City Of Raleigh: Winter Athletic Field Closures Upcoming

Press release from the City of Raleigh:

Nov 18, 2021

The City of Raleigh Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources department is resting selected fields during the winter. The goal is to prevent winter damage so that citizens can enjoy healthy, resilient fields that are safe for play in the spring. Beginning Dec. 6, the following fields will be closed for winter and will reopen for spring on Feb. 14, 2022:

Multi-purpose fields:

• Halifax Park
• Kiwanis Park (fields 1 and 2)
• Method Community Park
• Peter Williams Park

Ball fields:

• Biltmore Hills Park (field 2)
• Brentwood Park
• Carolina Pines Park (fields 1 and 2)
• Cedar Hills Park
• John Chavis Memorial Park
• Green Road Park (field 1)
• Honeycutt Park
• Jaycee Park (fields 1 and 3)
• Lake Lynn Park
• Laurel Hills Park (field 2)
• Lions Park (fields 1, 2, and 4)
• Marsh Creek Park
• Millbrook Exchange Park (fields 1 and 2)
• North Hills Park
• Oakwood Park (field 2)
• Optimist Park (fields 1 and 3)
• Pullen Park (field 1)
• Sanderford Road Park (field 1)
• Spring Forest Road Park
• Worthdale Park (field 2)

 “Limiting usage of City of Raleigh athletic fields has become an essential variable to be considered in the long-term maintenance and playability of athletic spaces. Use and overuse of fields during the winter season, when fields stay perpetually wet or worse yet have a daily freeze/thaw status, is having a lasting impact on playability. Even more critical is the result of fields that are unable to be used as we enter into the peak season of programming and use in the spring,” says athletic director Jason Simpson. Call the contact phone number or email Athletics for more information.

This press release was produced by the City of Raleigh. The views expressed here are the author’s own.