 21 within 15. These are ranked by accessibility and facilities first, then by distance: