Squirrel Lake Park

PLAYGROUND, GREENWAY, CREEKS & FISHING @ SQUIRREL LAKE PARK! Squirrel Lake Park located in Matthews is another favorite park in the CLT area. In addition to a nice playground it has a fishing pond, wooded walking trails, and connects to the Four Mile Creek Greenway. There is even a popular part of the Greenway close by with a shallow creek area where kids can play in the water. The playground caters more to older toddlers and big kids with several steep slides and climbing walls but there is a small one for younger toddlers too. The short walking trail is great for young kids since it doesn’t require too much of them. I personally love parks where there are multiple things to do in case kids get bored of something quickly and this one is perfect for that. I also like that there is a covered picnic area for eating lunch or taking a shade break.