Watch the Plaza & Play Meeting
Watch the recorded public meeting from Tuesday, January 19 for an exciting design update for creating iconic gathering spaces and spectacular play areas at Dix Park. Share your feedback in the Post-meeting Survey.
Pop-up Disc Golf
Come play a round at the newest 9-Hole Temporary Disc Golf Course at Dix Park - a partnership between the City of Raleigh and North Carolina State University. Open for play February + March 2021.
The Creek Project Begins
We're taking the first steps in restoring the Rocky Branch. The consultant search is currently underway for the planning and design work of this major Phase 1 project.
The Dix Park Leadership Committee exists to provide guidance to City staff, the Conservancy, and other partners on the implementation of the Dorothea Dix Park Master Plan.
The Dix Park Community Committee is a community advisory committee designed to represent the diversity of the community and bring a broad range of experiences and expertise to the Dorothea Dix Park project.
The Dix Park Leadership Committee exists to provide guidance to City staff, the Conservancy, and other partners on the implementation of the Dorothea Dix Park Master Plan.
Visit the Park
Getting to Dix Park
There are multiple entrances to Dorothea Dix Park. The most widely used entrances are Hunt Drive at Western Boulevard, South Boylan Avenue at Western Boulevard, Umstead Drive at Lake Wheeler Road, and Goode Street at Lake Wheeler Road. Because this is an active staff campus for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) for the next few years, parking at Dorothea Dix Park is limited during business hours. On weekends, visitors may park in any of the parking areas striped green.
Hours
We heard from many community members that they desired a place to let their dogs run free while at the park, so we have transformed the former Athletic Field into a temporary dog park, open to the public seven days a week. This facility provides a much needed off-leash dog area for park visitors, with all other areas of Dix Park requiring dogs to be on-leash.