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Built in 1992 and renovated in 2019, Walnut Creek Athletic Complex contains nine fenced, halogen-lit diamonds with skinned infields and hybrid grass outfields.
Walnut Creek Athletic Complex
Updated: Jun 27, 2025
Shade sail covered aluminum bleachers
Covered scorekeeping area with scoreboard for each field
Enclosed and Covered Dugouts
Control Tower with bathrooms and referee lounge
Control Tower with bathrooms and referee lounge
Amenities
Amenities include:
- Underground irrigation (all fields)
- 18 bullpens
- 9 newly built scorekeeping areas at the backstop of each field
- Public address system throughout entire complex
- Wireless internet connection
- Food truck plaza between wheels
Emergency medical services are located approximately 1.5 miles from the complex. The complex has basic first aid and AED (automated external defibrillator) equipment available.
Wheel 1
- 5 halogen-lit fields
- Control tower with bathrooms and referee lounge
- Enclosed and covered dugouts
- Covered scorekeeping area with a scoreboard for each field
- Shade sail–covered aluminum bleachers that can hold up to 1000
- Potential base distances: 70', 65', 60'
- Pitching rubber options: 50', 46', 43'
- Portable mounds available at any distance
Wheel 2
- 4 halogen-lit fields
- Control tower with bathrooms and referee lounge
- Enclosed and covered dugouts
- Covered scorekeeping area with a scoreboard for each field
- Shade sail–covered aluminum bleachers
- Potential base distances: 70', 65', 60'
- Pitching rubber options: 50', 46', 43'
- Portable mounds available at any distance
View from the control tower with referee lounge and bathrooms
Facility Rules
- No alcohol permitted on City of Raleigh property
- No pets allowed
- No bikes, skates, skateboards, or rollerblades permitted inside park
- Do not leave children unattended without adult supervision
- No smoking in the plaza or surrounding areas (permitted only in parking lot area)
- No overnight camping
- No open flames or portable generators
Tournament Rentals
2025 Tournament Schedule
Please contact athletics@raleighnc.gov for more information.
View the rental brochure and application.
Adult Athletics
Walnut Creek Athletic Complex is home to the City of Raleigh Adult Softball Leagues for both the spring and fall seasons.
Food Truck Plaza
Walnut Creek Athletic Complex includes a food truck plaza, which provides concessions for the complex during tournaments and City of Raleigh League play.
This is a 204-acre, regionally acclaimed softball complex that recently reopened after a full renovation and it hosts year-round softball and baseball tournaments ranging from youth to adults. It has 9 lighted softball fields and attracts over 40,000 visitors a year.
The Food Truck Plaza is approximately 2000 square feet and includes:
- Great location, conveniently located in the middle of the complex, near one of our ticket booths
- Seating options next to the plaza and throughout the complex
- The Food Truck Plaza has 3 NEMA 14 50R 50 Amp receptacles, as well as a water hose hook-up
- There is also access to 6/3 & 8/1 SEOW 50 Amp, Outdoor Extension Cords
If you are interested in being a vendor at Walnut Creek Athletic Complex, please reach out to Facility Director Zeb Alford at zebulon.alford@raleighnc.gov or 919-996-2127.
View the Food Truck Plaza Application
All vendors must have up-to-date permits and be registered with the City of Raleigh.
