The KAPARC (Kenly Area Parks and Recreation Center) facility includes three baseball fields, a multipurpose field, two batting cages, a gym, 3 picnic shelters, disc golf course, and a half-mile paved walking trail. The entire facility is lighted to accommodate evening sporting activities. There is also a recently restored historic gym.

During the summer months, the baseball fields at KAPARC are the host sites for various postseason tournaments such as the Johnston County Cal Ripken Sr. Division Tournament, the Babe Ruth District Three Girls Softball Tournament, and the Babe Ruth 13 Prep North Carolina State Tournament.

Kenly Parks & Recreation also maintains two playgrounds in town:
Grady Park - 410 E 2nd St. Ext.
Lincoln Park - 608 Lincoln Dr. 

Know Before You Go - updated 5/29/24

The walking trail is flat and paved, but parking lot access at the trail is hard-packed sand/gravel; it may be difficult after rain for wheelchairs to access the trail from the handicap parking area. All benches and trashcans located along the trail are off the main paved trail in unpaved areas. Picnic shelters are on raised concrete pads with no paved access from the trail to the shelter.

Restrooms at the park are ADA-compliant but they do not have paved access, only natural terrain leading from the trail and/or parking lot to the bathroom facilities; it may be difficult after rain for wheelchairs to access the area.

The gym is not accessible. Neither of the town's playgrounds are ADA-compliant.