Current Projects
- North Mecklenburg Park Greenway
- Abernathy Park Project
- Huntersville Athletic Park Synthetic turf infield project
- Richard barry park parking and shelter/restroom project
- David B. Waymer Park Project
- North Mecklenburg Park SPlash pad
The Town of Huntersville is in the final design phase of the North Mecklenburg Park Greenway, which will be approximately 0.9 miles of paved greenway running through North Mecklenburg Park.
Amenities of the Trail: fitness stations, shelter, sitting areas, access to park amenities and mountain bike trail.
The trail corridor will link NC73 to the Harvest Point subdivision at Amber Field Drive and a new paved access path to the park for residents of The Hamptons subdivision.
This segment will extend the north/south link between Downtown Huntersville and NC73, which will eventually have a side path as part of the NC73 road project. The Town of Huntersville will be submitting an application for a PARTF Grant to help fund the construction of this greenway.
Contact: Tracy Houk
email | 704-766-2220
The Abernathy Park Master Plan was approved on October 3, 2022, and the Town of Huntersville received a $212,000 Accessibility for Parks Grant for this project on March 10, 2023. This grant in addition to the $200,000 allocated by the Town will fund these park improvements.
The Abernathy Park Project is underway. This project will reduce the size of the existing baseball field that will allow a walking trail around the perimeter of the site, new all-inclusive playground and basketball court to be located away from Glendale Drive and provide a safer play environment. This new layout will also allow space for a new covered shelter, seating areas and inclusive outdoor fitness stations. The reduced sized baseball field will still accommodate the existing teams that use it for practices.
This project is anticipated to be completed by the end of 2023.
Abernathy Park is Huntersville's oldest park and its located at 207 Glendale Drive. This park was donated to the Town in 1959 by the former Anchor Mill owner- Julius Abernathy.
Contact: Michael Jaycocks, Parks and Recreation Director at mjaycocks@huntersville.org
Huntersville Athletic Park to get four new synthetic turf infields.
The Town of Huntersville started the construction of four synthetic turf infields at the Huntersville Athletic Park Baseball Complex on July 28, 2023. This project includes replacing two of the existing synthetic turf infields that have been in place for 13 years. This project is being done in partnership with the Lake Norman Charter School. This project will be completed by January 15, 2024.
Huntersville Athletic Park is located at 11720 Verhoeff Drive. This park was first opened to the public in April of 1997 and has become the hub for baseball leagues and tournaments over the years as well as serving as the home fields for Lake Norman Charter School. This park houses four lighted baseball fields, two light soccer fields, two playgrounds, shelter facility, paved walking trails, outdoor fitness stations, and natural surface walking trails.
Contact: Michael Jaycocks, Parks and Recreation Director at mjaycocks@huntersville.org
Richard Barry Park to get a new restroom/shelter building and additional parking.
The Town of Huntersville will begin construction of a new restroom/shelter building as well as 100 new paved parking spaces in August of 2023. This project will be completed in February of 2024. Richard Barry Park is one of the most used parks in Huntersville with over ½ million visitors per year. It hosts many large soccer, lacrosse, and football events each year. Due to the high use of this park, the capacity of the restroom facility and parking has become an issue. This project is being funded with Tourism Funds.
Richard Barry Park is located at 13707 Beatties Ford Road. This park was first opened to the public in February of 2008. Richard Barry Park houses six full-sized soccer fields (with four having synthetic turf), two playgrounds, walking trails and shelter facility.
Contact: Michael Jaycocks, Parks and Recreation Director at mjaycocks@huntersville.org
The David B. Waymer Park Project is a joint project between the Town of Huntersville and Mecklenburg County.
Contact: Michael Jaycocks, Parks and Recreation Director at mjaycocks@huntersville.org
Town of Huntersville to gets it first Splash Pad at North Mecklenburg Park.
The Town Board approved moving forward with the Town's first Splash Pad being located at North Mecklenburg Park. This splash pad will be located between the upper playground and the two large softball fields. This splash pad will be approximately 1,200 sq ft. and will include spray features and a bucket drop. The slideshow below is just for reference and not the final product or design.
This project is anticipated to be completed by May of 2024.
Contact: Michael Jaycocks, Parks and Recreation Director at mjaycocks@huntersville.org
Completed projects
- Downtown Greenway
- Rosedale Nature & Dog Park
- Rosedale Nature Park Master Plan
- Barry Park Turf Fields
- Parks and Recreation Master 2030 Plan
- 2020 Huntersville Bike Plan
- CSD Joint Use Tennis Complex
Full Greenway is complete and open!

This section of The Vine will provide families a safe route to school, a more enjoyable path for local residents to walk on to get to the downtown area. This section will eventually connect to the Meck County project, Torrence Trib II, that will run under interstate 77 to Rosedale Nature and Dog Park connecting to the existing Torrence Creek Greenway.
Contact: Tracy Houk, Parks & Recreation - Asst. Director thouk@huntersville.org | 704-766-2227
For more info on Mecklenburg County Greenway Projects, please visit their website.
The Rosedale Nature Park will located on Rosewood Meadow Drive just north of Publix in the Rosedale Shopping Center. This 13 acre park site will be bisected by the Future Torrence Creek Greenway. The park is scheduled to be completed by October 2021.
Master Plan approved by Town Board
Park Site Master Plan Approved by PRC
Public Input Meeting No. 2 Feedback
Public Input Meeting No. 1 Feedback
The Barry Park Turf Project includes adding synthetic turf to four of the existing six grass soccer fields. This project is a partnership between the Town of Huntersville and Charlotte Independence Soccer Club. This project was completed on November 2, 2020.
2020 Huntersville Bike Plan
The Town of Huntersville has received approval to participate in the matching grant program created by the NC Department of Transportation’s Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation (DBPT) and the Transportation Planning Division to encourage the development of comprehensive municipal bicycle plans and pedestrian plans, which may serve as a component of the Town’s comprehensive transportation plan
IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR INPUT, PLEASE CONTACT:
TRACY HOUK, PARKS & RECREATION ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
EMAIL / 704-766-2227
In 2018, The Town of Huntersville and the Community School of Davidson entered into a Joint Use Agreement at the new CSD Athletic Complex located at the intersection of Beatties Ford Road and Bud Henderson Road. This Joint Use Agreement is for the development and use of the 8 lighted tennis courts. The Town has secured $86,000 in grants from USTA to support this project. This Tennis Complex opened on March 1, 2020.