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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HJ Wang 3 months ago

We spent a half-day at Eno River State Park and really enjoyed it. It’s a peaceful and beautiful place just a short drive from Raleigh/Durham.
The trails are mostly shaded and family-friendly, with nice views of the river and small rapids. Easy to moderate walking, perfect for a relaxing outdoor break.
Parking was easy and the park was well maintained. Overall, a great spot for a quick nature escape — we will definitely come back again.
Selene 4 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.
John Flynt 5 months ago

Great park to visit. Nice visitor center. There are may different access points so look at the map carefully. Some of the area is still recovering from hurricane helene. We went March 2026. It’s been a year and a half but you can still see the effects. Otherwise everything was super nice. Trails well marked. Went on a Saturday. Everyone was friendly. The kids enjoyed a nice hike
Amanda Winge a month 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 3 weeks 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.