F2 Bond Park Community Center
150 Metro Park Drive (919) 462-3970
The Bond Park Community Center is a 29,000 square foot facility nestled in the surroundings of Fred G. Bond Metro Park. The center features 2 full size gymnasiums for athletic programs and 3 multi-purpose rooms for meetings and classes. The Bond Park Community Center hosts a variety of programs and camps. There are locker rooms on site and all the rooms are available for reservation.
Hours*: Mon-Fri: 9 a.m.-10 p.m.
Sat: 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Sun: 1 p.m.-6 p.m.∞
Rental applications are accepted Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Call the Bond Park Community Center at (919) 462-3970 for more information.
Meeting Rooms Capacity Resident Fee
Maple Room w/Kitchenette 99 chairs^ $45/hour
Oak Room w/Kitchenette 99 chairs^ $45/hour
Dogwood Room 60 chairs^ $25/hour
Gymnasiums (for athletic activities only)
Magnolia Gym $50/hour
Sycamore Gym $50/hour
Equipment Rental
Volleyball Net (fee per net) $25/use
Gym Scoreboard (includes operator) $15/hour
Herbert C. Young Community Center
101 Wilkinson Avenue (919) 460-4965
The Herbert C. Young Community Center features several areas for recreation programs and meeting rooms. The center contains a double gymnasium on the lower level for athletic programs, fitness and activity classes, which can also be converted into space for cultural performances and meetings. The upper level contains two meeting rooms with adjacent kitchen for catering. Locker rooms and the center office comprise the remaining space.
Hours*: Mon-Fri: 9 a.m.-10 p.m.
Sat: 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Sun: 1 p.m.-6 p.m.∞
Rental applications are accepted Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Call the Community Center at (919) 460-4965 for more information.
Meeting Rooms Capacity Resident Fee
Room A 300 chairs^ $70/hour
Room B 175 chairs^ $45/hour
Kitchen (Catering Only) $20/hour
Gymnasium
Gym $50/hour
Gym Floor Covering $200/use
Chairs for Gym $20/100 chairs
Tables for Gym $2/table
Equipment Rental
Volleyball Net (fee per net) $25/use
Gym Scoreboard (includes operator) $15/hour
Middle Creek Community Center
123 Middle Creek Park Avenue (919) 771-1295
Middle Creek Community Center represents a collaborative effort between the Town of Cary and the Wake County Public School System. The Community Center, adjacent to Middle Creek School Park, has a gymnasium and two smaller classrooms. Programs are offered in fitness, dance, arts, and wellness.
Hours*: Mon-Fri: 9 a.m.-10 p.m.
Sat: 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Sun: 1 p.m.-6 p.m.∞
Rental applications are accepted Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Call the Community Center at (919) 771-1295 for more information.
Meeting Rooms Capacity Resident Fee
East Room 150 chairs^ $45/hour
West Room 150 chairs^ $45/hour
Gymnasiums (for athletic activities only)
South Gym $50/hour
Equipment rental
Volleyball Net (fee per net) $25/use Gym Scoreboard (includes operator) $15/hour
Cary Senior Center
120 Maury O’Dell Place (919) 469-4081
This 17,000 square foot Cary Senior Center is a recreation and education facility designed by and for older adults of our community. Resources for Seniors, Inc. also has a staffed office within the Cary Senior Center and provides information and referral services to
visitors.
Hours*: Mon-Thu: 9 a.m.-9 p.m.
Fri - Sat: 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Sun: Closed
Rental applications are accepted Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.. Call the Cary Senior Center at (919) 469-4081 for more information.
Meeting Rooms Capacity Resident Fee
Ball Room 350 chairs^ $70/hour
(including gazebo)
Ball Room 1 151 chairs^ $30/hour
Ball Room 2 199 chairs^ $50/hour
Kitchen (catering only) $25/hour
Kitchen rented only with Ball Room or Ball Room 2
Courtyard-Gazebo $15/hour
courtyard-gazebo rented only with Ball Room
Conference Room 12 chairs $15/hour
Stage (set up fee) $100/use
Equipment Rental
Play Equipment Bag $10/use
equipment bag rented only
with Courtyard-Gazebo area
Page-Walker Arts & History Center
119 Ambassador Loop (919) 460-4963
The Page-Walker Arts & History Center was built as a hotel in 1868 by Town of Cary Founder Allison Francis Page. In 1979 the Page-Walker Hotel was listed on the National Register for Historic Places. In 1985 a citizen group, the Friends of the Page-Walker Hotel, joined with the Town of Cary to restore the deteriorated building as an arts and history center for the citizens of Cary. Today the center is alive with classes, events, performances, meetings, receptions and exhibitions, including fine arts exhibits featuring local and regional artists’ works.
