Name: Eno River State Park
Telephone: (984) 250-1370

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Phone: (984) 250-1370

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A true treasure, the Eno River State Park is Durham’s largest park with 3,900 acres of secluded wilderness along the banks of the Eno River in Durham and Orange Counties. Visitors enjoy picnicking under shelters, bird watching, canoeing, rafting, fishing, swimming and hiking. If you’re looking for outdoor activity and beautiful sights, this is the spot for you. In Durham County, five access points and a visitor center allow visitors to enjoy miles of trails, picnic and camping facilities, boat access and more.

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Selene 5 months ago

Lovely hiking trails! Fair warning though what they call "easy" is moderate at least. But nice park! My only real complaint is the visitors leaving doggy poop in bags laying on the trail and humans leaving baby used diapers in places.
Amanda Winge 2 months ago

We had an amazing hike at Eno River State Park. We hiked Buckquarter Creek trail. It was a 1.5 mile loop trail that had a few harder spots but definitely manageable for the majority of the trail. It maybe too much for younger children, elderly or smaller dogs though. There's multiple spots to reach the water. Our dog had a blast playing and splashing around. This made the hike easier for him, since it was a really hot day. Not sure if he could've completed it without getting in the river. There's spots where you can go and sit by the river. Some of the hikes are currently closed though because of storm damage but I looked up eno river on ncparks.gov and it showed all the hikes that are open or closed. There's also camping but you need a permit from the Fews Ford access and visitor center. Definitely look forward to hiking more trails in the future!!!
Evan a month ago

A very nice, peaceful park. Lots of paths of differing lengths were on offer, although a few were closed off.

There were very few people when I went in the morning and I was also able to spot some wildlife.

If you find yourself with nothing to do for a few hours in Durham and enjoy nature, I would recommend a visit.
Zak Shepard 6 months ago

A fantastic place to walk through the woods. They have plenty of parking spaces available. They also have lots and lots of trails to choose from that cover a huge area. Depending on the time of year, some of the trails are closed. Currently The swinging bridge is undergoing repairs and is closed. But the big paths are nice to walk regardless of where you go
Jesus Terrazas a month ago

You’re park rangers were great! My family woke up and left the house a 5am so we can enjoy your parks. We brought grandma with us and she has not had the pleasure of enjoying the state parks since moving from California. When we got there and and realized the office wasn’t open till 8am we internally kicked are selves but your park rangers opened the doors so my 8yr old daughter could get her passport stamped. When my mom saw this she asked for one and they searched the office for ten minutes until they found one for her as well.

We originally went in to get a Stamp for the Occoneechee trails but they recommended that we stop by and do buckquarter trail before we left. It made our trip much better. They were professional when we asked about their jobs and polite throughout the entire experience.

We loved your parks for the beauty and but your park rangers made this experience so much more meaningful!