J.B. Flaherty Park

1100 N White Street, Wake Forest, NC 27587. The community center uses 1226 N White Street; follow internal signs for fields, playground, ponds, courts, fitness court, dog park, shelter, trail, and restrooms.

Use the N White Street entrance and the lot closest to your assigned field, court, community center, dog park, playground, pond, or shelter. League play and tournaments can create heavy parking demand.

The outdoor park is open daily from dawn to dusk. The community center is generally open Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-9 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m.-4 p.m., and Sunday 1-5 p.m. March-August only; fields and lighted courts follow schedules and reservations.

General outdoor park, playground, trail, fitness court, court, pond-edge, and dog-park access is free when not reserved. Fishing requires the proper license or permit; programs, leagues, rentals, and some indoor activities may charge.

Restrooms serve the developed park and community center. Indoor restrooms follow building hours, while field or event facilities may follow scheduled use and maintenance.

Developed parking and paved routes connect major facilities, and the quarter-mile asphalt trail links the community center and tennis courts with fields and dog park. Pond banks, grass field edges, and some recreation surfaces vary.

A 10-foot-wide paved asphalt trail runs about 0.25 mile through the park, crossing the pond dam and connecting the community center and tennis courts with baseball fields and dog park.

Families can use the slides and swings, ballfields, paved trail, fishing ponds, courts, picnic shelter, outdoor fitness court, dog park, and community-center programs. Supervise closely around ponds and active sport areas.

Dogs must be leashed in the general park and waste removed. Use the separate Flaherty Dog Park for allowed off-leash activity, and keep pets away from playgrounds, fields, courts, indoor facilities, and fishing lines.

A picnic shelter supports gatherings. Personal gas and charcoal grills are prohibited, so follow the shelter rules and reserve ahead when guaranteed group use matters.

Orientation points include the community center, three lighted ballfields, playground, Wegmans Outdoor Fitness Court, two ponds and dam crossing, pickleball and tennis courts, picnic shelter, dog park, restrooms, and paved connector trail.

League reservations, tournaments, field renovation, court maintenance, pond or dam work, severe weather, and community-center programming can affect individual areas. Check the Town weather and closure notices before organized sports.