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| - It's obvious why this park is fantastic:
It's huge, beautiful, and diverse. You can use the basketball courts, sports fields, running paths, picnic areas, fishing spots, playground, you name it! It's beautifully landscaped and I love that it's not a big rectangular grass patch like some parks, but it's also not all isolated dirt paths where you don't run into another soul. The festivals and such are always a fun outing. In fact, the Taste of Charlotte festival would be MUCH more enjoyable here if there were a way to do it.
The parts I don't love:
It can get extremely crowded. Some people like a busy park - it's great for people watching and making new friends. However, I prefer to enjoy the nature with other people without feeling like we're all there for the same company picnic.
The parking situation is awful. When I have to circle the lot twelve times, give up, and search for alternative parking, I begin to feel like I'm at the mall.
As Danielle G. mentioned, the bird droppings are atrocious. The pathways, benches, grass, everything is covered in bird poop. You want to just ignore it and get on with your jog or picnic but it's e.v.e.r.y.w.h.e.r.e.
All in all, it's a beautiful park that will always be my first choice, but when it gets crowded I don't think twice about heading over to the Greenway.
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