Just a short drive south of Charlotte is this beautiful park. The park takes its name from a member of the Springs family and contains many historic buildings that either already existed on the land or were located nearby and moved here for preservation.
The park has trails for hikers, walkers, biking, and horseback. Haigler Lake has a launch for canoes and kayaks. Plenty of picnic tables abound with a shelter or two available as well. There is also camping allowed on the property. I'm sure there's more this park offers but that's only the parts I saw.
The barn is quite large and they turned one of the silos into a tower where you can climb the steel stairs inside the silo and view across the park.
There's a trail indicating the great wagon road which was used by traders in early settler days. I found this very interesting because one of maps indicated the path and it went through the area where I grew up in Pennsylvania. So I have my connection to up north at this park. :)
There's a small waterfall off the back of Haigler Lake that is worth a picture or two as well as the lake. On my last visit there was a kayaker fishing on the lake.
For birdwatchers, there's a lot of bluebird activity in this park.
The park ranger at the entrance gate was very helpful and asked if I had been there before and gave a tip on what to see.
There are activity fees for use of the park, currently $3 for hikers and $15 per person for horseback riders. I am sure the fees go toward maintenance of the park.
Definitely worth the trip down to Fort Mill!