Albemarle Park
Albemarle Park
Albemarle Park, formerly Albemarle Road Park, is a local park in the South Park Region of Mecklenburg County. The entrance to Albemarle Park is off W.T. Harris Blvd. just south of Albemarle Road. Albemarle Park is approximately 21 acres of predominately wooded land with walking trails that is surrounded by Albemarle Road Elementary School, Albemarle Road Middle School and the Albemarle Road Recreation Center. Albemarle Park and the recreation center are divided by a major road, W.T. Harris Blvd. The Albemarle Road Recreation Center features a full-size gymnasium, multipurpose rooms, a kitchen, a meeting room, a nature trail, a multipurpose field and a playground.
Mecklenburg County is working to make improvements to Albemarle Park. The Albemarle Park Project is for the site master planning and phase 1 designing and rebuilding of the park. The master planning process aimed to identify community needs, wants, desires for the park; identify users interested in enjoying the park, develop a plan for implementation that would improve perception, safety, access, visibility and usability of the park. On November 14, 2020, Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation conducted a virtual public meeting to seek community input to help define the master plan. The Mecklenburg County Board of County Commissioners allocated $7 million to the improvement of existing local parks in an effort to improve equity. Albemarle Park is one of the ten parks selected to receive this funding.
Phase 1 of construction will include grading, trails, a boardwalk and site furnishings, wayfinding, a playground, fitness equipment, a small picnic shelter and a basketball court. Other park amenities in the master plan, such as the community garden will be completed in the future pending funding availability.
To learn more about existing Park and Recreation locations and amenities: https://gis.mecklenburgcountync.gov/MecklenburgCountyParkExplorer/
Below you will find project updates and timelines, meeting dates, key contact information, and other important information about the Albemarle Park project. You may also give feedback and ask questions. We encourage you to provide your input and stay connected!
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Project Schedule:
Project Updates:
11/2025 Construction Pictures:
Huge THANKS to everyone who participated in the Albemarle Park Volunteer Cleanup on Saturday, November 8, 2025. The park looks great and will be a great asset to the community for years to come!!
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10/2025 Construction Pictures:
7/2025 Construction Pictures:
Picnic Shelter:
Picnic Shelter & Parking Area:
Playground Area:
Boardwalk:
Basketball Court:
3/2025 Costruction Pictures:
12/2024 Costruction Pictures:
Project Updates:
- 3/2025: Construction is ongoing and completion projected for Fall 2025.
- 12/2024: Clearing complete and construction is 10% complete.
- 10/2024: Construction NTP.
- 8/2024: The construction contract has been awarded to J.D. Goodrum Company.
- 7/2024: The scope of Albemarle Park has been revised due to budget constraints. Phase 1 of construction will include grading, trails, a boardwalk and site furnishings. Phase 2 will start soon after the first phase is completed and will include a playground, fitness equipment and a small picnic shelter. Other park amenities in the master plan, such as the community garden and the basketball court will be completed in the future pending funding availability.
- 3/2024: Bidding is underway! Notice to Bidders went out 3/14/2024 and Bid Opening is schedule for 4/16/2024.
- 1/2024: Mecklenburg County has been working to finalize the design of Albemarle Road Park. The permitting process is underway, and bidding is projected for Spring 2024.
- 4/2023: Mecklenburg County has been working hard to make improvements to Albemarle Road Park. This Park Improvements Project involves the master plan, design and redevelopment of the park. The original project budget allocated for this project was only for the Master Plan and the development of phase 1 (projected to include some trails and a community garden). Thankfully, in an effort to improve park equity, the Board of County Commissioners allocated additional funds in FY2022 to this project allowing the project to evolved to include the development of most of the amenities in the master plan. Over the past couple of years, the project team has completed the Master Plan, a Public Meeting, the site survey, some invasive species removal, overall park preliminary schematics and cost estimates, playground planning, design concepts studies and reviews, permitting pre-submittal meeting and the site plan. Over the next 4-7 months, the design team will be finalizing the design and applying for the necessary permits to rebuild the park.
Albemarle Park: Construction Phases
Albemarle Park Site Plan:
The Albemarle Park Master Plan has been completed. We thank you for all your comments and input. The master plan is a vision for the future of the park that has taken into consideration an evaluation of the site and public input.
Thank you for your participation at the virtual public meeting on Saturday, November 14, 2020. If you missed the public meeting, you can still watch the video of the meeting via the YouTube video link below. The PDF presentation is also available in the documents section at the bottom of this page. We invite you to continue to provide us with your feedback and stay connected!
Public Meeting for Albemarle Road Park
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Albemarle Road Park Property:
Survey Questions:
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Additional questions?
Contact:
Joyce Figueroa, Planner
Joyce.Figueroa@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov or 980-314-1055
Extreme Cleanup at Albemarle Road Park
For information and to sign up to this Volunteer Event: https://volunteer.parkandrec.mecklenburgcountync.gov/need/detail/?need_id=1154995