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Dix Park, Raleigh, NC

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Sports & Outdoors

Dix Park

A 308-acre urban park in Raleigh with open meadows, play areas, a dog park, and skyline views, free to enter.

1030 Richardson Drive, Raleigh, NC 27603 · Raleigh, NC

About Dix Park

Dix Park is a large city park about a mile southwest of downtown Raleigh, on land once part of the Dorothea Dix Hospital grounds. Visitors can explore rolling meadows, shaded hillsides, and a grassy dog park for small and large dogs. The park has a large adventure playground, a family of giant trolls to find, public art installations, and a sunflower field that draws crowds in July. The City of Raleigh owns and runs the park, and a nonprofit conservancy supports it.

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