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Hope Playground 503 McIver St. • Features: Outdoor basketball court, horseshoes J. Bayard Clark Park 631 Sherman Drive • Features: Nature Center museum, walkable storybook, playground, trails, mountain bike trail • Hours: Trail, 8 a.m.-dusk; center, March- October, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday • Contact: 910-433-1579; fcpr.us/ parks-trails/parks/clark-park J.O. Humpries Memorial Park 6207 Brooks St., Falcon • Features: Track, playground, picnic shelter • Contact: 910-980-1355 Jessie Brayboy Park 1007 Fontana St. • Features: Playground Lake Rim Park 2214 Tar Kiln Drive • Features: Athletic fields, trails, horseshoes, tennis courts, sand volleyball courts, playgrounds, aquatics center • Hours: Winter, 7 a.m.-5 p.m.; summer, 7 a.m.-9 p.m.; office, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday- Friday • Contact: 910-433-1018; fcpr.us/ parks-trails/parks/lake-rim-park Linden Little River Park 5010 Loop Road, Linden • Features: Outdoor basketball court, gym, horseshoes, picnic shelter, track • Contact: 910-980-0119 Mable C. Smith Park 1367 Shadbush Lane • Features: Outdoor basketball court, athletic fields, horseshoes, picnic shelter, playground, trails Maiden Lane Park 200 Maiden Lane • Features: Playground, historical interest Martin Luther King Jr. Park 700 Blue St. • Features: Green space Mary McDonald Park 1530 Thelbert Drive • Features: Playground Massey Hill Park and Recreation Center 1612 Camden Road • Features: Pickleball courts, horseshoes, playground, athletic fields • Contact: 910-433-1569 Mazarick Park 1400 Belvedere Ave. • Features: Tennis courts, athletic field, disc golf, playground, trails, fishing • Hours: 8 a.m.-dusk • Contact: 910-433-1575; fcpr.us/ parks-trails/parks/mazarick-park Mendoza Park 1774 Little River Road, Spring Lake • Features: Athletic fields, picnic shelter, playground, trail New Century International Complex 7455 Century Circle • Features: Athletic fields, gym, track, picnic shelter North Carolina Veterans Park 300 Bragg Blvd. • Features: Flag Day exhibit, 3,500-square- foot visitors center, service ribbon wall, N.C. Soils Wall, story, garden • Hours: Park, 8 a.m.-dusk; visitors center, March-October, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; noon- 4 p.m. Sunday; November-February, noon- 4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Closed Mondays, except on federal holidays. • Contact: 910-433-1547 or 910-433-1224; fcpr.us/parks-trails/parks/north-carolina- veterans-park North Street Park 201 Brinkley St. • Features: Athletic field, playground Pine Valley Park 1000 Norwood St. • Features: Green space Rowan Park/Skate Park PARKS AND TRAILS, CONTINUED North Carolina Veterans Park CONTRIBUTED PHOTO CONTRIBUTED PHOTO 24 DestinationFAY 2022-2023

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