Gipson Play Plaza Construction
Construction of the Gipson Play Plaza begins the week of October 17 starting with construction fencing being installed and contractor trailers moving on-site. Some roads and parking will no longer be accessible. Visit the project page for more information.
Nights of Lights
WRAL Nights of Lights is back at Dix Park and tickets are now on sale! Sign up for the 5K run/Walk, join us for Bike Nights and check out what's new this year with the Holiday Outpost and Igloo Experiences. Get the dates, details and your tickets below.
Rocky Branch Enhancement
The primary objective of the Rocky Branch Enhancement Project is to create a nature escape for park-goers in the heart of the city, enhance aquatic habitat and ecosystem functioning, and highlight the ecology of the region. Find more information included in the link below.
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
The new Dix Park Dog Park location is now open seven days-a-week from dawn until dusk. Dogs can run and play off-leash in this large grass-covered facility. Dogs must be on-leash in all other areas of Dix Park. Find directions and parking info at the link below.