The Town of Mooresville offers ten public parks, including its newest Bellingham Park with 47 acres of walking and bike trails, a sand volleyball court, horseshoe pits and a playground. The Mooresville YMCA boasts a wide array of exercise equipment and classes, as well as children's after-school activities and youth sports. The Town of Mooresville also has a regulation par-72 golf course open to the public year-round as a self-supporting department of the Town. Lasty, the Mooresville Public Library provides educational, informational, recreational, and cultural resources for people of all ages and interests.

Just north of Mooresville is the Lake Morman State Park of Troutman. This is the only place where public swimming is allowed from Lake Norman shores. The park also offers boat ramps, picnic shelters, campsites and hiking trails.