Lions Park is a playground for all ages, genders and activity interest. The center has indoor…read morebasketball, volleyball and a rec room with a variety of team building activities. If you the outdoorsy type, there are Tennis and Basketball courts, Softball and Baseball feilds, two groups of kids play areas, horseshoe pitching a sheltered picnic area and lots of open space to do your own thing. If you live life on the fast track then the BMX Track is just your speed. For individuals that like of prefer shades areas, there is plenty of shade to protect you from the sun. Lions Park can be a fin place for family, friends or company functions.

My dog and I came here because it's one of the few parks in downtown Raleigh that's open after…read moredusk. It's a large space with lots of lights and lots of parking. They are baseball diamonds, tennis courts, and - how cool is this - a BMX track! The community center is staffed until 9 so I felt safe walking here at night in the dark with my dog. We will definitely be back to sniff all the things!

My husband and I were riding downtown when we came across Halifax Community Center and to our…read moresurprise it was our first time seeing it. So we said that we would go back. Fast forward to couple days afterwards. My son and I were downtown and he wanted to play basketball and I needed to get some work done. So I called around to a few community centers and the guy that was at the front desk at HCC told us to come on by so we did. When I arrived the parking lot was empty so there was plenty of parking and the parking lot was clean. I was impressed with the outdoor playing space because of the funky goals. The building is really nice too and it looks practically brand new. When I walked in I was greeted by the guy at the front desk. He was sooo nice and very welcoming. He told us that he would let the goal down for my son and he did. The basketball court was really nice and the gym is big but it doesn't have a lot of sitting so I am assuming games aren't held there. They also have a workout room and the bathrooms are clean. I walked around looking for the bathroom and I saw where there was a party room which I thought was cool. Overall great community center, clean and the guy that was there was AMAZING!

5/22/21: Went here for a basketball tournament. The entrance we went through was the first floor &…read moreso wish I didn't go that way because I felt like I was walking through a haunted building. It was beat up, dirty, and all around just looked like it was under construction. The floors were partially pulled up & there was lots of debris, chipped tile, and trash around. That was the floor with the gym the kids were playing in. I heard that the upstairs looked nothing like that floor, but I didn't get the opportunity to go see it. So, this review is based on my experience. The staff was friendly & the tournament was somewhat organized. Thanks goodness tomorrow the tournament will be elsewhere. I couldn't bare to be back in that haunted-looking place.

i spend a lot of my time here as i play basketball here. the staff is very disrespectful especially…read moreto the kids that stay there. they get mad if they are going to the bathroom or even leaving the basketball court. i remember playing and seeing one of the staff grabbing a kid by the shoulders and basically yelling in his ear that he cannot be touching the vending machine. there is barely any snacks in the vending machines and there are roaches everywhere.

I would love to give this gym 5 stars but the outdated building is what keeps me from doing so. I…read morehave been a student at NC State for 4 years and I love this place! The workers are friendly and helpful, and the facility has a lot to offer. The aquatics center in particular is fantastic, the depth of the pool at it's deepest is 11 ft, and at the shallowest is 4 ft. For members there are times during the week and on the weekend for "kids swim" so that all members of the family can join! The basketball courts were recently redone this past year (2014) so that NC State's team could practice there for a few months, so they are really fantastic to play on. All and all I have had a great experience with this gym, it is very popular among students and almost never too crowded to break a good sweat. Definitely check it out! Even if you're not a member I believe the price for a day-pass is $10 which is pretty reasonable!

