Rock Quarry Park — Attraction in Durham

This park has been recently renovated with new parking spaces and a direct connection to the trail. The separate bathrooms have been removed, but the ones by the tennis courts are still around and should be open soon after their plumbing is finished. For now a handicap accessible porta-potty is there for nature's call. It will be quite nice when some of the planned finishing touches are applied.

Now, even more easily, this park connects through to the trails that leads to The County Stadium, Duke Regional, the swimming pool, and the Life & Science museum. Also this allows you to pick up the trail that follows Ellerbee Creek and eventually can be taken under 85 and further into Durham. Quite a nice gem for the...

Rock Quarry Park offers a variety of recreational amenities including eight tennis courts, a large athletic field large enough to host two soccer games and a path allowing for a walk. There are also restrooms adjacent to the field.

I often visit this park to take my three dogs on a walk on the paved bike path, which connects to the Edison Johnson Aquatics Center. There is also a Vietnam Memorial along the path. Be sure to explore the dirt walking paths; my dogs absolutely love exploring them!

The only downsides is that there are serious problems with parking lot, with large chunks asphalt protruding up. The field also does not drain well after a hard rain and can be very...

Full disclosure, I am only reviewing this park with regards to its tennis court facilities. The lighting is sub-par and fixtures are not placed evenly to illuminate the courts evenly (not to mention, they are not using LED fixtures which provide an even distribution of lighting). The courts are not maintained and have discolorations and cracks indicating that it has been at least several years since they were last resurfaced. To put it kindly, I will only play at this facility if my USTA-sanctioned match...