A kid riding a bike on a sidewalk at Fred Alexander Park on a sunny day.

Fred Alexander Park

Play. Laugh. Bike. Repeat.

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Amenities

This six-acre park right in your neighborhood has:

  • A pump track for bikes
     
  • A playground
     
  • Outdoor workout equipment
     
  • Accessible chess/checkers tables
     
  • Paved walking/biking loop
     
  • Half and full basketball courts
     
  • Pickleball and tennis court
     
  • Community garden 
     
  • Covered picnic shelter
     
  • Signage about civil rights leader Frederick Douglas Alexander

You’ll also find the Males Place Garden, a nonprofit partnership that teaches gardening and other life skills to at-risk youth ages 12-18. The garden teaches them about gardening and entrepreneurship - they sell the produce at Rosa Parks Farmers Market.

Map and Directions

1832 Griers Grove Road, Charlotte, NC 28216

Photo Gallery

  • Accessible Chess/Checkers Table

    Two people playing chess at Fred Alexander Park
  • Half and Full Basketball Courts

  • Males Place Garden

    A close-up of plants inside of a community garden at Druid Hills Park.
  • Outdoor Workout Equipment

  • Playground

  • Pump Track for Bikes