Clanton Park
TypePublic park
LocationCharlotte, North Carolina
Coordinates35°12′26″N 80°53′30″W / 35.2071°N 80.8918°W / 35.2071; -80.8918
Area77 acres
Operated byMecklenburg County Parks and Recreation
WebsiteClanton Park

Clanton Park is a 77-acre urban park at 1520 Clanton Road in the West Boulevard neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina. It features playgrounds, fields for soccer and softball, eleven basketball courts, picnic shelters, and a gazebo. The park also manages the nearby Clanton community pavilion, a 4,500 square foot indoor facility at 3132 Manchester Avenue.[1] A half-mile section of the Irwin Creek Greenway runs through Clanton Park.[2][3]

Arbor Glen Outreach Center

Located in Clanton Park is the Arbor Glen Outreach Center. This facility, which contains classrooms and a gymnasium, sponsors programs for pre-schoolers, children, teens, adults, and seniors. Activities include sports, fitness, self-defense, dance, tutoring, cultural arts, and community meetings.[4] The center hosts the Boys To Men Foundation, a mentoring program for at-risk youth,[5] a 4-H club,[6] and meetings of National Night Out, a community-police awareness-raising event.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation: Clanton Park
  2. ↑ Charlotte Observer: The Scoop: Clanton Park, October 12, 2008
  3. ↑ Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation: Irwin Creek Creek Greenway
  4. ↑ Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation: Arbor Glen Outreach Center
  5. ↑ Boys To Men Foundation: Calendar of Events,
  6. ↑ 4-H Clubs in Mecklenburg County Archived 2012-01-31 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ Charlotte Observer: National Night Out events, by Elisabeth Arriero, October 12, 2008
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