Traffic Garden

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Mini kid-sized street network

Location

Gipson Play Plaza

Category

Kids & Family

Girl riding her bike in the traffic garden at Dix Park

Event Details

Come learn about bike, road, and pedestrian safety!

Dix Park teamed up with Oaks and Spokes to bring a Traffic Garden to life at the Gipson Play Plaza — a mini, kid-sized street network designed for fun and learning. 

Kids can explore a colorful world of small streets, intersections, stop signs, and bike lanes, all built just for them! The Traffic Garden is open for self-guided play, giving families the chance to practice safe walking, biking, and rolling skills in a low-stress, imaginative environment.

Bring your bike, scooter, or walking shoes and enjoy this unique, pop-up play space! Free and open to the public. Perfect for kids ages 3–10 (and kids at heart)! 

Open to Ride

Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays & Sundays
9:00 am — 7:00 pm

Know Before You Go

Your bike, scooter and safety equipment. 

Helmets and knee/elbow pads will not be provided. 

The Traffic Garden is on Biggs Drive behind the Slide Valley play towers.

Gipson Play Plaza Address: 715 Biggs Drive, Raleigh, NC 27603

Via Western Boulevard: Enter at Hunt Drive

Via Lake Wheeler Road: Enter at Goode Drive

Via Centennial Parkway: Enter at Blair Drive

Follow Signs towards Gipson Play Plaza

Weekday 6am - 5pm Parking: Use Public Parking Lots only. Recommended parking is in Lot G or Lot E.

Parking Map

Dix Park is committed to ensuring Gipson Play Plaza, including amenities and programs, is accessible to all.

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

  • Restroom cabanas 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.

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