Parks Index
Welcome to the Parks Index! Below is a complete and up-to-date list of all the parks we've visited and documented. The parks in this list that are underlined are the ones we've written blog posts about on this site. Clicking on that park name will take you to the corresponding park blog post. Parks in this list that are not underlined do not have a blog post on the site yet (working on it!), but we have documented them with videos and photos on our Instagram and Facebook pages. Feel free to check us out there for more parks inspiration!
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North Carolina
Wake County
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Apex
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Apex Community Park
Jaycee Park (Apex, not Raleigh)
Jordan Lake
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Cary
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Black Creek Greenway
Carpenter Firestation Road Park
Church Street Park
Ed Yerha Park (Formerly White Oak Park)
Fred G. Bond Park
Lazy Daze Playground (At Bond Park)
Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve
MacDonald Woods Park/Hinshaw Greenway
Marla Dorrel Park (Kids Together Playground)
McCrimmon Parkway Neighborhood Park
Northwoods Greenway
R.S. "Dad" Dunham Park (Renovated)
Umstead State Park (Chainsaw Art)
White Oak Creek Greenway
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Fuquay-Varina
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Garner
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Lake Benson Park (New Playground)
White Deer Park
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Holly Springs
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Knightdale
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Morrisville
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Cedar Fork District Park & Crabtree Creek Trail
Indian Creek Playground
Lake Crabtree County Park
​Morrisville Community Park (Renovated)
Old Morrisville Community Park
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New Hill
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Harris Lake County Park (Womble Homesite)
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Raleigh
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Ann & Jim Goodnight Museum Park (NC Museum of Art)
Barwell Road Park (NFL Panthers Play360)
Blue Jay Center at Blue Jay Point
Historic Oak View County Park - November Pecans
Historic Yates Mill County Park
Jaycee Park (Raleigh, not Apex)
John Chavis Memorial Park & Carousel
Sassafras All Children's Playground
Shelley Lake Post 2, includes playground
Strickland Road Neighborhood Park
Swift Creek Bluffs Nature Preserve
Umstead State Park (Chainsaw Art)
What to do after the Chainsaw Art
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Wake Forest
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Falls Lake State Recreation Area
Mitchell Mill State Natural Area
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Wendell
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Alamance County
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Graham
Chatham County
Cary
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New Hope Church Road Trailhead Park
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Chapel Hill
Jordan Lake Educational State Forest
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Fearrington
Fearrington Village Center & Camden Park
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Pittsboro
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Durham County
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Durham
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History of the Dunnagan Graveyard
Falls Lake - Rolling View Access Point
Shepherd Nature Trail (Duke Forest)
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Bahama
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Johnston County
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Clayton
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Clemmons Educational State Forest
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Lee County
Sanford
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Orange County
Chapel Hill
Battle Park and the Forest Theatre
Brumley Forest Nature Preserve
North Carolina Botanical Garden
North Carolina Botanical Garden - Children's Wonder Garden
North Carolina Botanical Garden - Peacock Discovery Room
Hillsborough
Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area
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Further Out
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Carvers Creek State Park - Long Valley Farm Road (Spring Lake, NC)
Raven Rock State Park (Lillington, NC)
Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park (Wilson, NC)
Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve (Southern Pines, NC)
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Florida
Bishop Museum of Science & Nature (Bradenton)
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Mote Marine Aquarium (Sarasota)
Myakka River State Park (Sarasota, FL)
Siesta Key Beach and Park (Sarasota, FL)
Tuscawilla Park (Ocala, FL)
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Maryland
Walker Mill Regional Park (5 min off I-95N)
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New Jersey
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Liberty Science Center (Jersey City)
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New York
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Cradle of Aviation Museum (Long Island)
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South Carolina
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Savannah's Playground (Myrtle Beach)
Warbird Park (Myrtle Beach)
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Virginia
Natural Bridge State Park (Natural Bridge, VA)
Natural Bridge Surrounding Area
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