Tag Archives: Parks

Lions Park

By Scott Reston | Published: September 16, 2010

In reaction to a wave of juvenile delinquency and truancy following World War II, Raleigh’s leaders worked to expand recreational programs and facilities within the city. In 1951, Raleigh issued a quarter of a million dollar bond issue aimed at…

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Honeycutt Park

By Scott Reston | Published: October 18, 2009

Honeycutt Park is a fairly new park in North Raleigh that offers some nice play options and holds the key to greenway connections coming soon.

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Camping at Falls Lake

By Scott Reston | Published: October 12, 2009

This weekend, I took my almost-eight-year-old son for his first camping trip.  Some long-time family friends of ours have kids that are close in age to our children. We gathered the two families for a dinner including hot dogs roasted…

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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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A Playground, Built in One Day

By Scott Reston | Published: August 31, 2009

On Saturday, August 29th, at eight in the morning, more 200 volunteers gathered in an empty field at the Green Road park in Raleigh. By the end of the day, the neighborhood had a new playground to swing, slide and…

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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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