Hours: Mon-Thu: 10 a.m.-9:30 p.m.
Fri: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sat: 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Fri evening-Sun: By reservation
Rooms Capacity Resident Fee Min. Deposit
1st Floor (M-Th) 99 $70/hr 2hr $250
(Fri-Sun) $100/hr 6hr
Main Gallery, parlor, catering kitchen, lobby, brick courtyard,
garden area.
Rooms Capacity Resident Fee Min. Deposit
2nd Floor 42 $35/hr 2hr $100
Education Room/Gallery (14’ X 21’), furnished side
parlor, wet classroom
Rooms Capacity Resident Fee Min. Deposit
3rd Floor 60 $45/hr 2hr $125
Archive Gallery, wet classroom
Cary Tennis Park
2727 Louis Stephens Drive (919) 462-2061
With 30 courts, including a grandstand and teaching court, it is the state’s largest hard surface public facility. Amenities include a double-sided practice wall, locker rooms with showers, and a meeting room. Clinics and private lessons are offered for children and adults.
Park Hours: Dec 1-Feb 29 Mon-Sun: 8 a.m.-10 p.m.
Mar 1-Nov 20 Mon-Sun: 8 a.m.-9 p.m.
(closed select Town holidays)
Jordan Hall Arts Center
908 North Harrison Avenue (919) 469-4069
Jordan Hall Arts Center grew out of the Cary Arts Center. Jordan Hall provides arts classes and activities for all ages. The center features an art gallery for monthly exhibits as well as regularly scheduled open studio time for potters, painters and portrait artists. Jordan Hall has a fully equipped ceramic art studio complete with extruder, slab roller, and potter’s wheel.
Hours*:
May - Aug Sep - Apr
Mon-Thu: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Mon-Thu: 9 a.m.-10 p.m.
Fri: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Fri-Sat: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Sat & Sun: CLOSED Sun: CLOSED
Stevens Nature Center
at Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve
2616 Kildaire Farm Road (919) 387-5980
Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve, located in Southern Cary, is a unique site of approximately 150 acres. The site features almost 3 miles of trails, and includes a system of north-facing bluffs along Swift Creek, which support a population of Eastern Hemlock trees and other vegetation unusual to this area. The Nature Preserve is listed on the State Registry of Natural Heritage Areas. The Stevens Nature Center is a 3,700 square foot facility comprised of an exhibit hall, gift shop, a classroom for program activities, restrooms, and office space. Exhibits are designed to explain the uniqueness and natural history of the area to the visitor, as well as to educate citizens about the environment.
Nature Preserve Hours: 9 a.m.-sunset
Nature Center Hours:*
May-Sep: Mon-Sat: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Sun: 1-7 p.m.
Oct-Apr: Mon-Sat: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sun: 1-5 p.m.
Fred G. Bond Metro Park & Boathouse
801 High House Road (919) 469-4100
Bond Park, a 310-acre facility, is one of the larger municipal parks in Wake County. All facilities are integrated into natural setting surrounded by trees. The park offers a 42-acre lake for fishing and boating, as well as picnic shelters, athletic fields, an amphitheatre, trails, a large playground and the Challenge “Ropes” Course.
Park Hours:
Nov-Mar: Daily 9 a.m.-Sunset
Apr-May: Sun-Fri 9 a.m.-Sunset
Sat/holidays 8 a.m.-Sunset
Jun-Aug: Sun-Fri 9 a.m.-Sunset
Sat/holidays 7 a.m.-Sunset
Sep-Oct: Sun-Fri 9 a.m.-Sunset
Sat/holidays 8 a.m.-Sunset
Boat Rental Hours:
Apr, May, Sep, Oct
Sat & Holidays 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Sun 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Jun – Aug*
Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
Sat & Holidays 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
Sun 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
Nov – Mar closed
* closed with the start of Wake County Traditional Schools
WakeMed Soccer Park
201 Soccer Park Drive (919) 858-0464
WakeMed Soccer Park is a 150 acre athletic complex with seven fields designed for matches, training, and clinics in addition to a Cross Country Course. The facility includes a 7,000 seat stadium that has locker rooms for teams and officials, concession facilities, meeting/ press rooms, and training rooms. The cross country course is open to the general public even when the park has scheduled rentals on its fields, unless the rentals or special events involve exclusive use of the park or cross country course. WakeMed Soccer Park is located off Chatham Street between Maynard Road and the I-40 overpass.
