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Lake Crabtree County Park, Morrisville, NC

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Sports & Outdoors

Lake Crabtree County Park

A Wake County park on Lake Crabtree offering lakeside trails, fishing, boating, and picnic areas.

1400 Aviation Parkway, Morrisville, NC 27560 · Morrisville, NC

About Lake Crabtree County Park

This Wake County park sits in the western part of the county, near Morrisville. Visitors can hike or bike along its trails, fish from a pier and platform, rent boats or paddle on the lake, and use picnic shelters and playgrounds. Its forested setting lies between Cary, Morrisville, and the Raleigh-Durham airport, and its main entrance is off Aviation Parkway. Note that the fishing pier and platform close for repairs from September through November.

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