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PARKS PART THREE 174 REGISTER ONLINE: mycary.org Rose Street Park 110 Rose Street, 27511 A quaint, neighborhood park, Rose Street Park holds the distinction of Cary's smallest park. This treasure is a great spot for a toddler play date or a pick-up basketball game. Hours: Sunrise to sunset Features: Basketball slab, playground with swings, and picnic tables. Sears Farm Park 5077 Sears Farm Road, 27519 Sears Farm Park is a wonderful place to enjoy all seasons with a shaded lawn area and playground, paved trails, unique landscaped areas, and a giant sculpture that little ones can climb on and move. Hours: Sunrise to sunset Features: Play lawns, playground, picnic shelter, basketball slab, kinetic sculpture, and restroom. Thomas Brooks Park 9008 Green Level Church Road, 27519 Thomas Brooks Park spans 224 beautiful acres in West Cary. You can enjoy a pick-up game of basketball or reserve a softball or baseball field or the lighted multipurpose field. Enjoy walking trails, a playground, and picnic shelters. Thomas Brooks Park is also home to the USA Baseball National Training Complex. Hours: Sunrise to sunset; in lighted areas where visitors are participating in an approved extended use activity, hours are extended until 30 minutes after the completion of the activity. Features: Four lighted baseball/softball fields with restrooms, two batting cages and hitting area, two outdoor lighted basketball courts, two lighted artificial turf multipurpose soccer fields, picnic shelter with restrooms, playground, and a half-mile walking track around the athletic complex. Urban Park 414 E. Chatham Street, 27511 Tucked into a small wooded area, Urban Park is the perfect spot to burn a little energy on two play structures, a sandbox, and four swings atop a rubber play surface. Hours: Sunrise to sunset Features: Basketball slab, playground, and picnic tables. Veterans Freedom Park 1513 North Harrison Avenue, 27513 The Veterans Freedom Park features a memorial court of service flags and benches leading up to a stunning 90-foot white granite spire. The five seals from each branch of the military circle the base of the spire, creating an intimate and inviting space for reflection. Hours: Sunrise to sunset Features: Freedom Tower (with seating, seals from each branch of the military, memorial service flags court, and an open space). R.S. Dunham Park 519 Walnut Street, 27511 Whether you're enjoying a competitive game of tennis or watching the kids slide, whirl, and dig, Dunham Park is fun for everyone. "Dad" Park, as it is often called, is named after R.S. Dunham, a former teacher who taught at Cary High School for 40 years. Hours: Sunrise to sunset; in lighted areas where visitors are participating in an approved activity, hours are extended until 30 minutes after the completion of the activity or 10 p.m. Features: Five tennis courts (lighted), two basketball slabs, playground, picnic tables, and restrooms. Robert V. Godbold Park 2050 N.W. Maynard Road, 27513 Godbold Park is like three parks in one! It features tennis courts, basketball courts, a playground, and trails. It's also home to Cary's Dog Park for our four-legged, furry friends and Sk8-Cary for bike and skate enthusiasts! Details about the Dog Park and Sk8-Cary can be found in the facility listings in this guide. Hours: Sunrise to sunset; in lighted areas where visitors are participating in an approved extended use activity, hours are extended until 30 minutes after the completion of the activity or 10 p.m. Features: Six tennis courts (lighted), two basketball slabs (lighted), playground, picnic tables, restrooms, and trail with exercise stations. THOMAS BROOKS PARK