Hanes park playground and tennis courts

If you live on the west side of Winston-Salem, you already know Hanes Park is just part of the routine. The playground has a water feature the kids gravitate toward on warm days, and the tennis courts are well-used enough that you’ll want to get there early on weekends. Walking the paths along the creek is genuinely one of the better ways to spend an afternoon in the city — it doesn’t feel like you’re in the middle of an urban neighborhood, even though you are. Parking is right there, which makes it easy to swing by after school without the usual hassle.