Bur-Mil Park — Attraction in Greensboro

My experience with Bur-Mil Park's "Day Camp Swim" program was unpleasant. I am a Director of a childcare program and I took my summer camp group on a field trip to Bur-Mil park to swim on July 7th. There was another adult with me and a total of seven children. The children enjoyed themselves in the pool. The life guards were very attentive to our children as they played in the pool. My team member and I watched our group of children swim for about 45 minutes before the life guards blew their whistle for everyone to get out of the pool. I assumed that everyone had to get out of the pool for a small break period. The life guards walked by and told us that the day camp swim program had ended at that time, and that the pool was now open to the public, and that is why the children had to exit the pool. At that time, my team member and I, and our students were sitting on the chairs on the side of the pool area, and we began passing out bag lunches to our students. As our students ate their lunches, the life guards did not inform us that we had to leave the pool area. They allowed us to continue sitting. Until, a gentleman (I assume he is apart of management) gestured with his hand and yelled to us standing near the entrance "Come on, you have to leave now". He said it very rudely and made me feel very unwelcomed. I would have preferred for him to walk over to me like an adult and politely ask me and my group to leave the pool area. Because he basically rushed us out of the pool area, my students had to quickly pack up their food and finish eating while sitting on benches near the front entrance. Furthermore, when we arrived to the front entrance to pay for admission, the young lady who completed the payment process for admissions gave a strange look to my students and was not very friendly. I did expect a warm smile and greeting to the children upon arrival. But, my students did not receive a warm greeting; which made me and my staff member feel very uncomfortable. Overall, my summer camp group enjoyed themselves and were safe. However, the staff seemed unfriendly. I will not return to Bur-Mil park aquatics or recommend anyone else to Bur-Mil...

I was really impressed with this park!! It's very well maintained and the roads are easy to navigate between all the different buildings and seating areas. My only complaints mostly pertain to the park being tricky for first time visitors, as my family and I were. In my opinion, the trails aren't easily marked (we had trouble even finding a map to where the trails were or started) and it took some walking around after guessing where to park to get started on our hike. The trails are also not identified by difficulty, which resulted in us being unable to complete our walk, and we weren't the only ones that encountered this issue! I had gone with family and assumed that one of the loop trails would be an easy walk for everyone, but my boyfriend's grandmother (who is still quite active and works out nearly every day!) really struggled to get part of the way through the trail due to steep hills. We came across an older couple that was also trying to find their way back to the paved part of the park while carrying their over exerted dog. Other than that, it's a beautiful park and my boyfriend and I will definitely return to hike all the trails, and to bring our bikes! I still think that this park is fantastic for most people, as they have a paved road that goes along the lake that's easier for people who struggle with hills and areas that are great for children. It's dog friendly and actually bike friendly (with lots of bike stations) and benches along the way. If we had known the trails were as challenging as they were, we would have stuck to the paved pathway and we would...

During this time of the pandemic, the trails at Bur-mil (near the wildlife center) have provided our family the greatest joy to our spirit. The City of Greensboro has our gratitude for preserving and maintaining this wonderful sanctuary.

We love taking walks down both directions. The trail that goes towards Strawberry road is less challenging but also has less tree cover. The highlight of this trail is the small clearing near the lake where you can enjoy the cool breeze of the lake. It's also a great place to hang your hammock.

The trail that goes straight down from the wildlife center is more interesting because it bends and curves and goes up and down constantly. It also has a good tree cover throughout. The highlight of this trail is the bench on the left at the big metal bridge. Waiting for people to vacate the bench soon is expecting too much! It's a wonderful place to sit, relax and enjoy the view of the lake. Don't forget the flask of hot coffee and cookies.

My only criticism is that some cyclists ride too fast down the trail, which can be extremely dangerous as there are many families with kids and elderly people that walk down these trails. However, the majority of the cyclists ride...