Greensboro, NC 2008 Official Visitor & Dining Guide - (Page 19) Outdoor Activities OTHER SPORTS For information about other area sports, including tennis, soccer, basketball and more, please contact the Greensboro Sports Commission. 336-378-4499. www.greensborosports.org The area also offers a wide variety of athletic facilities that can be utilized for individual, team and group sports. For more information, please contact the Greensboro Area CVB. 800-344-2282. www.VisitGreensboroNC.com Bryan Park Complex* Offers two 18-hole golf courses, a golf practice and learning facility, a fully stocked pro shop, a restaurant, lounge and tennis courts. Bryan Enrichment Center overlooks the golf courses and is available for meetings and receptions. Park hours: Daily, 8 am-sunset; the golf courses have seasonal hours, and the center operates on a rental basis. Fee charged for most activities. 6275 Bryan Park Rd., Browns Summit, off U.S. Hwy. 29 North. 336-375-2222. www.bryanpark.com Bur-Mil Park* Features a clubhouse for rental, a nine-hole, lighted par 3 golf course, lighted driving range with grass hitting area, aquatic center, Wildlife Education Center, two fishing ponds and a pier on Lake Brandt, tennis courts, horseshoe pits, volleyball courts, hiking and bicycling trails, and picnic shelters. Hours: vary based on facility and month. Fee charged for some activities. 5834 Bur-Mil Club Rd., off US Hwy. 220 North. 336-373-3800. www.burmilpark.org Carolyn S. Allen Community Park & Athletic Complex Named after former Greensboro mayor, this 38-acre park includes a state-of-the-art athletic complex with four combination softball/baseball fields, surrounded by a beautifullylandscaped concourse and a 2-story concessions/press box in the center. 3610 Drawbridge Parkway, adjacent to Kernodle Middle School. 336-412-5799. www.greensboro-nc.gov/leisure Center City Park In the heart of downtown Greensboro, featuring a half-acre of lawns surrounding a spectacular fountain, a pavilion for intimate gatherings and performances, a Great Lawn for larger events and garden niches in which to get away from it all. Corner of N. Elm and E. Friendly. 336-272-1222. www.centercitypark.org AREA PARKS Barber Park Offering picnic shelters, an indoor tennis and basketball complex, sand volleyball court, playgrounds, horseshoe pits, a Bronco baseball stadium and an amphitheater for outdoor concerts. Nature, hiking and bicycle trails and an 18-hole disc golf course also on-site. Hours: Daily, 8 am-sunset. Fee charged for some activities. 1500 Dan’s Rd., off E. Lee St., near Business I-85. 336-373-5892. www.greensboro-nc.gov/leisure The Bog Garden at Benjamin Park & Starmount Farms Lake The natural beauty of this swampy area has been developed into a striking exhibit featuring a half-mile, elevated wooden walkway that provides easy access through the garden. Visitors can see more than 8,000 trees, shrubs, ferns, bamboo and wildflowers, and the newest addition, "Joe Christian’s Serenity Falls." Greensboro’s Public Gardens are facilities of the Greensboro Parks & Recreation Dept., developed in cooperation with Greensboro Beautiful, Inc. Hours: Daily, sunrise-sunset. Hobbs Rd., north of W. Friendly Ave. 336-373-2199. www.greensborobeautiful.org Country Park The park offers two stocked fishing lakes, a handicap accessible children’s playground, picnic shelters and extensive trails for jogging, hiking and bicycling. The park is home to the Guilford County Veteran’s Memorial, BarkPark (off-leash dog park), and a BMX bike course. Hours: Daily, 8 am-sunset. Fee charged for some activities. Adjacent to the Natural Science Center of Greensboro, off Lawndale Dr. 336-373-3648. www.greensboro-nc.gov/leisure Cove Creek Gardens A public display garden which promotes the art of horticulture and demonstrates the conservation of water and native plants, while providing the public with opportunities for research, learning and interaction with the natural world. Hours: AprilOct., Mon., Tues. & Sat., 9am-12noon. Admission fee; children under 8 yrs free. 4505 Summit Ave. 336-621-0611. www.guilfordnonprofits.org * See discount coupons, inside back cover. www.VisitGreensboroNC.com 19 http://www.greensborosports.org http://www.bryanpark.com http://www.VisitGreensboroNC.com http://www.burmilpark.org http://www.greensboro-nc.gov/leisure http://www.greensboro-nc.gov/leisure http://www.greensboro-nc.gov/leisure http://www.guilfordnonprofits.org http://www.greensborobeautiful.org http://www.centercitypark.org http://www.VisitGreensboroNC.com
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