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Panther Branch Natural Area

February 1, 2023 by Emily Hill

Address: 2437 Lebanon Road, Efland, NC 27243. Map it. Please take note that there is nowhere to turn around if you miss the turn, so watch carefully as you approach. Hours: Dawn to dusk, 7 days a week Amenities and Attractions:  Panther Branch Natural Area is owned and managed by the Eno River Association. It […]

Panther Branch Natural Area

Feb 1, 2023 · Emily Hill

West Point on the Eno Durham City Park

April 1, 2022 by Emily Hill

Address: 5101 N Roxboro St, Durham, NC 27704 Hours: 8 a.m. to dusk. This 404-acre park is located along a two-mile stretch of the scenic Eno River, six miles north of downtown Durham. You can enjoy a leisurely picnic and stroll around the grounds, or take a hike through the woods on one of the […]

West Point on the Eno Durham City Park

Apr 1, 2022 · Emily Hill

Hillsborough Riverwalk

April 1, 2022 by Emily Hill

Hours: 8 AM until a half hour after sunset Address: Main entrance is by the Eno River Parking Deck at the end of Nash and Kollock Street, adjacent to the Gateway Center. The Riverwalk is a paved, accessible, urban greenway located in downtown Hillsborough that stretches about 1.8 miles along the Eno River between Gold […]

Hillsborough Riverwalk

Apr 1, 2022 · Emily Hill

Occoneechee Speedway

April 1, 2022 by Emily Hill

Hours: Dusk to Dawn Address: 320 Elizabeth Brady Rd, Hillsborough, NC 27278 The Occoneechee Speedway was one of the first two NASCAR tracks to open and is the only track remaining from the inaugural 1949 season. The site is now heavily forested in 40 year old pines and sycamores. Visible still are the grandstands which […]

Occoneechee Speedway

Apr 1, 2022 · Emily Hill

Mountains to Sea Trail

April 1, 2022 by Emily Hill

Hours: Dawn to Dusk Address: Various, check website for entry points The NC Mountains-to-Sea Trail stretches 1175 miles across North Carolina from Clingmans Dome in the Great Smoky Mountains to Jockey’s Ridge on the Outer Banks, stopping at many of our state’s most beautiful places along the way. One of those places, at least we […]

Mountains to Sea Trail

Apr 1, 2022 · Emily Hill

Little River Regional Park

April 1, 2022 by Emily Hill

Address: 301 Little River Park Way Rougemont, NC 27572 Hours: November to February 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.March and October 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.April and September 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.May to August 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.Closed: Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day The Little River Regional Park & Natural Area features […]

Little River Regional Park

Apr 1, 2022 · Emily Hill

Blue Indigo Slopes Nature Preserve

April 1, 2022 by Emily Hill

Address: Neighborhood access only Hours: Dawn to Dusk The Eno River Association’s Blue Indigo Preserve is 23 acres of rare diabase plant habitat in the Lower Eno. This preserve has two quarter-mile neighborhood trails, one located on Stanley Road in Durham and the other on Old Oxford Road in Durham.  Since 2003 the Eno River […]

Blue Indigo Slopes Nature Preserve

Apr 1, 2022 · Emily Hill

Penny’s Bend Nature Preserve

March 1, 2022 by Emily Hill

Address: Old Oxford Rd, Durham, NC 27712 Hours: Dawn to Dusk Penny’s Bend Nature Preserve is a natural area owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and managed by the N.C. Botanical Garden. This 84-acre preserve is a peninsula, bounded on 3 sides by the Eno River as it flows eastward towards Falls Lake. Penny’s […]

Penny’s Bend Nature Preserve

Mar 1, 2022 · Emily Hill

Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area

March 1, 2022 by Emily Hill

Address: 625 Virginia Cates Rd, Hillsborough, NC 27278 Hours: 8 a.m. to dusk The following information was assembled as background just before the dedication of the Occoneechee State Natural Area. Although Occoneechee mountain has been a part of the state park since that dedication on July 20, 1999, this background continues to provide meaningful detail […]

Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area

Mar 1, 2022 · Emily Hill

Diabase Sill Project Partnership

March 1, 2022 by Emily Hill

Since 2003 the Eno River Association has worked with the NC Plant Conservation Program and NC Botanical Garden on the Diabase Sill Project Partnership.  This Partnership is named for the distinct geological formation of hard igneous rock found within the Lower Eno River basin in Durham.  The basic soils weathered from the underlying Diabase rock […]

Diabase Sill Project Partnership

Mar 1, 2022 · Emily Hill

Eno River State Park

March 1, 2022 by Emily Hill

Park Office Address: 6101 Cole Mill Road Durham, NC 27705 Hours: Vary by season and location. Check the Eno River State Park website for current information. Amenities and Attractions: Partnering with the Nature Conservancy, the State of North Carolina, the City of Durham, and Durham and Orange Counties, the Eno River Association was able to […]

Eno River State Park

Mar 1, 2022 · Emily Hill

Confluence Natural Area

November 18, 2021 by Emily Hill

Address: 4214 Highland Farm Road, Hillsborough, NC 27278 Hours: Dawn to Dusk, 7 days a week Amenities and Attractions:  The Confluence Natural Area is owned and managed by the Eno River Association. It is a 270-acre preserve open for low-impact recreational uses, such as hiking along over 5 miles of trail, picnicking, and photography.  The […]

Confluence Natural Area

Nov 18, 2021 · Emily Hill

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