59 Things to do near Durham, NC
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Cornwallis Road Park
Durham, North Carolina
3.2 miles WA short but challenging disc golf course near Durham on rolling hills through tight, heavily wooded terrain — dual tees add variety for all skill levels.
Disc Golf
Bethesda Park
Durham, North Carolina
4.5 miles SEShort, creative, and packed with quirks — Durham's Bethesda Park disc golf features a ground-sunk basket, a swinging basket, a deck tee over a creek, and lots of OB in a tiny footprint.
Disc Golf
Eno River Area
Durham, North Carolina
5.4 miles NSwim near Durham, North Carolina
Swim
Valley Springs Park
Durham, North Carolina
5.4 miles NWA tightly wooded, challenging free disc golf course with three tee sets, alternate pin placements, excellent terrain changes, and four bonus holes (#19-22) after the main 18.
Disc Golf
New Hope Creek
Durham, North Carolina
6.6 miles WRock-lined swimming spots along New Hope Creek come alive in spring and after rain, with some clothing-optional sections tucked into this Durham greenway.
Swim
Leigh Farm Park
Durham, North Carolina
6.8 miles SWTwo courses share 12 fairways at this Durham park around a historic farm — rec tees marked with blue bricks, advanced tees with green-numbered rocks — download the map before your first round.
Disc Golf
Eno River Boat Ramp
Durham, North Carolina
8.0 miles NEA dual-use boat ramp on the Eno River at Falls Lake in Durham, popular with canoeists and kayakers as a convenient put-in for the calm river stretch nearby.
Canoe
Ryans World Of Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
9.5 miles WA 10,000-square-foot outdoor Skatelite park in Chapel Hill, North Carolina with a concrete mini ramp, pro shop, and street course — membership or fee required.
Skateboard
UNC Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
9.9 miles SWA disc golf course that truly has it all — long fairways, tight wooded shots, water hazards, valley shots, and serious elevation on a former ball golf course.
Disc Golf
Dogwood DG
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
10.4 miles SWA tight Chapel Hill disc golf course with good elevation use and a few longer holes — note some holes were under construction as of 2009.
Disc Golf
Sandling Beach
Creedmoor
10.9 miles ESeasonal swim beach on Falls Lake at the Sandling access of Falls Lake State Recreation Area, with a bathhouse, picnic shelters and lakeside trails. Open April to October 1; $10 per vehicle on peak days.
Hike, Swim 0.6-3.7 mi
Umstead State Park
Raleigh, North Carolina
11.1 miles SEFive thousand five hundred acres of forested trails — over 20 miles of hiking and 13 miles of multi-use paths — plus three fishing lakes and canoe rentals in the heart of the Triangle.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Horseback, Mountain Bike
Falls Lake State Park
Wake Forest, North Carolina
11.8 miles EFour sandy swimming beaches — including Sandling, Rolling View, and Beaverdam with full facilities — make Falls Lake one of the Triangle's best summer swim destinations.
Swim
Anderson Park Disc Golf
Carrboro, North Carolina
12.3 miles SWA mostly wooded free disc golf course in Carrboro that plays shorter than average but stays tight and challenging throughout.
Disc Golf
Southern Community
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
12.6 miles SWA tight free disc golf course with a few longer holes, good elevation use, and multiple pin positions on most holes — also known as Dogwood Acres.
Disc Golf
Project 58 Skatepark
Raleigh, North Carolina
16.1 miles SESkateboard near Raleigh, North Carolina
Skateboard
White Oak Recreation Area
Apex
18.7 miles SA small sand beach on Jordan Lake's east shore off US 64, open to the public on weekends and holidays from April to late September when no group has reserved it. $10 vehicle fee.
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Kentwood
Raleigh, North Carolina
18.8 miles SEA busy, birdie-friendly free course in Raleigh with two extra putting baskets for warm-up practice.
Disc Golf
Apex Nature Park
Apex, North Carolina
18.9 miles SMature hardwoods and 100-year-old pines, moderate elevation, a creek on the back nine, and three sets of tee pads make this one of Apex's go-to disc golf stops.
Disc Golf
Parker's Creek Beach
Pittsboro
19.1 miles SWParker's Creek Beach is the designated swim area at Jordan Lake State Recreation Area's Parkers Creek Access, a sand beach on the western shore of a 14,000-acre reservoir southwest of Apex, North Carolina. The day-use area runs April into early November,
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
