Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation

New landscaping, fences, repairs and renovations could be coming to historic Latta Plantation as the county draws up plans for the historic site's reopening.

Charlotte and Mecklenburg County rose a few slots in an annual ranking of park systems across the U.S. But the Trust for Public Land still rates Charlotte 91st out of 100 in its latest ParkScore Index, up from 95th last year.

Mecklenburg County Commissioners could give final approval Wednesday night to a land swap with the Charlotte Housing Authority in the Midtown area. The…

Mecklenburg County hasn’t had a public beach in about 40 years. So when the new beach at Ramsey Creek Park in Cornelius opened two weeks ago, there was a…

The number of reported coyote sightings in Mecklenburg County has dropped dramatically in the last three years, but that doesn’t necessarily mean there…

Mecklenburg County is lifting its 30-year ban on public swimming at Lake Norman - possibly by the summer of 2015.Currently only people with boats or…