Contractors will be on site now through January 2026 performing work on the bioretention areas. Park amenities will remain open.

7119 Carpenter Fire Station Road

This neighborhood park creates a vibrant and lively space within a wooded setting, offering varying levels of recreation and social interaction, ranging from organized sporting events to informal play to quiet and reflective spaces. A wide wooded buffer of existing and planted trees along the borders of the park will provide an attractive environment for park visitors and help shield neighbors from lights and noisy activities. The forested slopes at the southern edge of the park offer opportunities for the enjoyment of nature as well as protection of water quality in Panther Creek.

Features

• Two lighted youth ballfields: first come, first served
• Playground
• Shelter: first come, first served
• Restrooms
• Shade structures
• Dog park
• Multipurpose court
• Activity nodes for teens
• Adult fitness hub
• Misting feature/sculpture as gateway to park’s center
• Paved loop trails and link to Panther Creek Greenway

Directions

Google Maps directions to the Neighborhood Park on Carpenter Fire Station Road.

Park Hours

Sunrise to sunset. In lit areas where visitors are participating in an approved extended-use activity, hours are extended until 30 minutes after the completion of the activity or 11 p.m.

Project Background

The 20.8-acre neighborhood park site is located at the southeast corner of Carpenter Fire Station Road and Highcroft Drive in Northwest Cary. Approximately 16.8 acres of the park land was obtained by a dedication from the Cameron Pond subdivision rezoning. The Town of Cary later purchased four additional residential parcels that front Carpenter Fire Station Road. 

Master planning started in 2017. Public involvement included public information meetings in January and November of 2018; an online questionnaire for public input; a Citizens Resource Team which met three times to provide input on the proposed program and plans; and presentations to the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources and Public Art Advisory Boards. On June 27, 2019, the Cary Town Council approved the master plan and master plan report for the Neighborhood Park on Carpenter Fire Station Road along with the master plan for the park on McCrimmon Parkway. Construction funding for these parks is included in the Parks Bond approved by Cary voters in October 2019.