Departments

Chavis Community Center

Chavis Community Center is located in Southeast Raleigh, adjacent to downtown. We offer a wide variety of programs for all ages, including fitness, sports, arts and crafts. We also offer summer camp and track programming for youth on the modified traditional Wake County school calendar.

For citizens interested in staying in shape Chavis has a lot of options! Check out our recently renovated fitness center that includes two treadmills, a stationary bike, elliptical machine, free weights, and an ADA compliant universal machine. We also provide open play daily in our gymnasium for youth and adults to play basketball as well as an outdoor walking track with lights, water fountain, and benches to rest on.

The amenities at Chavis include:

  • 2 Picnic shelters
  • Playground
  • Half-mile section of the Capital Area Greenway Trail
  • Track with sprint lanes
  • multipurpose field
  • Ball field with Lights
  • Outdoor Pool and Splash ground (open seasonally)
  • Historic Herschel Carousel (open seasonally)
  • Lighted Tennis Courts
  • Gymnasium
  • Dance Room
  • Club Room
  • Community Room
  • Large Meeting Room
  • Game Room with billiards and foosball table

Hours

Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Opens 10:00 am 10:00 am 10:00 am 10:00 am 10:00 am 9:00 am 1:00 pm
Closes 9:00 pm 9:00 pm 9:00 pm 9:00 pm 9:00 pm 3:00 pm 6:00 pm

Location

505 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Raleigh, NC 27601

Check out the links to the right or give us a call at Chavis for more information about the great things ongoing at Chavis!

Did you know...

Area is a "Brain Magnet"

– Forbes

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