Both fire trucks had the insides and rear hose area open for kids to explore, play and learn.

[4][5] Adjacent to Freedom Park is the Charlotte Nature Museum, a fun and learning center for young children operated by Discovery Place, which exhibits animals and plants of the Piedmont region.

[8] In April, 2012 the North Carolina Department of Transportation announced the completion of the Charlotte portion of the Little Sugar Creek Greenway which now runs through Freedom Park and connects it with uptown Charlotte to the north and with Park Road Shopping Center to the south.

[9] A prominent feature of Freedom Park, and a favorite with some visitors, is the large number of Canada geese that congregate year round on the central lake.

[10] Charming to some, the geese are considered pests by Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation officials because of bird faeces in public areas, destruction of turf, and danger to young children.