Highcroft is surrounded by parks--literally. Sears Farm Road Park, a 16-acre Town of Cary park, is located adjacent to the neighborhood, offering play areas, lawns, trails, picnic shelters, restrooms and parking.

Within an easy walk is Tom Brooks Metro Park with ball fields, hiking trails, forest, and greenways. Tom Brooks Metro Park is also home of the new national training center for U.S.A. Baseball.  Greenway trails will connect both parks with the Batchelor Branch Greenway.

The Highcroft recreation center offers a junior Olympic pool, bathhouse, and toddlers playground right in the community. Extensive natural areas preserve trees, streams, and maintain the neighborhood’s natural feel.

Highcroft’s streets are lined with (what will be) large canopy shade trees and sidewalks, reminiscent of neighborhoods of the past.

At the very heart of the community is Highcroft Elementary School (which opened in August 2004)--which allows neighborhood children to walk to and from school.  Highcroft Elementary is currently ranked the top elementary school in Wake County.