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 […]
Local & Regional Parks
Hillsborough Riverwalk
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 […]
Occoneechee Speedway
Hours: Dusk to Dawn Address: 320 Elizabeth Brady Rd, Hillsborough, NC 27278 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 once […]
Little River Regional Park
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 […]