Best Parks for Outdoor Fun

Explore the best best parks for outdoor fun options for kids and families in Raliegh

C. M. Herndon Park

C. M. Herndon Park

Green fields & a grilling area. Grassy city park with athletic fields, 2 charcoal grills, picnic tables & a playground.

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Piney Wood Pickleball Courts

Piney Wood Pickleball Courts

Athletic fields & picnic areas. Sprawling public park with amenities such as youth baseball field, covered picnic area & playground.

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Solite Park

Solite Park

Grassy areas, playground & picnicking. Basketball court, grassy fields, picnic area & playground at park with link to a trail system.

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Forest Hills Park

Forest Hills Park

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Durham Central Park

Durham Central Park

Spacious gardens & festival space. Large park featuring gardens, a skate park & events such as farmer’s markets & food truck festivals.

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Duke Park

Duke Park

Toddler-friendly park & picnic locale. Community park with playgrounds, including toddler-friendly areas, plus picnic tables & shelters.

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Mason Farm Biological Reserve

Mason Farm Biological Reserve

Permit-only reserve & research area. A 367-acre wildlife conservation & research area since 1984 made up of ancient forest & fields.

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Sarah P. Duke Gardens

Sarah P. Duke Gardens

55-acre public garden with amphitheater. 55-acre public gardens with 5 miles of walking paths, a koi pond & an amphitheater.

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Walltown Park

Walltown Park

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North Carolina Botanical Garden

North Carolina Botanical Garden

Free, natural retreat on UNC campus. Free-entry green oasis with display gardens, trails, art exhibits & an education center at UNC.

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Battle Park

Battle Park

Wooded site with a stone amphitheater. Forested university nature site with a noteworthy stone amphitheater, walking trails & streams.

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Hollow Rock Nature Park

Hollow Rock Nature Park

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Southern Community Park

Southern Community Park

Sports fields, trails & natural areas. A 72-acre preserve featuring lots of natural land as well as sports fields & trails.

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Cedar Falls Park

Cedar Falls Park

Lighted athletic fields & a playground. This quaint park includes lighted tennis courts & ball fields as well as a playground & picnic area.

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Umstead Park

Umstead Park

Creekside trails & a playground. Park featuring play structures, picnic shelters, a basketball court & wooded paths along a creek.

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Homestead Park

Homestead Park

Indoor swimming pool & a skate park. Green space with sports fields, a skate park & picnic areas, plus an indoor swimming pool.

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Johnston Mill Nature Preserve

Johnston Mill Nature Preserve

Large preserve with hiking trails. This tranquil, 296-acre nature preserve features wooded hiking trails & streams.

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Blackwood Farm Park

Blackwood Farm Park

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