The CharlotteFive Awards | Part 6: Recreation

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Over 12 weeks, we’ll be asking for your votes in a variety of categories — from breweries to food to shopping to entertainment — to learn about C5ers’ favorite Charlotte things.

Let’s lighten things up at our desks today and talk about recreation. We want your thoughts on the best greenway, hiking spot, swimming option and more that you can find around Charlotte.

Here’s how it will work:

– Each Wednesday, we’ll open the ballot for a category and have 5-10 subcategories. The ballot will close in exactly one week, when the next ballot comes out.

– Fill out the form below to lock in your votes. For each subcategory, we picked about 5 nominees, but there is a write-in option for each one if you think we missed something. (We probably did.)

– Only one entry per person. Duplicate entries will not be counted.

– The CharlotteFive Awards will culminate in a huge party, where we’ll celebrate all things Charlotte. (Details on that to come later.)

Ready? Here’s the ballot. (If the form below isn’t displaying correctly for you, click here.) And check back next week for the next category!

Photo: James Carter/Charlotte Observer

This story was originally published November 2, 2016 at 12:00 AM with the headline "The CharlotteFive Awards | Part 6: Recreation."