While we work to assess serious safety issues at some of our parks, we ask the community to heed our request to only use park facilities that are officially open at this time.
Bent Creek River Park will reopen Nov. 4, at 1 p.m. While the park will be accessible, visitors are advised to avoid using the river at this time.
Other Buncombe County parks currently open include:
- Buncombe County Sports Park, from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Please note: The park has limited access. Open portions of the park include the dog park, community garden, disc golf course, fields 1, 2, 8 and 9, and the playground area. Additional areas of the park remain closed as we serve the community with a with a water distribution site and as a community care station with showers and laundry facilities for residents. There will be no shelter reservations at this time.
- Cane Creek Playground | Daylight hours only
- Corcoran Paige River Park | Daylight hours only
- Glen Bridge River Park | Daylight hours only
- Hominy Valley Park | Daylight hours only
- North Buncombe Fields | Daylight hours only
We ask that residents do not attempt to gain access into closed parks such as Lake Julian, Owen Park, and Karpen soccer fields. The Ledges, Alexander, and Walnut River Parks also remain closed at this time.