Richfield Park

The vision for the Richfield Community Park began in March 1971 when Homes by Fisher, Inc. offered a $10,000 matching gift to the community for the purpose of creating a park. In 1972 one hundred acres of land was purchased and Park Consultant Professor Charles Stott was employed to plan the park. A significant amount of the money, labor and supplies for the park were donated by local citizens and businesses.

The center piece of the park is an 18 acre lake on Curly Tail Creek stocked with fish. A swinging bridge connects both sides of the lake to an island in the middle, allowing visitors to traverse the lake. Many visitors also fish in the lake. The park has several recreational amenities including an eighteen-hole disc golf course, baseball fields, softball fields, and trails (which are used for local cross-country meets).

The signature trail is The Falcon Trail, which is a 2.72-mile natural surface trail. It connects to Pfeiffer University in Misenheimer, and the trail land and easement has been secured to extend the trail from Richfield Park towards New London. In addition, the Town was gifted 65-acres of land by the Tyson family with the stipulation that the future use be restricted to parks. The Town is currently assessing potential future parks and recreation options for this property. There are also plans for a future section of the Carolina Thread Trail to run through this land.