Office Hours:
Mon-Fri: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Field Rental Hours:
Mon-Sun: 8 a.m.-11 p.m. (2 lighted fields)
Cross Country Course Hours:
Mon-Fri: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Weekday Evenings: 5 p.m.-dusk
Thomas Brooks Park/USA Baseball National Training Complex
200 Brooks Park Lane (919) 387-5844
USA Baseball national Training Complex is located within the 220 acre Thomas Brooks Park. It was built in a partnership with USA Baseball and serves as the training facility for their Youth to Professional National Teams who participate internationally. The complex has 4 lighted fields designed and built to Major League Baseball standards. Fields are available by reservation for tournaments and individual use.
Office Hours:
Mon-Fri: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Field Rental Hours:
Mon-Sun: 8 a.m.-11 p.m.
Sk8-Cary
2040 N.W. Maynard Road (919) 380-2970
Located within Godbold Park, Sk8-Cary is a lighted 12,000 square foot street-style course designed for skateboard, inline skates and BMX bikes. The facility is open year-round, weather permitting, with different sessions for bikers and skaters.
Hours: Vary per season, please see the Sk8-Cary page in this brochure or call for more information
Koka Booth Amphitheatre
at Regency Park
8003 Regency Parkway (919) 462-2025
The Amphitheatre at Regency Park is one of the most distinctive performing arts venues in the southeast. The performance season runs from April through October, and is the summer home of the North Carolina Symphony and a variety of performances, including movies, throughout the season. See www.boothamphitheatre.com for event information.
Hours: Sunrise to Sunset, except on event days.
General Community & Senior Center Rental Information
• Nonresidents may rent facilities at 1.5 times the resident rental fee.
• Reservations for Sunday through Thursday are accepted by residents no more than three months in advance, nonresidents two months in advance.
• Reservation for Friday and Saturday are accepted by residents no more than six months in advance, nonresidents five months in advance.
• There is a 2-hour minimum rental.
• An additional $25 per hour is charged for rentals outside the normal hours of operation.
• Cary based non-profit groups receive a 50% discount in the regular hourly rental fee for rentals Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-2 p.m..
• All renters are required to pay a refundable damage deposit equal to 25% of the rental fee or a minimum of $50.
• Fees are subject to change.
• Other rules and fees apply, per the rental agreement. For additional information, contact the Center you are interested in renting.
* Closed on official town holidays
∞ Closed on Sundays from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend
^ Capacities are reduced when table seating is required
F5
F11
F3
General Page-Walker
Rental Information
• Nonresidents may rent facilities at 1.5 times the resident rental fee.
• Rental applications are accepted Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. and Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m..
• Cary-based non-profit cultural organizations receive a 50% discount in regular hourly rental fee Sunday-Thursday.
• Reservations for Sunday through Thursday are accepted from Cary residents no more than three months in advance, non-residents two months in advance.
• Reservations for Friday and Saturday are accepted from Cary residents no more than twelve months in advance, non-residents six months in advance.
• There is a 2-hour minimum rental. A 6-hour minimum rental applies to the first floor Fri-Sun.
• Rentals include the use of tables and chairs.
F7
F4
* Closed on official town holidays
∞ Closed on Sundays from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend
^ Capacities are reduced when table seating is required
F6
P8
F9
Trails within Parks Distance (mi)/Surface
P8 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 2.9/unpaved
P4 Fred G. Bond Metro Park 4.2/unpaved
P14 North Cary Park 1.2/paved & unpaved
P5 Green Hope .6/paved & unpaved
Elementary School Park
P20 White Oak Park .3/paved
P15 Robert V. Godbold Park .5/paved & unpaved
P13 Middle Creek School Park .5/paved
P18 Thomas Brooks Park .5/paved
Greenways Distance (mi)/Surface
G1 Annie Jones Greenway 1.26/paved & unpaved
G2 Black Creek Greenway 3.5/paved
G3 Higgins Greenway .4/unpaved
G4 Oxxford Hunt Greenway 1.5 paved/unpaved
G5 Panther Creek Greenway 2.0/paved
at Cary Park
G6 Parkway Greenway .8/paved
G7 Pirates Cove Greenway .7/paved
G8 Hinshaw Greenway .8/paved
G9 Swift Creek Greenway .9/paved
G10 Symphony Lake Trail 1.22/paved
G11 White Oak Greenway 3.17/paved
G12 Speight Branch .75/paved
Cary’s Greenway & Trails System
Please refer to the Facilities, Parks & Greenways Map for the location of these trails and greenways.
P4
* Closed on official town holidays
∞ Closed on Sundays from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend
^ Capacities are reduced when table seating is required
F1
F13
F19
F12
F8
* Closed on official town holidays
∞ Closed on Sundays from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend
^ Capacities are reduced when table seating is required
Picnic Shelter Reservation
Picnic shelters may be reserved year-round. Call the Herbert C. Young Community Center at (919) 460-4965, Bond Park Community Center at (919) 462-3970, or Middle Creek Community Center at (919) 771-1295 for additional information or inquire about availability.
