Best places: Parks in Durham

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Durham Central Park
Park
Large park featuring gardens, a skate park & events such as farmer’s markets & food truck festivals.
4.60 (1.4K reviews)
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West Point on the Eno Park
Park
404-acre riverside park featuring hiking trails, picnic areas & a reconstructed, working mill.
4.60 (1.1K reviews)
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Durham Community Park
Park
👍 Great Old Community Park, in the heart of the farm land. Fantastic canopy from the old growth Oaks and more
4.70 (415 reviews)
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Piney Wood Park
Park
Sprawling public park with amenities such as youth baseball field, covered picnic area & playground.
4.60 (649 reviews)
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C. M. Herndon Park
Park
Grassy city park with athletic fields, 2 charcoal grills, picnic tables & a playground.
4.60 (523 reviews)
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Duke Park
Park
Community park with playgrounds, including toddler-friendly areas, plus picnic tables & shelters.
4.50 (627 reviews)
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Forest Hills Park
Park
👍 It's a nice ooen and spacious park. There's a big field, a pool, and tennis court. Just be careful with the slides. There's one that has a bolt messing (the slide facing the woods, see pic below). This may be my kids favorite park. And no, that bolt has not been fixed yet 🤨
4.50 (533 reviews)
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Durham City Park
Park
👍 The kayaking was great 👍 perfect temperature.
4.60 (298 reviews)
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Valley Springs Park
Park
👍👍 The parking was ample and provided some shade. You cross a small street to get to the park. That's OK, its not a thoroughfare and can be used for 'stop, look and listen' practice. Lots of open space on playground. It was very clean. The equipment is in very good condition. My 18m old had a great ti...
4.60 (252 reviews)
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Northgate Park
Park
👍👍 My Daughter and I enjoyed our time here . Lots of natural scenery, play ground new, but only for small kids ..walking path was great . We would revisit .
4.50 (365 reviews)
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Sandy Creek Park
Park
👍 Although off the beaten path, this place was pretty popular the day I visited. The little one and I opted for the woods trail which was past the boulders and over the creek bridge past the ponds/wetland area and up the small hill. We saw birds, frogs, butterflies, and bird-watchers along the way. (P...
4.60 (222 reviews)
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Walltown Park Recreation Center
Recreation center
👍👍 I love the indoor walking track and the staff are extremely helpful and friendly. A great place to exercise!
4.70 (157 reviews)
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Oval Drive Park
Park
🫤 Tennis courts are in poor shape and don’t look used. Great opportunity to convert these to pickleball courts.
4.50 (276 reviews)
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Duke Park Playground
Playground
👍 One of the biggest in Durham. Multiple slides and climbing areas. Knocked off one star because the age requires repairs which have not happened (as of Feb 2023.) Some of the wood needs replacing, with potential for big splinters in little fingers.
4.50 (250 reviews)
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Historic Durham Athletic Park
Athletic park
Stadium where the minor league Durham Bulls played for nearly 70 years, now home to a college team.
4.60 (173 reviews)
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Cornwallis Road Park
Park
👍👍 Nice park.. dog friendly. There's a basketball court and a disc golf course. Also a playground for the kids!
4.50 (229 reviews)
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Campus Hills Park
Park
Park offering an athletic field, playground & trails, plus a recreation center with an indoor pool.
4.50 (222 reviews)
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Al Buehler Trail Parking
Hiking area
👍👍 Nice small trail. Lots of ups and downs. Give you a good exercise.
4.60 (159 reviews)
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Southern Boundaries Park
Park
Sports-oriented park featuring many tennis courts, a full baseball diamond, basketball & picnicking.
4.40 (265 reviews)
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Indian Trail Park
Park
😐 Cute little playground in the middle of the woods! Great spot for a children’s play area! Lots of shade from all the tall trees around you and trails in the woods with spots for picnic tables to sit and eat at. The playground area has multiple different modern elements to it, a couple spinner wheels...
4.60 (137 reviews)
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