Event details
Explore the park's past, present & future
Location
House of Many Porches Market
Category
Tours
Event Details
Lace up your walking shoes and join us for 2.5 mile tour of Dix Park to learn about the site's history, what the City's largest urban park has to offer today, and what's to come in the transformation of the former State hospital campus into a world class destination.
This tour is intended for people who are deaf and hard of hearing. ASL interpreters are provided during this tour.
Tour Guide: Eric Regensburger
Registration
Free to attend. Registration is required.
Registration opens two weeks in advance of each tour date at 12:00 pm.
See link above.
Know Before You Go
- The tour takes place outside the entire time. Dress for the weather.
- Walking up hills, in grass and on uneven surfaces will be necessary. Comfortable and closed-toe shoes are recommended.
- Water bottle. Water fountains and refilling stations are located at the Stone Houses and throughout the park.
House of Many Porches Market Address: 701 Palmer Drive Raleigh, NC 27603
- Via Western Boulevard: Enter at S. Boylan Avenue. Take a Left on Umstead Drive. Right on Palmer Drive.
- Via Lake Wheeler Road: Enter at Umstead Drive. Take a Left on Palmer Drive.
If there is inclement weather, the tour will be canceled and registered participants will be notified by Eventbrite email.
Indoor public restrooms are available at the House of Many Porches Market. Temporary restrooms are available throughout the park.
Dix Park is committed to ensuring Gipson Play Plaza, including its amenities and programs, is accessible to all.
Program Accommodation
- This tour provides ASL interpreters.
Parking & Arrival
- Public Parking Lots B, D, E, G adjacent to Gipson Play Plaza have ADA parking spaces, accessible curb cuts and sidewalks into the park.
- There is a visitor drop-off/pick-up zone near the House of Many Porches Market on Palmer Drive.
Entrances & Pathways
- All entrances and pathways are accessible including ADA grade paths on either side of the Grand Stair.
- The permeable surface of the Sensory Maze and Picnic Grove is accessible.
- A portion of the Picnic Grove surface includes a stabilizing binder for a more stable and level surface.
Playgrounds
- All play areas (Slide Valley, Watermill Mountain, Sand Bowl, Sensory Maze, Swing Terrace) have at grade access points with accessible interactive play features.
- The play towers have an wheelchair accessible route through the first level that includes the sway bridge and transfer platform for the slide.
- Two additional slides have transfer platforms.
- There are three transfer platform access points in the sand play area.
- The mega swing includes nest/basket swings.
Restrooms & Facilities
- Restrooms are fully accessible.
- House of Many Porches Market is fully accessible. Ramps are at the front and back of the building.
- Picnic Grove tables are accessible including spaces for wheelchair positioning.
- Water fountains are accessible.
Service Animals
- Service animals are welcome in the park.
Programs & Events
Raleigh Parks Inclusion Services works with community members to support participation. To request a program modification based on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), please complete and submit the Accommodation Request Form or contact Inclusion Services staff at 919-996-2147 or ParksInclusion@raleighnc.gov.
Contact Dix Park Staff at 919-996-3255 or events@dixpark.org.
