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