Plaza & Play Public Meeting
Join us Tuesday, January 19 for the second virtual public meeting to learn about about how the Plaza & Play design is taking shape and share your feedback during a moderated live Q&A.
Four-Season Fun
There is plenty to enjoy at Dix Park every day of the year. Take a walk, roll or run through the park's beautiful grounds; bring your pooch to play at the Temporary Dog Park, fly a kite at the Big Field and more!
Chapel Renovations Underway
As a place that honors the past, celebrates the present and inspires the future, the chapel and its grounds will demonstrate the transformative power of Dix Park.
After years of planning, our city's extraordinary opportunity to create one of the most spectacular public spaces in the country begins with our first project, the Dix Park Plaza & Play.
The Dix Park Leadership Committee exists to provide guidance to City staff, the Conservancy, and other partners on the implementation of the Dorothea Dix Park Master Plan.
The Dix Park Community Committee is a community advisory committee designed to represent the diversity of the community and bring a broad range of experiences and expertise to the Dorothea Dix Park project.
Visit the Park
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
We heard from many community members that they desired a place to let their dogs run free while at the park, so we have transformed the former Athletic Field into a temporary dog park, open to the public seven days a week. This facility provides a much needed off-leash dog area for park visitors, with all other areas of Dix Park requiring dogs to be on-leash.