Join your company softball team, go for a jog on your lunch break or just take that impromptu team meeting outside. With acres of green space, walking and biking trails, softball fields and volleyball courts, the Research Triangle Park offers an abundance of recreational opportunities to cultivate community and round out your work week.
Amenities
- Over 16 miles of jogging and pedestrian trails, including a tree identification trail and a bluebird trail with 40 actively-monitored bird houses
- The 2-mile mountain biking trail, with expansion underway in 2012
- 4 softball fields
- 10 grass and 3 sand volleyball courts
» See a map of jogging trails, fields and courts
» See the softball field calendar
To reserve one of the softball diamonds or volleyball courts, contact the Research Triangle Foundation or telephone: 919.549.8181.
Sports Leagues
The Park offers access to independently managed volleyball and softball leagues.
The RTP softball league runs from mid-April through Labor Day. Over 800 employees participate on company teams, with 16 co-ed teams extending the season to play in the RTP World Series at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park.
- Get information on registration, teams and schedules on the RTP softball website.
The RTP volleyball league runs two 10-week outdoor volleyball seasons in the spring and fall, each ending in a single-elimination tournament.
- Get information on the RTP Volleyball League website.
