Rick’s Place

About The Park

Rick’s Place is a 50-acre interactive greenspace 5.5 miles from Ft. Bragg. We are free for service members and their family. Rick’s Place is the first of what we hope will be many interactive retreat centers around the US near military bases where service members experience numerous deployment cycles and seek to reintegrate after deployments.

Rick’s Place is open daily, dawn-to-dusk (please check the hours based on the season of year) for families to come out and enjoy nature. There are special events throughout the year that are reserved for those registered per event.

Any group with more than 20 individuals are required to submit a park reservation form 30 days out from their arrival. This helps everyone have the best experience here on the property!

The Rick Herrema Foundation (RHF) strengthens relationships and builds community for The Military Family through fun, quality activities.

Who Can Use The Park

We serve the Military Family Community!

The Military Family is comprised of Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and their families, as well as Department of Defense civilians and contractors impacted by wartime stressors. The Military Family is the sphere of relationships the service member calls “home.”

All people who come to our park must agree to abide by our rules, check-in each time you arrive and fill out a waiver each year!

If you or a minor child in your care need accommodation for known needs, please let RHF staff know prior to arrival park so that a success plan can be discussed.

All programs and events require a completed registration to attend an RHF event. Military ID (DOD | DD214) is required at check in at all events and programs.

Park Information

Park Hours

Park Location

Contact Info

Park Rules

Any group with more than 20 individuals are required to submit a park reservation form 30 days out from their arrival and must be approved by a Rick's Place staff member. This helps everyone have the best experience here on the property!
Park in the parking lot that is located just as you drive thru the main gate. For special events please follow signs to park in designated areas. Please do not park in our neighbors' yards.
Check-in at our visitor center (the house with American flag) where you will find the waiver and sign in sheet. Waivers must be signed per family or individuals. There is also an electronic process by scanning the RHF QR code at the information booth (across from the barn) and on the porch of the welcome center (the house).
Unsupervised, unaccompanied minors under the age of 18 will be asked to leave the park. RHF is a park designed to help people bond with loved ones and unaccompanied minor services are outside of RHF's mission.
Play at your own risk during park hours. No trespassing after hours when park is closed. Hours are posted on web, social, and on the gate. Video surveillance is in use!
No fires or grills allowed on property without permission.
No soliciting, vending, or peddling.
No disfiguration or removal of property.
Be aware of possible exposure to and allergic reactions to things such as insects, tick & snake bites (copperheads), and/or poisonous plants.
We love dogs but we are not a dog park. Follow the City's dog leash laws. Dogs must be leashed. Limit of 2 pets per family in the park. Exceptions made for animal service organizations (approval required). Please clean up after your pet and dispose of your pet's waste in waste stations on property.
Supervise your kids. Staff will correct or redirect kids, especially where safety is an issue. We reserve the right to ask any visitor to leave the property.
Please help keep Rick’s Place clean by placing all trash in trash cans located around the property.
Rough language can take a hike.
No fighting. In case of conflict please see a Rick’s Place team member or call 911.
No alcohol, glass containers, tobacco, vaping, firearms, or fireworks allowed on property.
No swimming in the pond, creek, or when it floods.
Unmanned aircraft (e.g. drones) require Rick’s Place permission to operate in designated areas only.
Be neighborly with noise: Observe Fayetteville noise control regulations.