The Top 10 Parks in Chapel Hill, NC

Fresh reviews:

Great park. Surrounded by hardwood and pine trees. Close to the school. Lots of kids for your little one to okay with and challenging equipment for them as well as easy stuff. Plenty of seating and picnic tables too. Only complaint is the pitta potties but they are in the middle of building new restrooms so I…

Naomi A.

Cedar Falls Park

The Battle Branch Trail is a great place for a weekend nature walk. The trail is unpaved with lots of branches and rocks, making for a great place to train for trail running (I used it to train for Tough Mudder) but make sure to watch your step! I love taking my dogs here for a walk on weekends when I don’t…

Amelia Z.

Battle Branch Trail

First, this is a very nice park. Chapel Hill did a very nice job here.First, going here on a Saturday morning in the fall. Prepare yourself for soccer soccer and more soccer. Parking is scarceSecond, the signage is terrible. I believe there are 2 entrances to the park, the north and the south. The south…

Todd Y.

Southern Community Park

Beautiful… just beautiful!The Triangle Land Conservancy has set aside these 296 acres of beautiful woodlands and well-marked hiking trails. Although there are no specific picnic sites, we saw a number of places where a picnic lunch would be just the thing! (…but please be sure to pack your trash out, as there…

Ruben G.

Johnson Mill Nature Preserve

Umstead Park is a pretty sweet park as far as parks go. There are beach volleyball courts, basketball courts, running paths, a little creek nearby. There is grass space for picnics, you name it. I come to Umstead often to run and enjoy the scenery.

Mike O.

Umstead Park

Speaking about this from a runners perspective, Bolin Creek trail is about average. Good-Some side trails (short), nice greenery, not sketchy. It is convenient to going to other places (Driade, Harris Teeter, Foster’s, Community Center Park, other trails near Community Center Park). Mile markers in increments…

Samuel H.

Bolin Creek Greenway

Battle Park is right in the heart of Chapel Hill and UNC. We were just in Chapel Hill for the day and decided to explore Battle Park on our way to the Gimghoul castle. Battle Park is a small urban park — very forested — and quite beautiful! Worth exploring if you’re in the area! And a great place for runners!