So I used to be a student at NC State and I cannot believe that I never checked this place out when…read moreI was in school. I lived off campus, so I always went home straight after my classes and omg when I found out about Carmichael's classes and facilities, I was like "Man, I was missing out the whole time!!". Couple of my friends started going to the gym and they dragged my ass one day and that's how I found about Carmichael's classes. I get bored super quick if I have to workout by myself, but I can take classes over and over as long as there are some people around me. My favorite classes are body pump and cardio dance. Becca and Jenna are my fav teachers and all of teachers are really nice. They motivate you throughout the entire class and I'm telling you, these classes? phew! a great workout! You may think that meh, school classes.. but I think classes that they offer here are the best & most fun classes I've taken in the Triangle by far. Reasonable price for member, lots of classes you can take and I love their facilities(omg you should see their treadmills! you can watch Netflix, do your SNS, watch TV, and so much more!!!). Also, they offer lots of fun events every Friday called Happy Hour! If you have a family member who goes to NCSU, I def recommend you to try them out!

This park was recently renovated so the fam and I decided to go check out. We ate lunch at the…read moreMcNeil Point Center and then the drive to this park was about two minutes. Great location! They have a large community building which was open for people to use the restroom. They have two play structures and a swing set, all set atop a squish foamesq material. There is also a basketball court and a large dog park. Parking was easy, it seemed like most people had walked or rode their bike there, they are in the middle of a neighborhood and a Greenway stop. One play structure was designed for kids aged 2-5 and the other was for older kids. My son loved the baby swings! We will definitely head back to this playground again soon.

Kiwanis Park is a great place to park and run/bike/walk on the Capital Area Greenway. It is a huge…read morespace and includes a playground, large open field and a baseball fields (there's a additional huge gated open field through the trees heading towards the greenway), a basketball court and posts for a volleyball court. There's a large covered picnic area capable to seat 36-60ppl with 5 tables, 2 grills, $9/hour to rent but no electricity (Mami Nora's is down the street, so you could take your meal to go and eat it outdoors here!) The park includes a neighborhood center with a meeting room large enough to hold 85 people, rentable for $50/hour (which includes warming kitchen, tables and chairs). Overall, it's a good park, it seems to be a popular place to park and eat lunch on weekdays and a safe place to park and utilize the greenway.

This park is smaller in comparison to the larger Raleigh parks, however, it is clean and features a…read morebaseball field, indoor, and outdoor basketball courts. The Community Center is very well kept and modern. It also features a Teen Zone for teens 13-17. They have activity rooms, a video game room, gym and indoor basketball court. We attended the Teen Hang Out event Friday night and the staff was excellent. Everyone was very welcoming and engaged very well with the teens. My daughter enjoys basketball so she spent a lot of time in the gym doing a small tournament and in the video game room. I appreciate how Raleigh Parks Dept invests in their parks and rec centers. I just wish they had Teen Zones in NorthWest Raleigh. We have to drive 25 minutes in traffic to visit teen zones like Saint Monica, Green Road and Tarboro. It would be fair if Brier Creek or Millbrook had a Teen Zone. Teenagers need a safe space where they can gather and feel supported and appreciated.

I stopped in to check out this park today and found that the bigger ball field was being used for…read moresome sort of semi-pro game. Both teams had uniforms, there were a lot of fans, some folks had cookout stuff and folding chairs. It looked quite exciting! Other than that ball game going on, the park has a large picnic shelter located next to the volleyball and tennis courts. There is a concrete-surface basketball court, four lighted tennis courts and two lighted sand volleyball courts. There are two baseball fields (the larger one is 350 feet to the fence!) and a woodchip-surface playground for ages 5 to 12. I would guess that normally there is enough parking here, but with the event going on, just about every space was filled and so were some "creative" spaces. [Review 11655 overall, 1437 of 2019.]

This small park needed a little bit of leafblowing today but is otherwise in very good condition…read more About the size of a single home lot, there is an outdoor basketball court and a playground for ages 5-12. There are swings, a picnic table, slides and a climbing structure. There is some street parking nearby. [Review 12450 overall, 2238 of 2019.]

An older park that was opened to the public in 1928, Chamberlain park has a basketball court and a…read moreplayground. The playground is designed for 5 to 12 year olds and has a sand surface. The playground area is not fenced in. There are some benches and picnic tables. There is some street parking available. [Review 12733 overall, 45 of 2020.]