Everything You Need
Carolina Preserve is located in presitigious Cary, North Carolina, which has been rated in the top 5 Best Small Cities to Live in by Money Magazine. Living in the Triangle area you'll be close to world-class healthcare, continuing education opportunities, theaters, concerts, museums, state parks, shopping and fine dining. Plus, you will be less than 10 miles from an international airport. Between community events and the lively Triangle area, you'll be able to enjoy the best at Carolina Preserve.- About Our Community
- Meet your Lifestyle Director
- Clubs and Classes
- Fitness
- Arts and Crafts
- Sports
- Golf
- Learning/Business Center
- Trails
- Pools
About Our Community
Whether they’re part of a smaller, more intimate setting or a large resort-style community, amenities are one way that Del Webb encourages residents to realize their full potential as individuals and as members of a community. Amenities are more than buildings and pools and fitness centers; they are invitations to meet your neighbors and explore new interests.
In Carolina Preserve, those opportunities present themselves in the 34,000 square foot clubhouse featuring state-of-the-art fitness, a heated indoor pool, ballroom, and a stadium kitchen. Outdoor amenities include scenic walking trails, tennis courts, bocce courts, a chipping and putting green, a pool and 15-acre lake.
In addition, the 12,000 square foot Amberly Residents Club offers a stylish multi-use center with a fitness center, event lawn, amphitheatre, Jr. Olympic pool, kids pool and adult pool. Amberly will also feature a Village Center offering small shops at the center of the community and a Town Center with additional shopping, entertainment, restaurants and office space.
Meet your Lifestyle Director
Meet Lauren Conway! Lauren is Carolina Preserve's lifestyle director who helps run Bradford Hall and works with residents to plan community events and club activities. As lifestyle director, Lauren works to make sure you are enjoying the Active Adult lifestyle to the fullest.
Lauren was born in Wooster, OH and graduated from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA. She currently lives in Raleigh and loves anything outdoors, tennis, shopping, spending time with friends and family, and scrapbooking!
Don't forget to stop by Bradford Hall when you visit Carolina Preserve to meet Lauren!
Clubs and Classes
You'll never run out of things to do at Carolina Preserve with all of the clubs and classes that you can join. If you enjoy playing games you can join the poker club, the mah jongg club, or just swing by one of the community game nights. Looking to let your creative side out? Check out the pottery club, photography club, or help put together the community newsletter. If sports are what you're into try the golf group, the bocce club, or tennis club. For those who want to meet new people there are plenty of socializing clubs as well such as the ladies and men breakfast groups. In addition to all of the groups that you can join there are also always classes available in Bradford Hall. Classes offer you the chance to try everything from yoga to square dancing to healthy cooking.
- Bocce club
- Golf group
- Healthy cooking class
- Ladies' and mens' breakfast groups
- Mah Jongg club
- Photography club
- Poker club
- Pottery club
- Square dancing class
- Tennis club
- Yoga class
Fitness
You’ll keep active and fit at the Carolina Preserve Fitness Center. This state-of-the-art facility features strength and cardiovascular equipment as well as a work out studio.
Features Include
- Aerobics classes
- Yoga classes
- Health and wellness programs in partnership with local hospitals
- Locker room facilities
- Access to Amberly Residents Club and fitness center
Arts and Crafts
Whether it is scrap booking, painting or a passion yet to be discovered, you’ll find ample of room to explore arts and crafts in Bradford Hall, the 34,000 square foot clubhouse.
Features Include
- Crafts rooms
- Art studio
Sports
You don’t have to have a letter jacket to get into the game at Carolina Preserve. Rack ‘em up in the billiards room, or cheer on your favorite team in the Varsity room. Show off your dance moves in the ballroom, or show ‘em how it’s done on the bocce courts.
Features Include
- Ballroom
- Varsity Room
- Billiards room
- Tennis courts
- Bocce ball courts
Golf
Practice on our putting and chipping green, or get a preferred tee time and hit the links at local courses.
Features Include
- Putting and chipping green
- Partnerships with golf local courses
Learning/Business Center
Keep abreast of world and local events, or catch up on your reading.
Features Include
- Learning/business center
- Wall Street Journal Room
- Library/Reading Room
Trails
Carolina Preserve offers walking trails throughout the community as well easy access to city greenway trails and the historic Tobacco Trail. The town of Cary offers over 30 greenway trails and 12 suggested bike routes ranging from 1½ miles to 11 miles.
For a larger view of the map, please click here.
Features Include
- Pocket parks throughout community
- Walking trails
Pools
The water is waiting for you. Do laps in the heated indoor lap pool, splash under blue skies, or treat your family to an afternoon of aquatic fun.
Features Include
- Indoor lap pool
- Outdoor fun pool
- Junior Olympic pool and kids pool at the Amberly Residents Club
Socializing
See a play, visit a botanical garden, or explore the Triangle area. Your calendar will be as busy as you like with events and entertainment thanks to our full-time social director.
