Sunflower Field
The Sunflowers are in full bloom! The Dix Park Sunflower Field is free to visit 7 days-a-week, from dawn until dusk. Get all the information to plan you visit like how to get there, where to park and what to expect at the link below.
Library Pop-up + Story time
Join Wake County Public Libraries for a pop-up library at the Stone Houses Visitor Center & Outdoor Classroom Tuesdays July 16 & August 13 from 10:00am - 12:00pm! You can sign up for a library card, check out items and return borrowed materials. Family story time begins at 10:30am with books, music, rhymes and movement for young children.
Summer Programs + Events
Your guide to summer programs and events at Dix Park is here! A season of fun awaits with indoor and outdoor classes and community events like Movies on the Lawn and Kirby Derby. For more details and registration information got to Find Events above.
Canceled due to Heat Warning
Enjoy the nature and tranquility of Dix Park with a yoga class to increase strength and flexibility.
Join us for an instructor led photography workshop that is designed to spark creativity and enhance artistic skills.
Getting to Dix Park
There are multiple entrances to Dorothea Dix Park. The most widely used entrances are Hunt Drive at Western Boulevard, South Boylan Avenue at Western Boulevard, Umstead Drive at Lake Wheeler Road, and Goode Street at Lake Wheeler Road. Because this is an active staff campus for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) for the next few years, parking at Dorothea Dix Park is limited during business hours. On weekends, visitors may park in any of the parking areas striped green.
Hours
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At the Dog Park dogs can run and play off-leash. Dogs must be on-leash in all other areas of Dix Park.
Find directions and parking info at the link below.