Optimist Park

Community Center

919-996-2880 | email
Director Susan Adams | Assistant Director Bryan Garrido

Center Programs

• Current Programs
• Variety of classes and programs for all ages including youth athletics (baseball, basketball and volleyball), camps, afterschool program, pre-school sports and art classes, badminton, pickle ball, and group fitness.
• Open Play Pickleball

Center Facilities

• Rentals in our facility require $100 refundable damage deposit and $15 application fee.
• Air conditioned Gymnasium - 69' x 96', Capacity: 300, $85/hour*
• Classroom, Capacity: 45, $40/hr
• Kitchen, $25/hr
• Outside operating hours fee: Additional $20/hr
• *No food allowed in gym

Pool

919-996-2790
Director Jimmie Overton | Assistant Director Ted Barnett

• Main pool operated year round (covered by a fabric tension structure)
• Wading Pool (seasonal operation)
• Hours of Operation
• Lap Lane Availability

Nature Amphitheater

• First come, first serve basis
• Capacity: 25
• No electricity
• Located behind the community center, near the walking paths

Courts

Tennis Courts

• 8 courts
• Push Button Lighting from Dusk to 10pm (year round)
• Has backboards

Fields

Youth Baseball Field #1

• Distance: 183ft
• Lighting: Yes

Youth Baseball Field #2

• Distance: 292ft
• Lighting: Yes

Older Youth & Adult Field #3

• Lighting: Yes

Playgrounds

Ages 2-5 and 5-12

• The playground is designed to be accessible and inclusive, including rubberized surface and certified playground mulch.
• Ages 2-5 can enjoy the toddler "expression swings" and log tunnel. "Expression swings" allow the parent and child to face each other while swinging.
• Ages 5-12 can enjoy the larger play structure, spinner, climbing boulder and nest swing.