William B. Umstead State Park

Fifty-six hundred acres of real forest wedged between the city and the airport — hike the Company Mill loop past the old grist-mill stones, then cool off with a rowboat on Big Lake in summer.

FreeMake a day of it

Today: 8:00 AM – 9:00 PM

Northwest Raleigh

Crabtree Creek Access lot · Free · Free day-use parking, no entrance fee

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