| Situated just west of Raleigh, Cary is in close proximity | | | | of all ages make this Nature Preserve a favorite haunt |
| to Research Triangle Park as well as Duke University, | | | | for the whole family during any season. Other |
| making it a popular destination for professionals as well | | | | attractions at the Stevens nature Center include a |
| as college students. Despite being known as The | | | | hands-on educational exhibit hall, a native wildflower |
| technology town of North Carolina because of the | | | | garden and an outdoor education shelter. |
| large number of residents who own computers, Cary, | | | | Sk8-Cary Skate Park |
| NC still manages to retain its old world charm and its | | | | With a 12,000 sq foot street-course style concrete |
| natural preserves. Residents as well as visitors have a | | | | skating park, the Sk8-Cary Skate Park is a great place |
| large choice of outdoor activities in Cary including a | | | | for rollerblading, skateboarding, inline skating and biking. |
| skateboard park, several golf courses and four major | | | | The skate is innovatively designed to give novice |
| parks. | | | | skaters a safe skating experience while offering |
| Hemlocks Bluffs Nature Preserve | | | | exciting challenges to the more experienced skaters. |
| Hemlocks Bluffs Nature Preserve, so named after a | | | | Spring and fall sees the place come to life as crowds |
| unique stand of Hemlock trees at the park offers | | | | of skating enthusiasts gather to see or participate in |
| excellent wildlife and bird watching opportunities and | | | | the exciting skate and bike trick contests. |
| scenic observation platforms as you walk along the | | | | The Amphitheatre at Regency Park |
| three miles of trails within the park. The | | | | Opened in 2001, the Koka Booth Amphitheatre at |
| 3,700-square-foot, Stevens Nature Center, is a great | | | | Regency Park offers a state-of-the-art performing |
| place to learn about the history of the area as well as | | | | arts center right in the middle of the pines and |
| the various animals and plants that live in the Nature | | | | hardwoods of a North Carolina woodland. |
| Preserve. Year-round nature programs for participants | | | | |