Sertoma Amphitheatre
Reservations
The Sertoma Amphitheatre is located between the Kiwanis Picnic Shelter and Bond Lake on a natural site at Fred G. Bond Metro Park. The facility accommodates 350 spectators for outdoor performances. Reservations are available to Cary residents only. Concurrent rental of the Kiwanis Picnic Shelter is included in the rental fee.
Reservation Fees:
Mon-Fri 1/2 day/$125 Full Day/$250
Sat-Sun
& Holidays 1/2 day/$200 Full Day/$400
Reservation Times
Mar-Oct
1/2 day = 9 a.m.-2 p.m. or 3-7:30 p.m.
or hourly 9 a.m.-7:30 p.m.
Nov-Feb
1/2 day = 9 a.m.-2 p.m. or 3-5:30 p.m.
or hourly 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Picnic Shelter Rental Information
• Reservations are accepted by residents no more than six months in advance, nonresidents five months in advance.
• Full fee is due at booking.
• There is a 2-hour minimum rental.
• Special permission required and an additional $25 per hour is charged for rentals beyond the normal hours of operation.
• A $25 cancellation fee is charged for canceled or changed reservations within 30 days of reserved date.
• Cancellations within one week of reserved date will result in forfeiture of all rental fees.
• Fees are subject to change.
• Other rules and fees apply, per the rental agreement. For additional information, contact a Community Center.
Athletic Field Reservations
While Town of Cary athletic programs have priority for usage, it is possible to reserve athletic fields during times that they are not being used by the Cary Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Resources Department (CPRCRD). There are three categories of field reservations offered by the CPRCRD which are listed below, along with descriptions of each and the methods of obtaining a reservation. Field reservation inquiries should be directed to the Athletics Division at (919) 469-4062.
Fields are available for reservation from March 1-October 31 at the following times:
Weekdays 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on days CPRCRD games are scheduled for the evening.
Weekdays 9 a.m.-10 p.m. on days CPRCRD does not have leagues scheduled for the evening.
Weekends 9 a.m.-10 p.m. when CPRCRD does not have leagues scheduled.
Fields are closed November-February in order to allow for turf recovery and renovation.
CPRCRD reserves the right to cancel the use of the fields as a result of inclement weather. Cancellations due to weather may be rescheduled by the renter on a case by case basis. Reservation fees are non-refundable. Bases are not normally provided as a part of field reservation, however throw-down bases can be arranged for at any facility by contacting the Bond Park staff at (919) 469-4100. Athletic field reservation fees are subject to change.
Softball/Baseball Complex Rentals
The Softball/Baseball Complexes (4 fields each) at Middle Creek Park and Thomas Brooks Park are available for tournaments and event rentals. Hourly rentals are not accepted for these facilities. For more information on the availability and fee structures on renting either of the complexes please contact Thomas Brooks Park at (919) 387-5844.
Soccer Park Field Rentals
The athletic fields and cross country course at WakeMed Soccer Park are available for hourly rentals for practices, matches, meets or event rentals. For more information on the availability and fee structures on renting these facilities, contact WakeMed Soccer Park at (919) 858-0464.
Hourly Athletic Field Reservation
Reservations for hourly use of athletic fields are accepted beginning on Monday before the desired rental date. Exceptions may be made for organized tournaments or events. Reservations for tournaments and events may be arranged at the discretion of our Athletics Division. Reservations may be made in person at the administrative offices of the CPRCRD located at 316 N. Academy St., Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Hourly Athletic Field Fees
Resident Field usage fee $20 per hour
Nonresident Field usage fee $40 per hour
Light usage fee $10 per hour (extra fee)
Field preparation fee $25 per preparation (extra fee) (Includes dragging and lining)
(Fees subject to change)
Field with Concurrent Picnic Shelter Reservation
As a convenience, persons renting Kiwanis, Buehler, or Rotary picnic shelters may also concurrently rent the athletic fields adjacent to each. Persons may rent these fields up to (3) months in advance from April through October. Fields and times are limited to accommodate Town programming. Persons/groups making picnic shelter reservations that do not also reserve the ball field at the same time are not guaranteed that the ball field will be available for reservation at a later date. The fees for renting an athletic field with a picnic shelter are the same as hourly athletic field fees plus the shelter rental fee.
When considering concurrent field and shelter rental, individuals should first call a community Center to inquire about availability of a shelter. Then call the Athletics Division at (919) 469-4062 to inquire about availability of the field. Shelter reservations must be made in person at one of the Community Centers (Bond Park Community Center, Herbert C. Young Community Center or Middle Creek Community Center). Field reservation must be made in person at the Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources administrative office.