Roberts Park

Navigate to 1300 East Martin Street and use signed park and Community Center parking for the building, playground, courts, field, and shelters. Visitors who need the documented accessible route to the dog run should approach from Merrywood Drive and follow the designated path rather than assuming the shortest route begins at the main doors.

The Community Center at 1300 East Martin Street is the staffed main entrance and best orientation point for programs, restrooms, playground, courts, baseball field, and shelters. For the dog run's accessible path, use the Merrywood Drive side and follow onsite signs.

Yes. Indoor visitor facilities are available in the Community Center during posted hours. The dog run and outdoor courts may be used on different schedules, so visitors arriving near dawn, dusk, or after weekend building hours should not assume the Center will be unlocked.

The Community Center is open 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, and 1-6 p.m. Sunday. The dog run and ordinary outdoor areas are open dawn to dusk. Tennis lights are manually controlled by staff from dusk to 10 p.m., so evening lighting is not guaranteed when staff access changes.

General park admission, playground use, the public dog run, outdoor basketball, and available casual tennis are free. Fitness access currently costs $2 per day or $15 per month. Programs, gym and room rentals, shelters, and organized field use may charge.

The developed Center, paved parking, indoor gym and restrooms, rubber-surface playground, tiled basketball court, and hard-surface tennis courts offer firm access. The City specifically identifies an accessible path to the dog run from Merrywood Drive. Contact the Center for the shortest route to a shelter or field.

The playground is designed for ages 5-12 and uses rubberized surfacing. The current official page does not list a separate toddler structure, so families with younger children should not assume age 2-5 equipment is available. The Community Center is the best point for restroom access during staffed hours.

The free public dog run has separate fenced areas for large and small dogs, a bench, natural shade, and a waste-bag dispenser. It is open dawn to dusk daily, and an accessible path enters from Merrywood Drive. Surfaces may be wet or muddy after rain, so check park alerts and bring water unless onsite availability is confirmed.

Dogs must be leashed when entering and leaving, healthy and vaccinated, and at least four months old. People must remove waste, stop digging, supervise children under 12, remove prong or spike collars, bring no food or toys, and handle no more than three dogs. Aggressive, uncontrolled, or in-season dogs are prohibited.

The park has a rubber-tile outdoor basketball court with adjustable goals and two tennis courts with practice backboards. Staff manually control tennis lighting from dusk to 10 p.m. Courts are generally first-come, first-served unless programs, reservations, or maintenance have priority.

Yes. Roberts Park has a lighted youth baseball field with an approximately 185-foot distance. Approved rentals and scheduled leagues have priority, and field closures can follow rain or maintenance even when the Center and other park areas remain open.

Yes. Two shelters are each listed for roughly 36-60 people with six tables, one grill, no electricity, and a current rate of $15 per hour. Reservations require approval and payment confirmation; ordinary park presence does not hold a shelter for a future gathering.

Yes. The fitness room has mat flooring and dumbbells up to 50 pounds, with current access listed at $2 per day or $15 monthly. The air-conditioned gym has a sports floor, two adjustable hoops, capacity around 259, and a current rental rate of $85 per hour. Open-play access follows Center schedules.

Roberts Park lies in the Battery Heights Historic District, an area known for surviving earthen batteries associated with the Civil War. The park also occupies former property of Bartholomew Gatling, a county attorney and postal carrier from 1915 to 1922. Historic context does not mean earthworks are safe to climb or disturb.