Umstead Park

SWEET PLAYGROUND! Love the complimentary color scheme of orange and blue! Super fun playground with lots of fun paths to go and ladders to climb up on. It has three different slides. Modern playground equipment. The park also has a restroom building, basketball court, and trails to walk on in the woods. A cute little bridge goes over a creek. They also have a story-walk.

This is a great park that can be used for many different reasons and has amazing play structures for kids and even the adventurous adult m. It can fulfill hours of fun.

Nice park and well marked trails be careful Crossing Fallen trees they're slippery

Nice park here, the playground is perfect for my 3 kids. There also have picnic areas for having lunch. The restrooms are clean !! Recommend!!

EDIT: After a weekend, I came back to the pathway all cleaned up!

I've lived in the area for a while and just discovered this park a few days ago. I love to rollerblade and would like to find a park closer to where and it's very ideal. The only problem I've run into is the path towards Bolin Creek under the bridge. It was covered in mud coming from the slope on the side and it makes for a slippery trail especially when wet. Hopefully, this is only a seasonal thing and gets cleaned up since it is a very beautiful park with light hiking trails. Looking forward to walking my pet here too.

Awesome new trail "Bolin Creek Trail" attached to this awesome park with ample parking, fun playground and restrooms. I go here at least once a month because it's always a blast for the famiky. Lots of fish to see in the creek and the path is well shaded.

We love this park! Great for a variety of ages. The equipment is fun (swings, big and small slides, a rock wall, lots of things to climb or spin on), there’s a great paved walking trail next to a creek, and lots of space. The park is always clean, and the bathrooms relatively so (as much as I’d expect from a park). The playground does get very hot on sunny days but the trail is shaded. There’s also a ramp onto the equipment and the ground is rubber padding so no mulch to contend with and it stays relatively dry even after a rain.

Very nice playground and great trail and little stream. Great experience outdoors for kids.

Playground is good but hot in the summer. Bring lots of water. The creek and trail is a lot of fun to explore.

It good to walk around with the kid. My kid love to go that park.

Great park. Extremely large areas to explore and the closest environment to true wilderness you will find in Raleigh if you travel deep enough.

Great trails. Beautiful scenery. Wonderful place to enjoy nature.

This park is well maintained. There is always someone around making sure that it is clean and the bathrooms well-stocked. The playground is big with lots of climbing, sliding, and room to run. There are walking trails as well. My kiddos are more interested in the playground, so we haven't been far down the trails, but they are next to a creek and it is beautiful to walk through,, especially in summer when it's really hot. There is plenty of shade! The only negatives I have are that there isn't enough shade on the actual playground itself. It is right in the middle of the sunshine, nice in winter, but dreadfully hot in summer and there are not enough benches. There are only 2 and so there isn't enough space for more than 2 families to be able to sit, other than going all the way over to the picnic tables, which are too far away for families with young children.

AMAZING place to hike, bike & enjoy the sights.

Shaded and beautiful. The deer aren't spooked easily. Easy trail.

Beautiful place and children’s park was very nice and not too crowded when I went.

My son loves it here, we enjoy walking the trail and he loves finding baby turtles by the water. Very safe trail its good to walk through early mornings, late evenings. The basketball court can use some renovating other than that great place for family and pets.

Lovely family oriented park, pavilions, kids swings, play area, open areas for frisbee, etc. Paved paths making it handicap friendly. A lazy creek perfect for kids to explore. Well maintained, and clean. Enjoy the outdoors!

This park is beautiful. We had a semi-family reunion. The shelter and grills were perfect. It's located right beside a brook. We were fortunate enough to see 2 beautiful deer walking on the other side of the brook. The only unfortunate part was someone had their dog loose which ran up to our shelter and pooped right beside the brook. No owner in site. And we had kids out there. But other than that, it was a great day.

One of our favorites! They have a climbing wall and higher slides than most nearby parks. There are also trails to walk, and the park area is very cushiony!