We took advantage of another clear, sunny day this winter and stumbled upon Hill Street Park in east Raleigh. Never having been there before we set off with hopes of having a picnic after burning some energy on the playground and that’s exactly what we did!
Hill Street Park is located at 2307 Hill St at the bottom of a relatively steep hill. It has a very colorful community center that is mostly open for after-school programs and an adjacent pavilion with picnic tables and terraced landscaping to the nearby partially fenced-in playground. The playground area has a playground with slides, climbing ladder, steering wheel and nearby tot swings for the younger kids (ages 2-5). There is also a large play structure for the older kids (ages 5-12) that features a half-moon rope climbing structure, monkey bars, balance beam, spinning bars, climbing rings, slide and more. Both kids had a great time playing on both playgrounds and Claire had a fabulous time sitting in the dog-height water fountain bowl. Claire went down the small slides at least a dozen times and Ashley enjoyed climbing her way through each rope obstacle on the bigger kid playground. The bigger kid playground reminds me a lot of the indoor play structure at Greystone Community Center on crack. With so many climbing areas it’s nice any falls will be lessened by the rubberized surface.
After a lot of running around we picnicked on the nearby benches by the playground. The playground has little morning light so we huddled on a lone sunny bench to stay warm. We had the park to ourselves this particular weekday morning and look forward to sharing this hidden gem with friends next time!
Thumbs up: unique climbing structures, close proximity of pavilion to playground
Thumbs down: no access to restrooms when community center is closed
That looks like fun!! Love our little climbers. Wish you had a pic of Claire sitting in the doggy “water fountain”! ;-D
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What a lot of imaginative equipment. Amazing that there aren’t more moms out there with their kids. I’m so glad you are able to be there. What memories you are building for your girls. Love, Grandma B.