Strickland Road Neighborhood Park — Attraction in Raleigh

No restrooms. However the large port-a-potty is usually extremely clean, and well stocked with toilet paper and hand sanitizer. The Nature trail seems a bit short, and it leads through practically backyards of several houses nearby, which can seem a bit trespassy. Noticed couple drones flying through the tree line, not sure if private owned/nosy-neighbors or city owned/surveillance/security. Cool playground area for the little ones, with rubberized soil instead of plain dirt, and a few picnic tables about on the edge of woods. Ponds on either side, calming sound of water, and also neat to listen to frogs at near dusk. Otherwise quiet and neatly tucked away, never knew it was there until I noticed a car turning in one afternoon. Cool...

A peaceful retreat from the busy hubbub of the city, Strickland Road Neighborhood Park features a number of nature trails that meander through the park. There is also a playground for children ages 2 to 12 which is great for helping those little ones burn off some energy.

The park has several shaded picnic areas with benches. There two ponds which add to the tranquil nature. I did not spot any restrooms here and there is not much parking so be prepared on sunny days in nice weather.

I had a very pleasant visit and would...

Needs more picnic tables only has one and the equipment needs a cover so in the summer it doesn't burn the little ones. It has a porta john instead of bathrooms and no where but the water fountains to wash your hands. Also the toddler area has a dangerous rock down the hill next to the slide that kids like to run down, my son fell and his head missed the rock by a hair! Very nice area though and not a lot of troubled kids hanging around like...