Raleigh Parks
Did you know Raleigh boasts over 200 parks across the city?
The parks accommodate a variety of classes and programs, art, athletic facilities, lakes, nature preserves, dog parks, playgrounds, swimming pools, greenway trails, and historic sites that shape Raleigh, “The City of Oaks.”
Dorothea Dix Park
- 3-minutes drive from Raleigh Convention Center
- Wide-open fields, rolling meadows, hammock groves, and skyline views
- Largest dog park in the city
Pullen Park
- 5-minutes drive from Raleigh Convention Center
- Historic carousel, mini train, pedal boats, kids playgrounds
- Sports fields, tennis courts, 66-acres of land
Mordecai Historic Park
- 6-minutes drive from Raleigh Convention Center
- Home to Mordecai Historic House and plantation
- The birthplace of Andrew Johnson, the 17th President
Raleigh Municipal Rose Garden
- 9-minutes drive from Raleigh Convention Center
- Sixty rose beds
- Open to the public 7 days a week
JC Raulston Arboretum at NC State
- 11-minutes drive from Raleigh Convention Center
- Located in west Raleigh near the NC State Fairgrounds
- 10-acre arboretum and botanical garden
- Includes a Japanese Garden
Historic Yates Mill County Park
- 12-minutes drive from Raleigh Convention Center
- 24-acre pond, 174-acre wildlife refuge
- Last remaining water-powered gristmill in Wake County
- Purchase bags of ground yellow and white cornmeal
Ann & Jim Goodnight Park
- 13-minutes drive from Raleigh Convention Center
- Located in NC Museum of Art
- 164-acre park and trail system
- More than a dozen commissioned works of art
Lake Johnson Park
- 12-minutes drive from Raleigh Convention Center
- 3 mile loop around eastern side of the lake
- 2 miles of unpaved trail around the western side of the lake
- Rent canoes, kayaks, sunfish sailboats, stand-up paddle boards and jon boats
- Go fishing along the 700 ft boardwalk
Anderson Point Park
- 16-minutes drive from Raleigh Convention Center
- Wildlife viewing, walking trails and canoe sites
- Historic Anderson Family Homestead
- 27-mile paved trail
William B. Umstead State Park
- 24-minutes drive from Raleigh Convention Center
- Surrounds three man made lakes
- Biking, trail running, picnicking, camping, canoeing, and horseback riding
