Sailing Classes
Lake Crabtree's sailing classes may not start until June, but you'll want to sign up now! Whether you've never sailed before, or already have experience, we've got classes to suit your skill level and to suit your schedule with sessions both morning and night. Here's a listing of dates: Evening Beginner:June 3-5 June 10-12 June 17-19 July 1-3 July 8-10 July 22-24 July 29-31 August 12-14 August 26-28 Evening Intermediate:June 24-27 July 15-18 August 5-8 August 19-22 Learn to Sail Clinics:June 10-13 June 17-20 June 24-27 July 8-11 July 15-18 July 22-25 July 29-August 1 August 5-8 August 12-15 August 19-22 For registration forms and more information, visit our website. Call (919) 460-3355 with any questions. | | | | | |
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Rain Barrel Workshops
May 16, 6-7p OR 7:15-8:15pMay 17 4-5p OR 5:15-6:15pCost is $40/barrel; checks must be made payable to the Agni Institute
Build your own rain barrel! Participants in these workshops will take home a fully functional 55-gallon rain barrel with installation kit. These are the same rain barrels that retail for $99 and up! Space is limited, so reserve your spot early. Registration is limited to two people per barrel, and participants must be 12 years or older. Registrations and payments must be received by May 13.
Call 919-460-2723 for more information.
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Pollinator Preview
 Mark Saturday, June 29 on your calendar for Lake Crabtree's Pollinator Festival. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., we are excited to host our very first event in honor of National Pollinator Week. Featuring games, crafts, guest speakers and all sorts of other activities celebrating everything that pollinators do for us and the rest of the planet. There'll be prizes, crafts and other cool stuff for you to take home. Preregistration is not required. Show up anytime for some family fun.
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Boat Rental Is Here! 
The park will be closed until noon on Saturday, May 4th, but at 1 p.m., Lake Crabtree will begin its Boat Rental season. Boat Rental normally opens at 11 a.m. Sailboats, canoes, kayaks, rowboats and pedal boats will be available. All rentals are on a first-come, first-served basis and are rented by the hour. A $20 cash deposit is required as well as a valid photo identification. A customer must be at least 18 years of age to rent a boat. A customer must be at least 16 years of age to take a boat out, but must have a parent or guardian sign the release form. Cash only. No credit cards or checks accepted. For more information about boating at Lake Crabtree click here.
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Sign up now for May Programs!
- Storytime for Tots: Scamper, A Gray Tree Squirrel
- Ages 2-5
- Wednesday, May 1, 1-2 p.m.
- $4/child
- Crabtree Casters
- Ages 5 and up
- Wednesday, May 1 & 15, 6:30-8 p.m.
- Free
- Spider Sniffing
- All ages
- Friday, May 10, 8-10 p.m.
- $3/person or $5/family
- Birding With Vernon
- All ages
- Saturday, May 11, 8:30-10 a.m.
- Free, no preregistration required
- Lake Trail Hike
- Saturday, May 11, 1-4 p.m.
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Mama Birds
- All ages
- Sunday, May 12, 1-3 p.m .
- Free
- Homeschool/Track-out Series:
Lifestyles of the Green and Leafy - Ages 5-12
- Monday, May 13, 1-3 p.m.
- $8/child
- Turtle Power
- All ages
- Sunday, May 26, 1-3 p.m.
- $3/person or $5/family
These programs require preregistration. Call (919) 460-3355 to check space availability before mailing in a completed
Program Registration Form and payment. If you need further information about our educational programs you can check out our website.
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The Wild Side:
Reptile Weather
 No, I don't mean that it's raining frogs and toads (which are amphibians by the way, not reptiles). I mean it's finally warm enough for us to start seeing scaly critters out and about. Reptiles are commonly known as "cold-blooded" which means they have to rely on external heat sources to maintain their body temperature. What that means is these animals can only be as warm as their surrounding environment. So, the proper term is 'ectothermic' ( ecto meaning outside, therm meaning heat) because in eighty-degree weather, a reptile (this includes snakes, lizards, turtles, crocodilians, and tuataras) will have a body temperature of eighty degrees, and that's hardly cold, now is it? One popular local ectotherm are turtles. Lake Crabtree is home to a variety of turtles, and if you'd like to know more about them check out our Turtle Power program on Sunday, May 26 at 1 p.m. This program requires preregistration. Mail or email in the registration form to sign up. Call (919) 460-3355 if you have any questions.
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Contact us:
Lake Crabtree County Park
1400 Aviation Parkway
Morrisville, NC 27560
(919) 460-3390
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