About

My name is Kris Montgomery and I am a former business analyst turned stay-at-home mom looking for new adventures with my young family.

Growing up my mom spent a lot of time taking me and my brother and sister to the local county parks and pools in Stafford, VA. My husband, Bill, and I have also enjoyed exploring the local parks and greenways since making Raleigh our home in 2003. So I thought it was only natural to introduce my kids to all of the parks in the area. Unfortunately, back in 2011 when Ashley was born, the county and city websites in Raleigh lacked a lot of details on each park and there wasn’t an easy way to search for park features.  So, we’ve decided to venture out to all the parks, playgrounds, trails, and pools in Raleigh and report back with photos, details, and our general feedback on each one.

Please enjoy and I hope to see you out and about in the Greater Raleigh area!

I’m always interested in new opportunities for collaboration.  Here’s how to contact me:

I am a community enthusiast dedicated to promoting Greater Raleigh parks and recreation through this personal blog.  This personal blog is not affiliated with the City of Raleigh or Wake County; all ideas and opinions are my own.

7 thoughts on “About”

  1. Your blog about Harveyville, Kansas is simply wonderful!! I enjoyed reading every word, and learning so much about family history. Thank you Kris!!

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  2. Thanks for your wonder and useful free app, RGreenways, it is what I’ve been looking for to help me navigate the Capital Area Greenway System. The Raleigh Greenway is an extremely nice resource but I find it lacks basic signage to help the explorer figure out where trails go and how they interconnect. I think it would be a nice addition to your wonderful app if trails could be identified simply by clicking on them and if additionally directional pointers would show what lies to the right and left at T-intersections and trailways crossings! Also a search engine designed to locate parks and trails, etc. would be super nice. Thank you so much for your gift to Raleigh residents. Love your work! Raleigh Parks & Rec maps have thus far proven to be (for me) difficult to navigate and use while your RGreenways app is a huge improvement. Thank you again!

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    • Ed, thanks for reading my blog. Unfortunately, I can’t claim the RGreenways app as mine. It is super useful and definitely bridges the gap between the City’s maps. Please contact the RGreenways folks directly to submit comments and ideas – http://rgreenways.com

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  3. One more quick comment in the way of a suggestion. Wouldn’t it be awesome if one could choose two points on the map and have the RGreenways app calculate distance along with a focused map that follows Greenway trails between those two points! Thanks again!

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  4. There is information on your website that is outdated and want it to be updated – who can I contact to do that? Can you please update this information as it is outdated:

    There is a small parking lot at Lake Raleigh, but it requires an NC State parking permit Mon-Fri from 7am-5pm. You can pick up a $2 visitor day pass from the visitor center or plan to go during other times. There is also parking along Main Campus Dr, but those too have parking restrictions.

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    There is a small parking lot at Lake Raleigh but it requires an NC State parking permit Mon-Fri from 7am – 5pm. You can pick up a $15.00 visitor day pass at the Transportation Department – 2721 Sullivan Drive, Administrative Services 1 bldg. Or you can utilize the Park Mobile App https://parkmobile.io/ and pay for parking at the Poulton Deck (across the street from Hunt Library) on Partners Way. The cost is $3.00 for the 1st hour; $2.00 every hour after that or maximum of $15.25 for the whole day.

    Thank you,

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