Outdoor Recreation

EXPLORE NATURE DROP-IN HOURS Explore West Point on the Eno as you may have never before! Enjoy hands-on nature and science activities and take on a hike along the nearby trails! No cost, but pre-registration is required for this program. Youth participants must be accompanied by a registered adult. All participants regardless of age must be registered. No Cost WEST POINT ON THE ENO 14275 Dec 5 Sa 10am-11am 14276 Dec 5 Sa 11:30am-12:30pm FLASHLIGHT SCAVENGER HUNT Grab your flashlight, we’re going on a scavenger hunt! Bring your family and come explore the park after dark on a flashlight scavenger hunt! Children must be accompanied by a registered adult. No cost but pre-registration is required. All participants regardless of age must be registered. No Cost FOREST HILLS PARK 14267 Dec 5 Sa 5:30pm-6:30pm 14268 Dec 5 Sa 7pm-8pm HOLIDAY FLASHLIGHT SCAVENGER HUNT Grab your flashlight, we’re going on a holiday scavenger hunt! Bring your family and come explore the park after dark to find holiday cheer! Children must be accompanied by a registered adult. No cost but pre-registration is required. All participants regardless of age must be registered. No Cost WEST POINT ON THE ENO 14271 Dec 11 F 5:30pm-6:30pm

14272 Dec 11 F 7pm-8pm GEMINIDS METEOR SHOWER VIEWING The Geminids Meteor Shower is the most prolific meteor shower of the year with up to 120 meteors per hour. Join us in the meadow at the West Point on the Eno Environmental Education Pavilion as we watch the spectacle. Bring your own blankets or chairs and dress for the weather. Each viewing session is two hours long and every person attending must be registered regardless of age. Youth under 16 must be accompanied by a registered adult. No Cost WEST POINT ON THE ENO 14278 Dec 13 S 7pm-9pm 14279 Dec 13 S 9pm-11pms 14280 Dec 13 S 11pm-1am

PARK SPOTLIGHT

Durham Parks and Recreation has responded to the public’s request to better maintain City parks and trails. Money from the ½ penny for park and trail deferred maintenance, Durham Parks Foundation, as well as money from the capital project planning, have gone into repairs.

Rock (the) Quarry Park Festival Site

Festivals bring the community together in a celebration of our culture and help us re-imagine our City at its most spectacular. Most importantly, Durham needs a place to be loud and to dance. Durham Parks and Recreation (DPR) produces festivals that are free and open to all, and has been the home to the Bimbé Cultural Arts Festival for the past five years.

Despite this park hosting great festivals, the two old baseball fields weren't designed to accommodate 20,000 revelers. Festival and park planners know that serious work is needed to make this park a true festival home. A plan has been developed for a stage area, water hookups for misting tents, and electricity. It also includes an accessible pedestrian loop with a new bridge between the restored Vietnam Veterans Trail and Ellerbe Creek Trail. A new dog park and sound play garden will also be built.

Park construction is expected to begin this Fall and be completed by March 2021. Park planners and the Durham Parks Foundation (DPF) have developed a wish list to include festival shade structures, art, and lighting displays to further enhance the park. If you’d like to help with these wish list items, please connect with the Durham Parks Foundation.