1. Chatham County Parks and Recreation

2. Special Events Annual Easter Egg Hunt Annual Easter Egg Hunt Family Fun Day Family Fun Day Music in the Park Music in the Park Fall Festival Fall Festival Lawn Chair Movie Series Lawn Chair Movie Series Reindeer Run (with Active Chatham) Reindeer Run (with Active Chatham)

3. Annual Easter Egg Hunt The Easter Egg Hunt is held each year the weekend before Easter. The Easter Egg Hunt is held each year the weekend before Easter.

4. Fall Festival The Fall Festival is a fairly new event. It will take place each year in conjunction with Halloween. The Fall Festival is a fairly new event. It will take place each year in conjunction with Halloween.

5. Family Fun Day Family Fun Day is held each year at Southwest Park. Family Fun Day is held each year at Southwest Park.

6. Music in Park and the Lawn Chair Movie Series in the Park The Music in the Park is a new event that will take place at Southwest Park The Music in the Park is a new event that will take place at Southwest Park The Lawn Chair Movie Series is also a new event that will take place at several locations throughout the county. The Lawn Chair Movie Series is also a new event that will take place at several locations throughout the county.

7. Activities and Sports Youth and Adult Basketball Wrestling Track and Field T-Ball Youth and Adult Softball Turkey Shoot (basketball) Karate Tennis Bingo Summer Camp Senior Games

8. Facilities Southwest Park Southwest Park Earl Thompson Park Earl Thompson Park 15-501 Canoe access 15-501 Canoe access Bynum Beach Canoe access Bynum Beach Canoe access Northwest Park Northwest Park Northeast Park Northeast Park American Tobacco Trail American Tobacco Trail Briar Chapel Park Briar Chapel Park

9. Proposed Facilities North Central District (Strowd Property) North Central District (Strowd Property) Southeast Park (Moncure area) Southeast Park (Moncure area) Bells Landing Bells Landing Haw River Canoe Trail Haw River Canoe Trail Deep River State Trail Deep River State Trail

10. Southwest Park Southwest Park opened in 2005. It is located off of hwy 902 in Bear Creek, next to Chatham Central High School. Southwest Park opened in 2005. It is located off of hwy 902 in Bear Creek, next to Chatham Central High School.

11. Earl Thompson Park Earl Thompson Park is located in Bynum. The park was recently updated with new playground equipment. Earl Thompson Park is located in Bynum. The park was recently updated with new playground equipment.

12. 15-510 and Bynum Beach Canoe Access The 15-501 and Bynum Beach access points are just 2 of the many canoe access points located on the Haw River Trail Corridor. The 15-501 and Bynum Beach access points are just 2 of the many canoe access points located on the Haw River Trail Corridor.

13. Northeast Park Purchased in 2007, Northeast Park is phase 1 is scheduled to open to the public in March 2011. It is located off of Big Woods Road near Jordan Lake. Purchased in 2007, Northeast Park is phase 1 is scheduled to open to the public in March 2011. It is located off of Big Woods Road near Jordan Lake.

14. Northwest Park Northwest Park is located in Silk Hope off of Woody Store Rd. This 118 acre site was purchased in 2007. Northwest Park is located in Silk Hope off of Woody Store Rd. This 118 acre site was purchased in 2007.

15. American Tobacco Trail The American Tobacco Trail is a 22+ mile rails-to-trails project located in the Triangle Region of North Carolina. The route crosses through the City of Durham; Durham, Chatham, and Wake counties; the planning jurisdictions of the Towns of Cary and Apex; and passes through the Lake Jordan project land of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The trail will open November 2009

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