[…] includes Historic Occoneechee Speedway Trail, the James M. Johnston Nature Preserve, parts of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail and Hillsborough Riverwalk, and the remains of four known early settlements dating back to A.D. 1000, including an Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation village. As part of the transaction, the preservation trust will donate 23% of the […]
Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area
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 […]
Paddling
Paddling is a great way to explore the Eno River. Opportunities for both flatwater and whitewater paddling are available. View this PDF with more details and suggested trips for paddling the Eno River. Check the Eno River levels before you go: Hillsborough gauge Cole Mill Road gauge Roxboro Road gauge Park staff have established a […]
Stewardship
A driving force behind our work is creating climate resilient communities. In order to do this, we protect land and steward it in perpetuity. This encompasses annual monitoring of our properties, including properties on which we hold conservation easements, as well as ongoing, active land management. Annual monitoring on our conservation easements helps us maintain […]
Celebrate Earth Day 2020
There are so many ways to celebrate our beloved river and our earth today, and we hope you’ll take part in at least one of them: …download our Treasure Maps for the Confluence Natural Area …color a page from our coloring book …represent the Eno River (and support our work) with a purchase from our […]
Eno River Association Earns Renewed National Recognition
Durham, NC, February 17, 2022 – One thing that unites us as a nation is land: Americans strongly support saving the open spaces they love. Since 1966, the Eno River Association, has been doing just that for the people of Durham and Orange counties. Now the Eno River Association announced it has renewed its land […]
Eno Summer Programs Registration is OPEN!
iWalk the Eno
June 17-21 & June 24-28 2024 Registration is open! Browse camp options A Nature-Based Camp Experience iWalk the Eno Science & Nature Summer Camp helps children ages 8- 12 learn and grow in nature’s classroom. The camp is located in Orange and Durham counties at Eno River State Park and West Point on the Eno […]
Spring Wildflower Hikes
The Eno River Association offers hikes each Sunday from January through mid-May and a special hike in June for National Trails Day. The Eno River Association hosts its own series of Hikes and Outings to bring all the citizens of the Eno to the river to enjoy, explore, and learn more about the places we […]
Volunteer
Get involved, share your passion for the river, and help protect our local environment. Volunteers started the Eno River Association and they continue to contribute significant skills, time, and effort to help fulfill our mission. Volunteer Roles Available:
Gateway Building Company improves access to Eno River parks!
Eno River Association Website Redesign
77 Acres Protected Along Little River
Seventy-seven acres of newly protected forestland will forever protect water quality and habitat along the North Fork Little River. The Eno River Association, working in partnership with a willing landowner, Orange County, the City of Raleigh, and the City of Durham, has placed a permanent conservation easement on the property located a mile upstream of […]
Statement on the Open Air Camp Road properties
The Eno River Association would like to acknowledge the recent questions we’ve received surrounding several properties on Open Air Camp Road in Northern Durham. A core part of our mission is to support and grow Eno River State Park by purchasing land identified in the Eno River State Park Master Plan for protection and expansion. […]
Open Air Camp Road Properties Update as of October 1, 2022
Since sharing our statement with the Eno community in September, we continue to respond to individual questions, requests for clarification, and offers to help. We appreciate the support we’re seeing: for the neighbors involved, for the Eno River Association, and for the State Park. Even the frustrations we’ve heard are welcomed, as it helps us […]
History of the Packhouse at West Point on the Eno
The tobacco packhouse is one of a cluster of outbuildings situated behind the McCown-Mangum House at West Point on the Eno. Only two of the original work buildings, the tobacco barn and the packhouse, remain as reminders of the intensive farming that once went on at this location. This was the working heart of an […]
Mill Moving
Volume 3, No. 1-Excerpted from an article in Bo-waters’ fall-winter 1974 issue of Crossbow1975 What’s 18 feet across, weighs two tons, is over one hundred years old, and takes the National Guard and four two-and-a-half-ton trucks to move? Would you believe a grist mill? Yes, when Bowaters Carolina’s Woodland company, Catawba Timber does something, it’s […]
Remembering: John Blackfeather Jeffries
Interview conducted on March 13, 2019 by Joe Liles at the home of John Blackfeather Jeffries in Hillsborough, NC. From Ribbons of Color Along the Eno River, volume 2. I came into this world in 1939 in Hillsborough, NC where we are sitting right now. All of my family lived around me. You could see […]
A Q&A with Author Julie Thomson
Julie Thomson is a naturalist, certified environmental educator, writer, and lover of the Eno. She enjoys studying and sharing the natural and cultural history of North Carolina and currently resides in the Black Mountain area of the state. Below is an excerpt from an interview with Julie about her recent book, “Saving the Eno River: Margaret Nygard […]
Eno River Association and Orange County Protect Historic Farm Property
[…] times from 1900 through 1950. This project will ensure a historically significant farm property will remain as a tangible and meaningful link to the small farm culture dating from the 1800s. Protecting this property will also help preserve the scenic viewshed and rural character of the historic St. Mary’s Road corridor. For more information […]
UPDATE: Save Black Meadow Ridge
UPDATE: Durham Board of Adjustment Meeting Postponed to September 27. The Durham Board of Adjustment was set to hear our appeal in opposition to the Westpoint development at Black Meadow Ridge on May 24; however, our appeal has now been rescheduled for September 27 due to ongoing negotiations. We will put out a call and […]
Affiliated Hike: Black Meadow Ridge Hike
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Thank You for Your Support! Did you know that Eno River State Park just celebrated its 50th Birthday? Thanks to supporters like you, the park now spans over 4,600 acres of protected natural beauty. We look forward to adding another 200 acres to the park, including the Historic Occoneechee Speedway and James M. Johnston Nature […]
Reenvisioning Fall Events & Programs
Association to support personal and small group outdoor experiences Due to safety concerns stemming from the ongoing global pandemic, the Eno River Association is re-imaging several of its popular in-person fall events and programs. While experts agree that outdoor experiences are among the safest ways to recreate during the pandemic, the Association will focus its […]