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Bethesda Park

4.2

1814 Stage Rd
Durham, NC 27703
Phone: (919) 560-4355
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Hours:

Monday: Open 24 hours
Tuesday: Open 24 hours
Wednesday: Open 24 hours
Thursday: Open 24 hours
Friday: Open 24 hours
Saturday: Open 24 hours
Sunday: Open 24 hours

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Photo of Robert Joines Robert Joines
Nov 16, 2019 4

Short and fun disc golf course with some surprising challenges. Love the covered basketball and tennis courts.

Photo of Gypsy Jenn Neff Gypsy Jenn Neff
Nov 6, 2019 3

Fun course but lots and lots of litter

Photo of Aaron Harris Aaron Harris
Oct 5, 2019 5

the covered basketball and tennis court made for a good scouting location to do a video shoot

Photo of Forest Baker Forest Baker
Sep 26, 2019 3

Nice range of facilities and not many people. But there is a lot of litter on the ground. Played disc golf there and the course is challenging for its size. Bring a putter, couple midranges and a fairway driver. Didnt see any water fountains.

Photo of Warren Brown Warren Brown
Jul 21, 2019 4

Great place to play with your kids and your friends

Photo of serfancia leon serfancia leon
Jul 17, 2019 5

Love the area very shaded when the sun is hot and you still want to do your wslk

Photo of John Morris John Morris
Jul 21, 2019 4

The park is nice in that it offers so many things to do. From a basketball court to tennis, to a jogging/walking trail. To a playground, frisbee golf course and then one of those zipline obstacle courses. Its also pet friendly and I feel a dog park would be a welcomed addition if they added it. Also, I wish there were additional trails but it appears space is limited and you can't get much closer to the train tracks.

Photo of Anthony Santana Anthony Santana
Mar 25, 2019 5

Small and quiet. People are always friendly

Photo of Peter Mueller Peter Mueller
Sep 9, 2018 4

Park offers covered basketball courts that are in heavy use as well as covered tennis courts but my favorite attraction is the disc golf course which plays through the woods and walking trails. It's a short tight course with a mix of left and right hand favorable holes. Two novel baskets include the first even with the ground and the twelfth hole that plays to a hanging basket just shy of a creek. Fun course though it can be a bit muddy.

Photo of QB Steelo QB Steelo
May 20, 2019 4

Nice park and good basketball court

Photo of Jaben Clark III Jaben Clark III
Apr 18, 2019 5

Great location for outdoor sport activities. They have a climbing course, frisbee golf course, a covered basketball and tennis courts, along with restrooms and parking.

Photo of Sherry Alexander Sherry Alexander
May 19, 2019 3

This is a small park for kids that can climb, there are only two swings, a climbing rock and tables. For older kids, there's a basketball court and a tennis court. The high ropes course is by appointment only.

Photo of Ashley Odvody Ashley Odvody
Apr 12, 2019 4

Nice but short trails with a paved path for children's bikes, basketball court, fun but small playground, easily accessible bathrooms & water fountains, great frisbee golf course. Unfortunately they are doing some construction behind the path that detracts a little bit from the peace of being out in nature. Overall a really nice neighborhood park though.

Photo of Andrew Gill Andrew Gill
Apr 13, 2022 5

Great covered pickleball courts that you can play on even in the rain.

Photo of Sara Hagmann Sara Hagmann
Nov 22, 2021 3

Teeny tiny playground but great walking trails

Photo of Mark Henry Mark Henry
Jul 5, 2021 5

Nice place to connect with nature walk on trail or relax.

Photo of Ingrid Camacho Ingrid Camacho
Jul 6, 2021 5

Great place to practice Pickleball, Tennis and Basketball. Facilities have restrooms and water.

Photo of Peter Shambo Peter Shambo
Jun 13, 2021 3

Construction from the adjacent development has destroyed the ambience and enjoyment of the walking paths. They destroyed part of the walking path and frisbee golf course installing a sewer line that remains unfinished and a hazard.

Photo of Randi DeLong Randi DeLong
May 24, 2021 3

Love that I was the only person here. I took my dog on the paved trail and it was short but decent. There’s construction everywhere. I definitely wouldn’t go out of my way to go here but there’s a lot of potential if the funding was there.

Photo of Russell Burnett Russell Burnett
Apr 14, 2021 4

Will be 5 stars once they've finished reno. Covered hoops and tennis are wonderful!

Photo of John Williams John Williams
Mar 7, 2021 4

Awesome to have a covered tennis/pickleball venue for rainy days; however, courts still get wet with heavy rain; lights don't come on during the day, so lighting is poor on gray days; courts often with a bit a debris, so a blower is a good idea

Photo of The Great Lady The Great Lady
Mar 11, 2021 5

My favorite place to get some fresh Air! Also a great place to workout

Photo of Kevin Caputo Kevin Caputo
Nov 29, 2020 5

This is a great park with nice scenery and covered basketball/tennis courts.

