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City Parks
Parks & Recreation
All parks open from dawn to 10:00 pm
The City of Morganton Parks and Recreation Department maintains more than 400 acres of land developed for recreational use including 12 public parks.
Bethel Park
600 Block Bethel Road
Bethel Park was constructed by the City of Morganton in 1978.
The park is approximately 15 acres.
- 7/10 mile walking track
- 2 lighted composition asphalt tennis courts
- 2 basketball courts
- 5 picnic shelters with grills
- dog park - Bethel Bark Park
- 9-hole disc golf course
- Multi-feature playground
- Handicapped accessible restrooms.
Bethel Park Disc Golf Course
Ready for a game of disc golf? You can play the 9-hole course at Bethel Park and then visit Catawba Meadows Park for a challenging 18-hole course!
Bethel Park DGC Map
Bethel Park DGC Score Cards
Disc Golf Rules
Catawba Meadows Park
220 Catawba Meadows Dr.
Catawba Meadows Park was constructed by the City of Morganton. The first phase opened in 2006 (Baseball Complex) and the second phase opened in 2007 (softball Complex). The 230 acre park has several more construction phases. The Catawba River Greenway borders the park.
The City recently completed Phase three of the park. Amenities
- 5 lighted Little League baseball fields
- 4 lighted youth and adult softball/baseball fields
- Field house with concessions
- Observation and eating area
- Team meeting room
- Umpires and coaches meeting room
- Athletic merchandise center
- Batting cages
- Handicapped accessible restrooms.
Phase 3 additions include:
- Three (3) 100-person corporate picnic shelters
- ADA accessible restrooms
- 2 Regulation sand Volleyball Courts
- 18-hole Disc Golf Course
- Festival Area
- More than half a mile of additional greenway trail
Catawba Meadows Park Disc Golf Course
Ready for a game of disc golf? Catawba Meadows Park offers a 18-hole course that weaves through the former seed orchard at Catawba Meadows. You'll also enjoy the 9-hole disc golf course at Bethel Park
Catawba Meadows Park DCG Map
Catawba Meadows Park DCG Score Cards
Disc Golf Rules
Catawba River Soccer Complex
Greenlee Ford Road
The Catawba River Soccer Complex was constructed by the City of Morganton in 2000 and is approximately 30 acres.
- 4 lighted regulation soccer / lacrosse fields
- Dog Park
- Field house with office
- Concession stand
- First aid room
- Storage
- Picnic shelter
- Multi-feature playground equipment
- Greenway trail
Carbon City Park
800 Block Carbon City Road
Carbon City Park was constructed by the City of Morganton and is approximately 2 acres.
- 2 composition asphalt tennis courts
- Basketball court
- Group picnic shelter
- Multi-feature playground equipment
- 2-bay swing set
- Restrooms
Drexel Heritage Park
600 Block West Concord St.
Drexel Heritage Park was constructed by the City of Morganton in 1998 and is approximately 3 acres.
- Perimeter fence
- ¼ mile walking track
- Multi-feature playground equipment,
- 4 picnic shelters
- Handicapped accessible restrooms.
Gene Turner Park
King Street
Gene Turner Park is a youth baseball complex opened in 1951 with the first season of youth baseball in Morganton. The facility was constructed and funded by the Morganton Parks and Recreation Foundation, Inc. The second field was constructed in 1981 by the City of Morganton and named in honor and memory of long time youth baseball supporter and field manager Gene Turner.
- 2 lighted fields (one field 180 ft. fence distance and one field 200 ft. fence distance)
- 2 batting cages
- Field house
- Concession stand
- Bio-Retention Education Site
Freedom Park
400 Block Independence Blvd.
Freedom Park was constructed in 1983 by the City of Morganton adjacent to Freedom High School. The park is approximately 30 acres.
- 1-mile lighted walking track
- 2 multi-feature playgrounds
- Regulation Sand Volleyball Court
- Lighted softball field
- 6 lighted composition asphalt tennis courts
- Practice soccer and football fields
- Multi-feature playground equipment
- 2 basketball courts
- 4 family picnic shelters with grills
- Handicapped accessible restrooms
Martha's Park
200 Block Collett St.
Martha's Park was opened in 1972 as The Children's Park and funded by the City of Morganton. The Park was renovated in 2004 with funds raised by the Morganton Service League and named in honor and memory of Martha Pheifer. The park is approximately 1.4 acres.
- Fenced and gated play area
- Multi-featured playground equipment
- 3 picnic shelters (large shelter may be reserved)
- Children's water splash pad
- Swing sets
- Handicapped accessible restrooms
Martin Luther King Jr. Park
620 Block Bouchelle Street
The park was constructed by the City of Morganton and is approximately one acre.
- Perimeter fence
- Playground equipment
- 3 picnic shelters
- ¼ mile walking track
- Restrooms
Morganton Skeet & Trap Range
400 Causby Quarry Road
The skeet range was opened in 1975 and is approximately 1.5 acres. The combination skeet and trap field was constructed in 1995.
- 3 lighted skeet fields (one is combination trap and skeet)
- Club house with kitchen, restrooms and meeting room.
- Wednesdays: 3 pm – dark
Saturdays: 10 am – 2 pm
Sundays: 1 pm – dark
- Must supply your own gun
City Residents or club members: $3 a round
Non-City residents: $4.00 a round, nonresident
25 skeet per round
- Ammunition: Use a field shot load, low powered with
a No. 8 or 9 shot
- For more info call 438-5359
Shadowline Park
117 Shadowline Dr.
The 12 acre Shadowline Park was opened by the Morganton Parks and Recreation Foundation, Inc. in 1960.
- Group picnic shelter
- Practice softball
- Practice soccer fields
- 2 regulation horseshoe courts
- Playground equipment
- Restrooms
Shuey Park
101 Golf Course Road
Shuey Park was constructed in 1968 with funds raised by the Morganton Parks and Recreation Foundation, Inc. and was named after Harry Shuey (owner of Morganton Furniture and President of the Recreation Foundation.) The Park is approximately 16 acres.
- 2 lighted softball/baseball fields with fence distance of 270 ft
- American Legion Baseball Field with a fence distance of 350 ft.
- Field house
- 2 concession stands
- 5 lighted horseshoe courts
- Picnic shelter
- Restrooms
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