&lt;a href=&#039;http://www.hellocharlotte.com/commons/pages/articles/Reedy_Creek_Park_Nature_Center_and_Preserve_More_than_800-acres_of_outdoors/240002/&#039;&gt;&lt;img src=&#039;/media/articles/small/9984_image_111190_small.jpg&#039; border=&#039;0&#039; style=&#039;float:left; padding:3px;&#039; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Reedy Creek Park and Reedy Creek Nature Center and Preserve have centuries of history. Reedy Creek Park is 116 acres of open recreational space with lots of amenities, while the attached nature preserve is 737 acres of natural, forested habitat.