City of Hamlet
Parks & Recreation Sports
| Sport | Registration Months | Season Ends |
| Baseball | February & March | June |
| Soccer | June & Late July | Mid September |
| Football & Cheerleading | Mid August - Late September |
Mid December |
| Basketball | November – December | Late March |
“The prohibitation of tobacco use in and on public property owned by City of Hamlet”
For questions contact Parks & Recreation Department at 582-7998
City of Hamlet Park & Recreation
Hamlet citizens enjoy ideal weather, which prevails year-round as Hamlet recreational opportunities offer a varied spectrum of activities. Our parks and Recreational Department offers structured seasonal sports programs where people of all ages and interests are certain to find enjoyable pursuits. Facilities include lighted tennis courts and soccer fields, gymnasium and playgrounds. Hamlet has had 8 of our young men who played in its recreational league to go on and play professional baseball and football. They include: Franklin Stubbs-LA Dodgers, Glenn Harris-Cleveland Indians, Louis Breeden-Cincinnati Bengals, James Hamilton-Jacksonville Jaguars, Mike Quick-Philadelphia Eagles, Oscar Sturgis-Dallas Cowboys, Doug Thomas-Seattle Seahawks, and Perry Williams-New York Giants. In addition, Hamlet Senior Center sponsors recreation to competitive programs for older adults 55 years of age and older.
Around the county are public and private golf courses with our neighboring Moore County and Pinehurst offering 38 courses, challenging golfers from the novice to the professionals.
Hamlet City Lake area offers picnicking and fishing. Future park improvements already underway will include a botanical wonderland consisting of nature trails, water areas for paddle boating, visitor’s center and other recreational sports.