River Bend Park — Attraction in Raleigh

The River Bend bike and kayak launch has no room to unload kayaks. A very large no parking fire lane but no where to drop off. The Parking lot is about 100 yards away and there is kayak parking there, fine if you have a bike but a long walk if it is just yourself and a kayak. Then another hundred yards to the water. Nice bathrooms and has a changing room lots of benches to sit on and is very scenic but would have liked to see some place to drop the kayak. There is some handicap parking there but only if your handicap and the spaces seem too small to hold a van. There could’ve been a better design for this. It’s nice to see lots of trash cans let’s hope people use them! And parks and rec has a notification board in case of hazardous obstacles in the...

I like visiting different parks. I found this one after heading back home from breakfast. I wanted to sit outside and listen to a webinar. I sat on a flat rock and propped my iPad up to attend the event. It was a nice Sunny and slightly breezy day. While families bounded with their children on the playground not far from me, I enjoyed all the positive energy surrounding me in nature. The 🚻 were clean and were in a safe location. On my way out I noticed a walking trail, a group of seniors biking and more park to check out next time...

I have an almost 2 years old, and the park is perfect for that age. We go in the mornings on the weekends some, and there is usually no one else there (probably because it's so hot). It's also kinda out of the way (in a good way), so again, it stays quiet while we are there. They have the slide area covered, which is nice. I just wish they had it fenced in as I'm having to chase the toddler as he runs...