Sports and Recreation is a major source of entertainment within the Wilmington community. The area provides a venue for all sport and leisure enthusiasts, so whether you are participating as a player or a spectator, the time of your life is awaiting in Wilmington.

If you are a recreation enthusiast, then you have stumbled upon an area which contains 20 golf courses, 24 marinas, 45 parks, and more than 25 fitness centers to allow your fun in or out of the sun to take place. The beach is just minutes away, so your desires for fishing, swimming, boating, and surfing are all easily quenched. The parks contain courts for many sports and allow entire families day after day of endless entertainment.

If watching sports is your passion, then look no further. Wilmington boasts a highly successful professional soccer team, The Wilmington Hammerheads, as well as a semi-pro baseball team, The Wilmington Sharks, and a new semi-pro football team, The Port City Diesel. In addition to that, the University of North Carolina in Wilmington is NCAA Division I and participates in 17 team sports. In fact, the UNCW men's basketball team were division finalists in the year 2000.

So, explore the world of sports and recreation in Wilmington. It's an easy place to be active.

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