A Park for Everyone Built by Everyone

Why Visit?
Cityscape sunset over the park

Come experience the most unique and wonderous urban park in North Carolina!

  • 308 acres of park to explore

  • Free to visit seven days a week

  • 2.5-acre grass dog park

  • Largest adventure playground in the Southeast

  • 5-acre field of summer sunflowers

  • Incredible works of art throughout the park

What’s Happening at the Park?

Opening Soon: Gipson Play Plaza!

Get ready for the most amazing nature-inspired adventure playground and gathering space our community's ever seen. 

We can’t wait to welcome you to experience all the fun, beauty, and wonder that Gipson Play Plaza has to offer. Stay tuned for a grand opening this Spring!

Gipson Play Plaza Opening Festivities
Gipson Play Plaza aerial view April 2025

Experience Raleigh's largest urban park

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  • Native American's cultural dance

    Inter-Tribal Pow Wow

    An annual community event with competition dancing, music and vendors showcasing the incredible legacy and culture of Indigenous communities living in North Carolina today.

  • Sunflower field

    Sunflower Field

    The iconic Raleigh sunflowers bloom in July drawing thousands of people - and pollinators - to Dix Park.

  • Big Field

    The Big Field

    Host to numerous large-scale community events, the wide-open Big Field is perfect for flying kites and pick-up games.

  • Harvey Hill

    Harvey Hill

    Between Gipson Play Plaza and the Rocky Branch is a grassy hillside shaded by mature oak trees creating perfectly framed views of the Raleigh skyline.

  • Group of women and dogs

    The Dog Park

    Raleigh's only grass covered off-leash dog park with separate areas for small and large dogs to run, romp, and relax.