PARKS, RECREATION & NATURE
Angier Recreation
PO Box 278
Angier 639-2071
Apex Parks & Recreation
237 N. Salem St.
PO Box 250
Apex 387-3065
(activities for seniors include fitness & craft classes, day trips, monthly luncheons)
Cary Parks & Recreation
404 N. Academy St.
Cary 469-4061
(seniors activities include exercise & dance, workshops, Red Cross courses)
Cary Community Centers 460-4965
Cary Leisure Line 469-4343
Cary Recreation Programs/Special Events 469-4061
Cary Senior Programs 469-4081
Fuquay-Varina Parks & Recreation
1300 E. Academy St.
Fuquay-Varina 552-1410
Garner Parks & Recreation
900 Seventh Ave.
Garner 772-8765
(activities for seniors include exercise, fitness, and athletics)
Holly Springs Parks & Recreation
PO Box 8
Holly Springs 557-3934
Knightdale Parks & Recreation
950 Steeple Square Ct.
Knightdale 217-2230
Morrisville Parks & Recreation
1301 Morrisville Parkway
Morrisville 469-9760
Raleigh Parks & Recreation
2405 Wade Ave.
Raleigh 831-6640
(sponsors senior events, including fitness, sports, arts & crafts, swimming, theater, trips)
Wake Forest Parks & Recreation
401 Elm St.
Wake Forest 554-6180
(athletic programs, instructional & craft classes and special events)
Wendell Parks & Recreation
PO Box 828
Wendell 365-4444
Zebulon Parks & Recreation
202 East Vance St.
Zebulon 269-8265
PARKS IN RALEIGH
The following includes parks in the Raleigh Park District. All parks are free. They have picnic areas and parking available. For more information, call Raleigh Parks and Recreation at 831-6640.
Biltmore Hills Park
2615 Fitzgerald Dr.
Raleigh 831-6895
(community center, lighted ball field, tennis, pool, playground, picnic shelter)
Brentwood Park
3315 Vinson Place
Raleigh 872-4140
(community center, lighted ball field, tennis, playground, basketball court, picnic)
Brookhaven Nature Park
5201 Berkeley St.
Raleigh 831-6856
Carolina Pines Park
2305 Lake Wheeler Rd.
Raleigh 831-6435
(community center, lighted ball field, tennis, playground)
Cedar Hills Park
5600 Sweetbriar St.
Raleigh 870-2880
(lighted ball field, tennis, play equipment, basketball court, Frisbee golf, picnic)
Chavis Park
505 MLK Jr. Blvd.
Raleigh 831-6989
(community center, lighted ball field, tennis, pool, play equip, picnic, carousel)
Durant Nature Park
8305 Durant Rd.
Raleigh 870-2871
(nature trails, bird & butterfly garden, one-mile loop)
Fletcher Park
820 Clay St.
Raleigh 831-6430
Glen Eden Pilot Park
1500 Glen Eden Dr.
Raleigh 831-6833
(community center, tennis, open field, picnic shelter)
Green Road Park
4201 Green Rd.
Raleigh 872-4140
(community center, lighted ball field, basketball & sand volleyball courts)
Jaycee Park
2405 Wade Ave.
Raleigh 831-6833
(community center, lighted ball field, tennis, exercise trail, picnic, sand volleyball)
Kentwood Park
4531 Kaplan Dr.
Raleigh 831-6435
(lighted ball field, Frisbee golf, tennis, playground)
Kiwanis Park
2526 Noble Rd.
Raleigh 847-3757
(community center, lighted ball field, basketball court, picnic shelter)
Lake Crabtree County Park
1400 Aviation Parkway
Raleigh 460-3390
(hiking, cycling, nature trails, boat rentals, playgrounds, fishing, ball fields)
Lake Johnson
4600 Avent Ferry Rd.
Raleigh 233-2121
(picnic shelter, nature trails, lake, boat rentals, fishing)
Lake Wheeler Park
6404 Lake Wheeler Dr.
Raleigh 662-5704
(play equipment, exercise trail, lake boat rentals, fishing)
Laurel Hills Park
3808 Edwards Mill Rd.
Raleigh 420-2383
Lions Park
516 Dennis Ave.
Raleigh 831-6995
(community center, lit ball field, tennis, playground, basketball, picnic shelter, BMX track)
Marsh Creek Park
3016 New Hope Rd.
Raleigh 872-4140
Method Park
514 Method Rd.
Raleigh 831-6066
(community center, ball fields, basketball court)
Millbrook Exchange Park
1905 Spring Forest Rd.
Raleigh 872-4156
(community center, lit ball field, tennis, play equipment, basketball, exercise trial, pool, picnic shelter)
North Hills Park
100 Chowan Circle
Raleigh 870-2880
Oakwood Park
910 Brookside Dr.
Raleigh 831-6995
Optimist Park
5900 Whittier Dr.
Raleigh 870-2880
(community center, lit ball field, tennis, indoor/outdoor pool, trails)
Powell Drive Park
740 Powell Dr.
Raleigh 831-6066
(community center, tennis, basketball, playground)
Pullen Park
520 Ashe Ave.
Raleigh 831-6468
(train ride, kiddie boat ride, paddle boats, carousel, tennis, fields, indoor pool, playgrounds, walking paths)
Roberts Park
1300 E. Martin St.
Raleigh 831-6830
(community center, lit ball field, tennis, basketball, arts, picnic shelter)
Shelley Lake
1400 W. Millbrook Rd.
Raleigh 420-2331
(paddle boats, canoes, rowboats, fishing, nature trails, playground)
Spring Forest Road Park
4203 Spring Forest Rd.
Raleigh 872-4140
(lit ball field, tennis, playground, basketball, picnic shelter, nature trail)
Williams Park
6601 Leadmine Rd.
Raleigh 420-2329
(tennis, play equipment, picnic shelter, sand volleyball)
Blue Jay Point County Park
3200 Pleasant Union Church Rd.
Raleigh 870-4330
Clemmons Educational State Forest
“The Talking Tree Trail”
2411 Garner Rd.
Clayton 553-5651
Falls Lake Recreation Area
13304 Creedmoor Rd.
Wake Forest 676-1027
J.C. Raulston Arboretum
(Part of NC State University)
Beryl Road, off of Blue Ridge
Raleigh 515-3132
Jordan Lake State Recreation Area
280 State Park Rd.
(follow U.S. 64 west to Jordan Lake)
Apex 362-0586
(swimming, boating, fishing, hiking, camping, and educational programs, Jordan Lake is also the summer home for most of the area's bald eagles.)
Historic Oak View County Park
4028 Carya Dr.
Raleigh 250-1013
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Garden
Corner of Rock Quarry Rd. & Martin Luther King Blvd.
Raleigh 834-6264
Raleigh Municipal Rose Garden
301 Pogue St.
Raleigh 821-4579
WRAL-TV Gardens
2619 Western Blvd.
Raleigh 821-8506
Hours vary so call ahead.