Reindeer Ride

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Registration

Location

Gipson Play Plaza

Category

Kids & Family

Family riding bikes

Event Details

Get into the holiday spirit with bike and helmet decorating and a festive obstacle course. We’ll also provide free bike lights and reflective materials to help everyone stay visible on the ride. The 2.8-mile ride follows park roads and greenways, with a cozy hot chocolate stop along the way! Kids riding independently should be comfortable balancing on a two-wheeled bike, but balance bikes and bikes with training wheels are welcome for the pre-ride festivities. Cargo bikes, child bike seats, and trailers are welcome, too!

Program Partner: Oaks and Spokes

Registration

Space is limited, registration is required. Registration opens two weeks in advance of each program date at 12:00 pm. 

See link above for registration.

This program is free to the public thanks to Dix Park Conservancy donors.

Know Before You Go

  • Helmet
  • Need to borrow a bike for yourself or your little rider? Reach out to Program Manager Kat Dale at kat@oaksandspokes.org

Starting Spot: Behind Slide Valley on Biggs Drive.

Gipson Play Plaza Address: 715 Biggs Drive, Raleigh, NC 27603

  • Via Western Boulevard: Enter at Hunt Drive
  • Via Lake Wheeler Road: Enter at Goode Drive
  • Via Centennial Parkway: Enter at Blair Drive
  • Follow Signs towards Gipson Play Plaza

Park Map

If there is inclement weather, the program will be canceled and registered participants will be notified by Eventbrite email.

Dix Park is committed to ensuring Gipson Play Plaza, including its amenities and programs, is accessible to all.

Parking & Arrival

  • Public Parking Lots B, D, E, G adjacent to Gipson Play Plaza have ADA parking spaces, accessible curb cuts and sidewalks into the park.  
  • There is a visitor drop-off/pick-up zone near the House of Many Porches Market on Palmer Drive.  

Entrances & Pathways

  • All entrances and pathways are accessible including ADA grade paths on either side of the Grand Stair.
  • The permeable surface of the Sensory Maze and Picnic Grove is accessible.
  • A portion of the Picnic Grove surface includes a stabilizing binder for a more stable and level surface.

Playgrounds

  • All play areas (Slide Valley, Watermill Mountain, Sand Bowl, Sensory Maze, Swing Terrace) have at grade access points with accessible interactive play features.
  • The play towers have an wheelchair accessible route through the first level that includes the sway bridge and transfer platform for the slide.
  • Two additional slides have transfer platforms.
  • There are three transfer platform access points in the sand play area.
  • The mega swing includes nest/basket swings.

Restrooms & Facilities

  • Restroom cabanas are fully accessible.
  • House of Many Porches Market is fully accessible. Ramps are at the front and back of the building.
  • Picnic Grove tables are accessible including spaces for wheelchair positioning.
  • Water fountains are accessible.

Service Animals

  • Service animals are welcome in the park.

Programs & Events 

Raleigh Parks Inclusion Services works with community members to support participation. To request a program modification based on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), please complete and submit the Accommodation Request Form or contact Inclusion Services staff at 919-996-2147 or ParksInclusion@raleighnc.gov.

Dix Park Staff can be reached at 919-996-3255 or events@dixpark.org