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Listed in alphabetical order, please check out this comprehensive list of Buncombe County playgrounds to enjoy as a great source of FREE family fun.
Augusta L. Barnett Park
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Address:
28 Clinton Ave
Asheville, NC 28806
Park Features:
Fenced: partially
Ground Surface: rubber
Picnic Tables: no
Restrooms: no
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Avery's Creek Community Center Playground
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Address:
899 Glenn Bridge Road SE
Arden, NC 28704
Park Features:
Fenced: no
Ground Surface: mulch
Picnic Tables: yes
Restrooms: no
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Bent Creek Community Park
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Address:
125 Idlewood Drive
Asheville, NC 28806
Park Features:
Fenced: no
Ground Surface: mulch
Picnic Tables: yes
Restrooms: no
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Big Ivy Community Center Playground
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Address:
540 Dillingham Rd
Barnardsville, NC 28709
Park Features:
Fenced: no
Ground Surface: mulch
Picnic Tables: yes
Restrooms: no
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Black Mountain Veterans Park
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Address:
10 Veterans Park Drive
Black Mountain, NC 28711
Park Features:
Fenced: no
Ground Surface: mulch
Picnic Tables: yes
Restrooms: yes
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Buncombe County Sports Park
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Address:
58 Apac Drive
Asheville, NC 28806
Park Features:
Fenced: yes
Ground Surface: mulch
Picnic Tables: yes
Restrooms: yes
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Burton Street Playground
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Address:
134 Burton Street
Asheville, NC 28806
Park Features:
Fenced: partially fenced (no gate)
Ground Surface: mulch and sand
Picnic Tables: no
Restrooms: yes (inside community center)
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Cane Creek Park
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Address:
590 Lower Brush Creek Road
Fletcher, NC 28732
Park Features:
Fenced: yes
Ground Surface: mulch
Picnic Tables: one
Restrooms: no
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Carrier Park
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Address:
220 Amboy Road
Asheville, NC 28806
Park Features:
Fenced: partially (opens to velodrome)
Ground Surface: mulch
Picnic Tables: yes
Restrooms: yes
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Charles D. Owen Park
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Address:
875 Warren Wilson Road
Swannanoa, NC 28778
Park Features:
Fenced: yes
Ground Surface: mulch
Picnic Tables: yes
Restrooms: yes
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East Asheville Library Park
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Address:
3 Avon Road
Asheville, NC 28805
Park Features:
Fenced: no
Ground Surface: mulch
Picnic Tables: yes
Restrooms: yes (inside library)
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Geneva Maney Park
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Address:
4 Midwood Dr
Woodfin, NC 28804
Park Features:
Fenced: yes
Ground Surface: mulch
Picnic Tables: yes
Restrooms: no
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Grovemont Park
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Address:
215 Stonewall Ave
Swannanoa, NC 28778
Park Features:
Fenced: no
Ground Surface: mulch
Picnic Tables: yes
Restrooms: yes (inside library next door)
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Herb Watts Park
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Address:
65 Erskine St
Asheville, NC 28801
Park Features:
Fenced: partially
Ground Surface: rubber
Picnic Tables: yes
Restrooms: no
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Jake Rusher Park
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Address:
160 Sycamore Drive
Arden, NC 28704
Park Features:
Fenced: no
Ground Surface: mulch
Picnic Tables: yes
Restrooms: yes
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Kenilworth Park
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Address:
79 Wyoming Rd
Asheville, NC 28803
Park Features:
Fenced: no
Ground Surface: mulch
Picnic Tables: yes
Restrooms: yes
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Lake Julian Park
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Address:
406 Overlook Extension
Arden, NC 28704
Park Features:
Fenced: no
Ground Surface: mulch and sand
Picnic Tables: yes
Restrooms: yes
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Lake Louise Park
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Address:
Lake Louise Drive
Weaverville, NC 28787
Park Features:
Fenced: no
Ground Surface: rubber mulch chips
Picnic Tables: yes
Restrooms: yes
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Lake Tomahawk Park
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Address:
401 Laurel Circle Drive
Black Mountain, NC 28711
Park Features:
Fenced: no
Ground Surface: rubber, mulch, and sand
Picnic Tables: yes
Restrooms: yes
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Leah Chiles Park