Features Include
- Amberly event lawn and amphitheater
About the Area
Catch a ballgame, enjoy the theater at Raleigh Memorial Auditorium, or listen to a concert. This convenient location in Cary is minutes away from boating, fishing, walking and running trails, playgrounds, and athletic fields. Carolina Preserve residents benefit from special play packages at local golf courses. If shopping is more your style, there are four malls in the area as well as unique shops and custom boutiques.
Shopping
The area’s four major malls feature stores such as Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue, Lord & Taylor, and many other fine retail stores and small boutiques. You’re sure to have a successful shopping expedition at Streets at Southpoint, Cary Towne Center, Crabtree Valley Mall, Shops of Cameron Village, South Hills Mall and Plaza, Prime Outlets Morrisville, Harrison Square Shopping Center, High House Crossing Shopping Center, Cornerstone Village Shopping Center, Cary Plaza, or Cary Village Square Shopping Center.
Recreation
Plan an outing to Brier Creek Golf Course, Cedar Forks District Park, Lake Crabtree County Park, William B. Umstead State Park, Carl Alwin Schenck Memorial Forest, Bond Park, MacArthur Park, Godbold Park, MacGregor Down Country Club, Prestonwood Country Club, Regency Park, Duke Chapel & Gardens, or scenic North Carolina Botanical Gardens. As a Carolina Preserve resident you have special play packages available at Washington Duke Golf and Country Club, Hillandale Golf Course, Lochmere Golf Course, and Crooked Creek Golf Course.
Medical
The Triangle is known for its world-class healthcare. You’ll have convenient access to some of the nation’s best hospitals, including Rex Hospital, Wake Med-Cary Hospital, UNC Healthcare, Duke Medical Center, and Duke Health Raleigh Hospital.
Culture / Entertainment
You and your family can catch a Durham Bulls minor league baseball game, browse the local arts and crafts festival, go to the theater, or relax and listen to your favorite band at an outdoor concert. RBC Center—home to NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes and NC State men's basketball, Alltel Pavilion, Morehead Planetarium, North Carolina Museum of Art, North Carolina Museum of Natural Science, North Carolina Museum of History, Raleigh Memorial Auditorium featuring Broadway Series South, North Carolina Symphony and North Carolina Theatre, and Fletcher Opera Theatre provide entertainment for everyone.
Transportation
Raleigh Durham International Airport (RDU), located about eight miles from Carolina Preserve, offers almost 500 daily flights to 41 destinations. RDU is big enough to get you just about anywhere, but small enough to navigate without feeling overwhelmed. Over the past 10 years RDU has consistently ranked among the friendliest and fastest growing airports in the U.S., according to Airports Council International.
The Town of Cary offers fixed route and door-to-door services with the C-Tran bus service.
Schools
For you, knowledge is key to taking your life to the next level. Continue your education or find a new direction at some of North Carolina’s finest schools. Among them are Duke University, Meredith, North Carolina State University, Peace College, Shaw University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Wake Technical Community College.
Utilities
Utility companies serving this community include:
• AT&T for TV, High-Speed Internet, Telephone Services (1-866-500-9794)
• Progress Energy for electricity (1-919-508-5400)
• Public Service Gas Co. for gas (1-877-776-2427)
• Time Warner Cable for cable (1-919-467-2800)
• Town of Cary for water (1-919-469-4050)
Experience the Lifestyle
Carolina Preserve invites you to be our guest for the day. Swim in the resort-style pool, work out, enjoy the walking trails, or join a game of cards or billiards at the vibrant Bradford Hall. However your day unfolds, you’ll have a great time getting to know the community and discovering all you have in common with the friendly folks who call Carolina Preserve home.
Take advantage of our Stay and Play Program and receive a special introductory $49/weekend night* or $79/weekday night* rate for up to two-nights at nearby Hilton Garden Inn at Southpoint, just 6 miles from Carolina Preserve. You’ll also get a personal tour of the community, unrestricted access to all of our first-class amenities, and the opportunity to enjoy special events, classes, and activities.
For more details please click here or call 919-460-7170.
*This special rate is available when you attend a scheduled appointment with a sales representative.
Please call 919-460-7170 to ask a sales associate about homes available now.
Directions
From I-40 East/Durham and Chapel Hill:
- Take 540 west toward Cary/Apex and follow to the end
- Exit onto Hwy 55 (exit 66A)
- At the first light turn right onto McCrimmon Parkway
- Follow McCrimmon Parkway for 2.3 miles to Carolina Preserve
From I-40 West and Raleigh:
- Take 540 exit toward NC-55/Apex and follow to the end
- Exit onto Hwy 55 (exit 66A)
- At the first light turn right onto McCrimmon Parkway
- Follow McCrimmon Parkway for 2.3 miles
- Enter Carolina Preserve on Del Webb Ave
GPS Coordinates:
- N 35 degrees 49.863
- W 78 degrees 54.794
