Clanton Park (Charlotte, North Carolina)

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]

Clanton Park
TypePublic park
LocationCharlotte, North Carolina
Coordinates35.2071°N 80.8918°W / 35.2071; -80.8918
Area77 acres
Operated byMecklenburg County Parks and Recreation
WebsiteClanton Park

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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