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Address:
129 Lakewood Pkwy
Asheville, NC 28803
Park Features:
Fenced: no
Ground Surface: rubber
Picnic Tables: yes
Restrooms: no
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Leicester Community Center Playground
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Address:
2979 New Leicester Hwy
Leicester, NC 28748
Park Features:
Fenced: no
Ground Surface: mulch
Picnic Tables: yes
Restrooms: no
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Magnolia Park
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Address:
51 Magnolia Ave
Asheville, NC 28801
Park Features:
Fenced: partially (no gates)
Ground Surface: rubber
Picnic Tables: yes
Restrooms: no
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Malvern Hills Playground
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Address:
75 Rumbough Place
Asheville, NC 28806
Park Features:
Fenced: no
Ground Surface: mulch (excluding sand pit and paved walking paths)
Picnic Tables: yes
Restrooms: yes (open seasonally as they close for winterizing)
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Martin Luther King Jr. Park
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Address:
50 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
Asheville, NC 28801
Park Features:
Fenced: partially fenced (no gate)
Ground Surface: mulch
Picnic Tables: yes
Restrooms: yes (open seasonally as they close for winterizing)
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Montford Playground
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Address:
34 Pearson Drive
Asheville, NC 28801
Park Features:
Fenced: partially fenced
Ground Surface: rubber
Picnic Tables: yes
Restrooms: yes (inside community center and outside ones open seasonally as they close for winterizing)
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Mountainside Park
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Address:
55 Hunt Hill Pl
Asheville, NC 28801
Park Features:
Fenced: no
Ground Surface: mulch
Picnic Tables: no
Restrooms: no
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Murphy-Oakley Park
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Address:
715 Fairview Road
Asheville, NC 28803
Park Features:
Fenced: no
Ground Surface: mulch
Picnic Tables: yes
Restrooms: yes
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Rec Park Playground
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Address:
65 Gashes Creek Road
Asheville, NC 28805
Park Features:
Fenced: no
Ground Surface: mulch (excluding sand pit and gravel picnic table area)
Picnic Tables: yes
Restrooms: yes (only open April 1st - November 1st)
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Robert Lake Park
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Address:
317 Texas Road
Montreat, NC 28757
Park Features:
Fenced: no
Ground Surface: mulch
Picnic Tables: yes
Restrooms: yes
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Roy Pope Memorial Park
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Address:
45 Jonestown Road
Woodfin, NC 28804
Park Features:
Fenced: yes
Ground Surface: rubber
Picnic Tables: yes
Restrooms: yes
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Shiloh Park
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Address:
121 Shiloh Road
Asheville, NC 28803
Park Features:
Fenced: no
Ground Surface: mulch
Picnic Tables: yes
Restrooms: yes (open seasonally as they close for winterizing)
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Silver-Line Park
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Address:
1050 Riverside Dr
Woodfin, NC 28804
Park Features:
Fenced: no
Ground Surface: rubber and pebbles
Picnic Tables: yes
Restrooms: no
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Spring Mountain Community Center Playground
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Address:
807 Old Fort Rd
Fairview, NC 28730
Park Features:
Fenced: no
Ground Surface: mulch
Picnic Tables: yes
Restrooms: no
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Stephens-Lee Playground
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Address:
30 George Washington Carver Ave
Asheville, NC 28801
Park Features:
Fenced: yes and no (one playground is fenced and gated, the other playground is not)
Ground Surface: mulch
Picnic Tables: yes
Restrooms: yes (inside recreation center)
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Walton Street Park
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Address:
570 Oakland Road
Asheville, NC 28801
Park Features:
Fenced: no
Ground Surface: mulch
Picnic Tables: yes
Restrooms: no
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Weaver Park
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Address:
200 Murdock Ave
Asheville, NC 28801
Park Features:
Fenced: no
Ground Surface: mulch
Picnic Tables: yes
Restrooms: yes
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West Asheville Park
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Address:
198 Vermont Ave
Asheville, NC 28806
Park Features:
Fenced: no
Ground Surface: mulch
Picnic Tables: yes
Restrooms: yes
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Know a great park we should check out? Let us know so we can get it added! Send an email at mackidasheville@macaronikid.com
