Welcome to County Parks & Recreation

Carteret County Parks and Recreation welcomes you to our new and improved website! We hope you find it more user-friendly. If you don't have time to browse need information quickly, please go to our new site map for an alphabetical list of links.

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County Park Facilities
County Recreation Programs

Carteret County manages 13 parks and 3 County school ball fields, ranging in size from 1 to 31 acres, located from Sea Level to Cedar Point, totalling approximately 200 acres. To find out which amenities are available at each park go to our Parks Facilities page.

Carteret County Parks and Recreation runs primarily adult athletic and recreation programs on its fields, often partnering with other agencies and organizations. For details on current programs and annual program calendars go to our Athletics and/or Recreation Programs pages.

"New" News and Updates

We're moving!

We'll be moving August 19-23 into new offices at 1702 Live Oaks Street (next to the new Carteret County Library space) in Beaufort; we'll be in Suite 300. The only working phone for those few days will be 252-808-3301; whomever is answering that line will be happy to pass on messages to other staff. We'll do our very best to help you in a timely manner and want to thank you in advance for your patience!

 

1st Annual Pyrate Ride and Run

Help the Beaufort Boys & Girls Club and Beaufort's 300th anniversary

Saturday Aug 29

 

 

County Parks & Recreation and the Town of Beaufort, www.beaufortnc.org, invite you to support the Beaufort Boys & Girls Club, and Beaufort's 300th anniversary by participating in this August 29th race.

  • Race starts from in front of the First Citizen's Bank on Front Street
  • Runners in the 1 mile and 5k events will compete on the certified road course.
  • Registration 7:00-8:30am race day or online at www.bgccc.net or www.beauforthousingnc.com
  • Bike run starts at 8:30am, mile run at 8:45am, and 5k at 9:30am
  • Runner medals & bike run best dressed "Pyrates and Wenches" will be awarded after the races!
  • Fees: To Aug 21, $20 individual, $50 family and Aug 22 to race day, $25 individual, $60 family
  • Newport Park County Commissioners approved funding for and gave Parks & Recreation permission to apply to the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund for a grant to build a community park next to the Newport Middle School, on 11 acres that were donated by the Board of Education in exchange for improvements to the middle school ball fields. The County was awarded $500,000 in grant funds and began construction in the Fall of 2008 with grading, utilities installation and seeding. For the plan, click on the Site Map.

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