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About this place

Carpenter Park is a 16-acre neighbourhood park in north-west Cary whose three pickleball courts share their surface with basketball. The town states it directly in the features list: "Multi-Sport Courts: Basketball & 3 Pickleball Courts". That is a useful piece of honesty. You are playing on multi-sport slabs, and the lines under your feet are not all yours.

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The park is also the memorial site for Flights AE3379 and AE3378, and it holds a central pond with an earthen dam, a community garden, a terraced lawn, preserved forest and pedestrian trails.

Getting there

4420 Louis Stephens Drive, and the town publishes "Parking for 30 Cars". That is the only parking capacity any operator in this directory has given us, and it is worth reading against what else is at the park: a playground, a community garden, a picnic shelter, trails and a memorial all draw on the same thirty spaces as the courts. There is a restroom structure on site. No time limit, permit requirement or fee is published for the parking.

What to expect

Three courts, shared with basketball, on multi-sport slabs. Expect that sharing to matter: a basketball game has as much claim on the surface as you do, and with three courts a queue builds quickly at a neighbourhood park this size.

Park hours are sunrise to sunset, extended in lighted areas where visitors are taking part in an approved extended-use activity until thirty minutes after it ends or 11 p.m. at the latest. The picnic shelter at the playground is first-come, first-served rather than reservable. No surface material, nets or fee is published for the courts.

Sources for the above: Town of Cary, Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources, checked 2026-09-03

Court details

Surface
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Nets provided
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Covered
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Climate controlled
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Lights
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Pro shop
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Court availability
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Level of play
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Hours & schedule

Not stated — the operator has not published opening hours. Ring ahead.

Fees & access

Cost
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Drop-in fee
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Membership from
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Access
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Amenities

  • Restrooms
  • Lights: not stated
  • Nets provided: not stated
  • Covered courts: not stated
  • Climate controlled: not stated
  • Pro shop: not stated
  • Parking: not stated

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Location & directions

4420 Louis Stephens Drive, Cary, NC

Parking: Not stated

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Where each fact came from

4 of 22 facts carry a source and a date
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Total courts3carync.gov2026-09-03
Indoor courtsNot statedNo source yet
Outdoor courts3carync.gov2026-09-03
SurfaceNot statedNo source yet
LightsNot statedNo source yet
Nets providedNot statedNo source yet
Climate controlledNot statedNo source yet
CoveredNot statedNo source yet
CostNot statedNo source yet
Membership fromNot statedNo source yet
Drop-in feeNot statedNo source yet
RestroomYesdata.townofcary.org2026-09-03
Pro shopNot statedNo source yet
PhoneNot statedNo source yet
Address4420 Louis Stephens Drivecarync.gov2026-09-03
Pricing notesNot statedNo source yet
HoursNot statedNo source yet
Court availabilityNot statedNo source yet
Level of playNot statedNo source yet
ParkingNot statedNo source yet
AmenitiesNot statedNo source yet
WebsiteNot statedNo source yet

Questions about Carpenter Park

Can I play here after dark?

Not on anything the town has published. The extension to park hours applies only in lighted areas during approved extended-use activities, and the page does not state that the pickleball courts themselves are lit, so lighting here is recorded as not stated. Of Cary's three parks, only the Neighborhood Park on McCrimmon Parkway has lighted pickleball courts stated outright.

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