Eno River Association
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
