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Alamance County
Alamance County, NC
ALAMANCE COUNTY WELCOMES SPORTS LOVERS WITH OUTSTANDING FACILITIES IN A DISTRICT THAT BOASTS A HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
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Springwood Park
Burlington Tennis Center
City Park
Burlington/Alamance County offers sports enthusiasts many opportunities for fun and excitement. This charming area in North Carolina features outstanding sports and recreation facilities that host baseball, softball, soccer, tennis, BMX events and more.
FACILITY SPOTLIGHT
City Park
Baseball, Softball
The flgship of the Burlington Parks system, City Park is home to fie athletic fields, a amusement area featuring an extensive playground and courtyard and the Historical Dentzel Carousel, a walking track, 12 lighted tennis courts, a year-round aquatics facility, Thataways Youth Center, a state-of-the-art youth center, three enclosed shelters with grills, two open air shelters with grills, picnic tables throughout the park, a peaceful stream which winds its way through the park, and a greenway. Throughout the spring and summer, the park comes alive with baseball and softball tournaments, and many special events. The park is located one mile from Downtown Burlington.
Springwood Park
Baseball, Softball, Soccer, Walking, Golf, Disc Golf
The 78-acre gem sits nestled in the suburbs of Burlington in Guilford County. The park features regulation fields or baseball, softball and
soccer, two concession/restroom buildings, two picnic shelters available to rent, a playground, a walking track and disc golf. The Springwood Players’ Course is an 18-hole, championship level disc golf course. It includes a six hole Rookie Run for beginners and for family fun.
Mebane Soccer Complex
Soccer
This lovely complex is a fabulous place to host a soccer tournament. Mebane consists of two full-size 11 v 11 soccer fields ad two smaller fields used or small-sided games. All fields hve Musco field lightig for night use. Concessions and restrooms are also available.
Mebane Baseball Complex
Baseball, Softball, Football, Track
A perfect place to host a baseball or softball tournament, the Mebane Baseball Complex includes four baseball/softball fields one football field, a gass walking track, playground, two shelters, concessions and restrooms.
Cedarock Park
Disc Golf
This picturesque locale is a 500-acre park in the foothills of the Cane Creek Mountain Range. It is one of the largest county operated parks in the state and is a great place for disc golf tournaments. Improvements over the last few years included new signage at both courses as well as new scorecards for each course. In addition, concrete tee pads have been installed on the Cedarock Course and the Wellspring Course.
ALAMANCE COUNTY VISITORS BUREAU
Grace VandeVisser Executive Director Burlington/Alamance County CVB 800-637-3804 / 336-570-1444 grace@visitalamance.com
POPULAR ACTIVITIES
Cedarock Park is a 500-acre nature preserve that has six miles of equestrian trails and a historical farm restored to the late 1800s. The beautiful scenery that is the park makes for a great place to spend time outdoors enjoying the two fishing ponds, a aterfall, gazebos, and picnic shelters.
Tanger Outlets in Mebane is an excellent place to do some shopping, featuring a variety of brand-name and designer outlet stores.
Alamance Arts is all about portraying the cultural identity of Alamance County through art. They offer exhibits, community classes, special events, programs, and trips to surrounding museums and more.
SMALL SURPRISES
FOR HOMERUN EVENTS
From baseball, softball and soccer to tennis, swimming and golf, you don’t have to go far to find the most exceptional sports fields, complexes, courses and facilities that can turn your next event into your most successful yet.