Photo of Libby McCravy Libby McCravy
Nov 29, 2020 4

This park feels a bit out of the blue, but the walking paths are nice and the covered tennis court and basketball court are awesome. I don't know if I have seem anything similar at another park anywhere. Definitely rare amenities.

Photo of Cisco Diaz Cisco Diaz
Nov 3, 2020 5

Nice place to chill. Its small but comfortable

Photo of Michael Cutler Michael Cutler
Nov 4, 2020 5

Interesting underutilized park. Lots of potential hope it gets more funding and upgrades. Great place to put a dog park🤞

Photo of D W D W
Aug 25, 2020 5

Place is lovely

Photo of Leah Underwood Leah Underwood
Sep 8, 2020 5

Beautiful park, covered basketball and tennis courts, trail, and small park. Plenty of parking spaces.

Photo of Mike Ali Mike Ali
Sep 7, 2020 4

1 covered basketball court, 2 covered tennis courts playground and other amenities. 18 hole disc golf course is fun but not well maintained. 1 hole is usually very muddy and another's tee box is missing.

Photo of Marc Moore Marc Moore
Aug 29, 2020 4

Covered basketball and tennis courts. Pretty decent (short) disc golf course.

Photo of AJ Iiames AJ Iiames
Sep 1, 2020 4

Frisbee golf course is in rough shape and can be difficult to find the tee boxes. Otherwise, the covered tennis/basketball courts are amazing!

Photo of Maureen Wade Maureen Wade
Aug 6, 2020 5

Cute lil park - it has a disc golf course that's not very well maintained. A lot of construction going on but it has a small path for walking. Watch for snakes - there's at least one copperhead out there. It's a bit of a wild forest 🤣

Photo of Libby Snedaker Libby Snedaker
Aug 8, 2020 4

The park is nice and has a disc golf course which was the main reason we visited it. It’s not ideal to visit when the weather is very muggy and humid because the bugs are too much to deal with.

Photo of Sonny Cruz Sonny Cruz
Jun 26, 2020 3

I'm just rating it based on the disc golf course. Challenging to play but not necessarily in a good way. It was tough to find some tee boxes, compared with the 2 other courses I've played on the triangle. Holes were short on average.

Photo of Erik Speight Erik Speight
Jul 2, 2020 4

Great course at a quiet park area in a neighborhood. Short and wooded, it’s excellent for honing that driving putter and midrange game. Not much signage and mostly natural tees but it’s fairly broken in so not too hard to find the next tee.

Photo of A Google User A Google User
Jul 5, 2020 5

Love this park. Great shorter, easier disk golf course that's usually not very crowded.

Photo of Michael Whitley Michael Whitley
Jun 7, 2020 4

I would give 5 stars but the disc golf course is tight, wooded and its a short course. The rec center looks nice and kept up, it has a basketball ball court and a tennis court both covered. The climbing towers are off limits to non members, which sucks cause they look fun. All in all its a nice facility.

Photo of Richard Smith Richard Smith
May 24, 2020 5

Well maintained tennis courts times two, covered and lit until 9:30 at night. Same with basketball courts. Short 18 hole disc golf course is very good, but can be a little difficult to follow hole 11. Kudos to Durham parks and rec for this one

Photo of Casey Mason Casey Mason
Jul 30, 2018 4

The sign for basket #1 was knocked down (We found it in the weeds and put it back up) and a lot of the course markings have been removed and/or vandalized. The second picture is where you go for the tee box on basket #2. Overall, great beginner course with mild difficulty. Would recommend other courses prior to this course, but it has potential.

Photo of Evan Engel Evan Engel
Mar 11, 2020 5

Nice short disc golf course through the woods. Also have some covered basketball and tennis courts to use during any weather. Great park with a cool walking trail in the woods as well.

Photo of Christian Rust Christian Rust
Feb 1, 2020 5

Great covered tennis courts! (2)

Photo of susan currin susan currin
Feb 16, 2020 5

It's a very nice quiet Park You can hear the children. Or inner children playing basketball and tennis no loud music no profanity. It's just a wonderful place to go for a walk or to take your children to play.

Photo of Paul McRae Paul McRae
May 24, 2022 5

My wife and I come here to use the pickle ball courts. The facility seems to be pretty well maintained and the courts are covered which is nice for hot or rainy days. They have 6 marked pickle ball courts on top of existing tennis courts.

Photo of Kevin Metz Kevin Metz
Jun 6, 2022 5

Amazing, the best place. Can't get into that military climbing structure thing though

Photo of Erica Smith Erica Smith
Jun 11, 2022 5

Nice covered area for pickleball but kids play area is lacking play structures.

Photo of Jenni Levenbook Jenni Levenbook
Aug 15, 2022 5

We dropped by to have a picnic lunch and use the restrooms. We found there to be an adequate number of picnic tables on the playground are as well as a clean and solar lighted toilet. Not much shade in these areas and very, very hot in the summer.