Fort Benjamin Park-Carteret County Parks & Recreation Dept

04/10/2026

Join us Monday April 13th right here at Fort Benjamin for our next SALT crew meeting!

03/29/2026

What a great program!! Teens!! Gaming Truck! Awesome time. Can’t wait to see what the next “Friday Night Lights Teen Program” has in store!!
Carteret County Parks & Recreation

03/18/2026

Join us Thursday mornings for a gentle yoga session to start your day off right!

Rise, Stretch, Enjoy. Start your Thursday mornings with us here at Fort Benjamin with our Yoga classes. Starting April 2nd we will be offering a chair yoga class.

12/23/2025

Carteret County Parks and Recreation offices will be closed for the Christmas holiday on December 24, 25, and 26th. Have a wonderful holiday!!

12/20/2025

Another opportunity for public input on the Countywide Parks and Recreation Master Plan - this Saturday Dec. 20th from 3-5pm - Beaufort, outside the Backstreet Pub during the Crawl event. Stop by and give us your ideas for the future!! Also - please complete the online survey!!

11/17/2025

The Pickleball Team slots are FULL & the brackets are set!! ... All we need now are the spectators to show up & support. This is going to be a blast. Wear your brightest neon or snag a GLOW CRAZY tshirt. Support Connect Carteret: at the CASH BAR, FOOD TRUCK w/ Nacho Shack, and MUSIC by Tristan Berrini DJ and Pro Audio
$5.00 admission .... Grab your friends and see you this Friday night!!

10/14/2025

Nacho Shack will be Benjamin Park tonight, from 5:00 PM-7:30 PM to serve up some of their awesome nacho creations! Whether you are at the park for NFL Flag football, soccer, high school tennis, or just enjoying the park, please come out and support the Nacho Shack!

🌮🌮🌮🌮Check out upcoming dates and locations as well:🌮🌮🌮🌮

Fort Benjamin Park-Newport
Oct. 14th & 23rd

Freedom Park-Beaufort
Oct. 16th, 28th, & 30th

Thank you for supporting The Nacho Shack!

10/13/2025

Join us this afternoon for SALT(Serving and Leading Together)! 4:30-6:00 PM right here at Fort Benjamin!

SALT Crew meets TODAY at 4:30 pm - see you at Fort Benjamin!

10/03/2025

Congratulations to our winners of our Halloween Art Contest!!!! Emery Lipay age 10 with an Amazing Haunted House!
Harrison Lipay age 8 with a Creepy Pumpkin!

09/10/2025

SALT IS BACK!!! Are you looking for a leadership program for 6th-11th grade youth? Well look no further, come and join the SALT Crew and start Serving And Leading Together! WE kick back off this upcoming Monday, Sept. 15, At Fort Benjamin Recreation Center 4:30-600PM.

Youth in 6th-11th grade - join the SALT CREW - Monday, September 15 at 4:30 pm!