Veterans Park

Veterans Park is the rebuilt park on Central Avenue in Plaza Midwood. The practice holds a covered splash pad, a large playground, tennis and pickleball courts, basketball, baseball fields, a calisthenics area, a disc golf course and a big open field, all on one site. The practice has become the east side’s default family park. Parking is plentiful and the restrooms are clean. Everything sits on one site, so a family can split up and still stay within sight of each other. Restaurants are a short walk away, which makes an afternoon here easy to extend into dinner.

What to know

• The covered splash pad is rare in Charlotte and useful in high summer.
• Shade around the picnic tables is limited, so go early or late.
• The rebuild separated the toddler playground from the courts.
• A disc golf course runs through the far side of the grounds.