Lower McAlpine Creek and McMullen Creek Greenway

Amenities: Biking and Hiking

Unique Features: This 4-mile trail winds along McAlpine and McMullen Creeks providing excellent opportunities for wildlife observation. Visitors will discover one of the largest and most diverse floodplain forests remaining in Mecklenburg County. Observation decks near Johnston Road and numerous boardwalks along the way provide access into wetland areas normally too wet to experience.

Habitat: Floodplain Forest

Seasonal Information: Rusty blackbirds are reported in winter. Prothonotary warblers and red-headed woodpeckers nest in natural cavities during the spring and summer. Listen for upland chorus frogs and spring peepers in late winter.

Directions: From Interstate 485, Exit 64A. Travel east on Pineville-Matthews Road for 1.5 miles. A gravel parking lot is on the right.

Lower McAlpine Creek and McMullen Creek Greenway Map

Hours: Open daily 7:00 a.m. – Sunset.

Contact Information:
Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Department
5841 Brookshire Boulevard
Charlotte, NC 28216
704-336-3854
Lower McAlpine Creek & McMullen Creek Greenway