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Blue Jay Point County Park

By Scott Reston | Published: September 28, 2009

Blue Jay Point is one of my family’s favorite parks. Playground, hiking trails, sports fields, environmental education – Blue Jay Point has it all.

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Cedar Hills Rotary Park

By Scott Reston | Published: September 9, 2009

You may only know the Cedar Hills Rotary Park by the sign posted on Spring Forest Road near the intersection with Falls of the Neuse.  If you’ve never explored this park, you’ve missed out on a nice neighborhood park with…

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E. Carroll Joyner Park (Wake Forest)

By Scott Reston | Published: August 10, 2009

I typically feature only Raleigh parks, but branched out this weekend to check out Wake Forest’s E. Carroll Joyner park. Joyner Park is a 117 acre park about a mile east of US 1.

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Brookhaven Nature Park

By Scott Reston | Published: July 21, 2009

One of my inspirations for creating this blog is the adventure of finding out about parks that I’ve never visited. Today, I checked out the Brookhaven Nature Park, hidden just off Gleenwood Ave a bit west of Crabtree Valley Mall.…

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Chavis Park

By Scott Reston | Published: July 8, 2009

Pullen Park is known for it’s carousel, but many people don’t realize that there’s another antique carousel in downtown Raleigh.

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Laurel Hills Park

By Scott Reston | Published: June 25, 2009

Laurel Hills Park is a staffed park that includes a community center, basketball courts and lit athletic fields. It is also the home to the amazing, handicapped-accessible All-Children’s Playground.

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Durant Nature Park

By Scott Reston | Published: May 27, 2009

Durant Nature Park is a 237 acre park located in North Raleigh, just north of I540. Park resources include five miles of hiking trails (some trails are designated OK for mountain biking),  2 lakes for fishing (and canoeing using park-provided…

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