Sports & Recreation

Sports in Orange County revolve mostly around the Tar Heel basketball, football and other teams for obvious reasons, but outdoor activities are very big here, too, because the county and towns have a long-standing commitment to the preservation, development and promotion of parkland—25% of the county's nearly 400 square miles is undeveloped—including nature preserves, parks and playgrounds, walking trails and bicycle routes and paths, not to mention state parks and lakes and reservoirs. In addition, there are numerous opportunities for personal athletic activities, e.g. biking, fitness, golf, swimming and even ice-skating year-round.

Cedar Grove Golf Course

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700 McDade Store Rd
Hillsborough, NC 27278

Directions

phone toll free (866) 211-2051

Open daily.

18-hole, par-71 golf course. Electric and pull carts are available for rent. Includes driving range and putting green. Snack bar. Call for green fees and reservations.

Chapel Hill Greenways

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Various locations
Chapel Hill, NC NC

Directions

phone (919) 968-2784

Open daily from dawn to dusk.

Among the 11 separate trails in the 40-mile system, about 28 miles will have paved and natural surfaces. Nearly 10 miles have been completed to date. The trails allow easy access by pedestrians and bicyclists, as well as those on roller skates, rollerblades or skateboards and in wheelchairs or baby strollers.

Chapel Hill Parks & Recreation Dept

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200 Plant Rd (off East Franklin St)
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Directions

phone (919) 968-2784

Office hours: Mon-Fri, 8:30am-5pm; closed major holidays.

Parks are open daily, dawn to dusk, with lighted areas (tennis and basketball courts), till 11pm. Facilities include the Community Center (see below), (919) 968-2790; Hargraves Center, (919) 968-2794; and Lincoln Center, (919) 968-2792. Parks include Burlington Park, Cedar Falls Park, Ephesus Park, Homestead Park, Jones Park, North Forest Hills Park, Oakwood Park, Phillips Park, Umstead Park and Westwood Park. Most activities free; some cost.

Chapel Hill Skate Park

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100 Northern Park Dr (off Martin Luther King Blvd)
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Directions

(919) 932-7399

Open Mon-Thu, 10am-8pm; Fri, 3-9pm; Sat, 10am-noon (beginners), noon-9pm (normal session); Sun, noon-6pm.


New facility for skateboarding, managed privately by Vertical Urge of Raleigh and offering 10,000 sq.ft. of excitement. The park’s concrete slab is covered with a tremendous assortment of ramps suitable for everyone. Even if you don’t skate, watch the in-line skaters and skateboarders “work the ramps”. Membership packages.

Chapel Hill Tennis Club

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402 Westbrook Dr
Carrboro, NC 27510

Directions

phone (919) 929-5248


One of the major non-profit tennis, swim, fitness and recreational facilities in North Carolina. The club offers a beautiful clubhouse and expansive grounds, 28 tennis courts, four indoor tennis courts, two platform tennis courts, a fitness center, fitness programming, massage therapy, an Olympic-size pool, aquatics programming, a Super-Loop waterslide, clubhouse Slice Bar Café, a full-service pro shop and a full-year calendar of events.

Chapel Hill-Carrboro YMCA

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980 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Directions

phone (919) 442-9622

Clean Machine (The)

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104 West Main St (Downtown)
Carrboro, NC 27510

Directions

toll-free (800) 369-5103; phone (919) 967-5104

Open Mon-Sat, 10am-7pm; Sun, noon-5pm.

Community Center Pool

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120 South Estes Dr (Community Center Park)
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Directions

phone (919) 968-2790; recorded info (919) 685-8316

Pool open Mon-Fri, 5:30am-9pm; Sat, 8:30am-8pm; Sun, 11:30am-10pm.


The recently remodeled multi-purpose facility offers a year-round program of activities for all ages in its heated 25-meter indoor pool with zero-depth entry and six lap lanes, gymnasium, climbing wall, locker rooms, showers and family changing area, plus a meeting room for rentals. Call for specific details, times and costs.

Curves for Women

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630 Weaver Dairy Rd (Timberlyne)
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Directions

phone (919) 932-3202

Curves for Women

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104 Carrboro Plaza
Carrboro, NC 27510

Directions

phone (919) 968-3202

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Did You Know?

Orange County offers a wide range of spectator and recreational sports and leisure activities, and is home to the fastest 3/8-mile oval stock car race track in the U.S.