[…] Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter or check back on our website weekly for more ways to engage – near and afar! Your support is more important than ever before. Please consider making a gift to becoming a member of the Association. Together, we can do more to protect our natural resources and keep them open […]
2020 Festival for the Eno Canceled
Photo by Caroline Cockrell, Festival for the Eno 2019 It is with deep sadness that we announce the cancellation of the 41st Festival for the Eno, scheduled for July 3 and 4, 2020. We do this following much thoughtful deliberation and in consultation with our many partners including the City of Durham, Orange and Durham […]
NATURE FUN DAY AT THE CONFLUENCE NATURAL AREA
Reptile Safari at the Confluence Sign up for one or more nature explorations. Group sizes are limited to 10 and masks must be worn where we cannot spread out. Where: Confluence Natural Area, 4214 Highland Farm Rd, Hillsborough, NC 27278. When: Saturday, October 3rd, 2020 From Hillsborough take Hwy 86 North away from town […]
Shop Hyper-local Online!
[…] for the holidays, our Online Eno Store gives you the opportunity to shop local, online! Shop Eno Store favorites including: *Festival for the Eno posters, screen prints, and art *Eno Hats & T-shirts *Eno Bandanas — new colors released! *The 2021 Eno Calendar, our 50th anniversary edition! Plus, brand new merchandise just in time […]
Accessible Activities
[…] Accessible Trails Eno River State Park – Most trails within Eno River State Park are not recommended for those with limited mobility. However, accessible picnic shelters, restrooms, and short paved trails are available at the Fews Ford and Cole Mill Road entrances. Hillsborough Riverwalk – This paved, accessible, urban greenway stretches about 1.8 miles along the […]
Durham City Residents Can Vote for the Eno
Out of more than 60 applicants, the Eno River Association’s hands-on, feet-wet environmental education programming was selected to be a part of the Durham Participatory Budgeting Cycle 2 (PB Durham). The Association will use the potential $47,000 to expand upon its successful summer programming with new initiatives to engage Durham students throughout the school year. The […]
Gateway Building Company improves access to Eno River parks!
Durham-based Gateway Building Company held a team service project at the Eno River Association headquarters in early September. The construction company donated skilled labor, equipment, and materials to make much-needed improvements to this popular parking area along the banks of the Eno. Strategically located between West Point on the Eno Durham City Park and the […]
Paddling
[…] 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 rough correlation between the USGS gauge readings and paddling conditions: […]
Fish Dam Road
Route researched and map drawn by Joe Liles Click here to view a map of the route of Fish Dam Road. It has a fair degree of detail. For larger maps, significantly more detail (and larger downloads) click here for the map key. Logo The Search for Fish Dam Road Fish Dam Road began […]
Open Air Camp Road Update – October 28, 2022
Since our last update regarding the l and transfer on Open Air Camp Road to Eno River State Park, we welcomed the newly formed Eno River Tenants Association to a listening session on October 23. All were invited to share their thoughts about the upcoming land transfer with the Eno River Association’s Board 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. […]