This has become my go-to running spot while in NC for work. The entrance into the park is gated and is typically not open during the early hours that I arrive so I park in the lot just outside the gate, which has a quick easy access to the Neuse River Greenway Trail (left) and Crabtree Creek Greenway Trail (right). What I love is you get two very different running paths. The Neuse River Greenway is flat and pretty open. The Crabtree Creek Greenway has some minor elevation but some really cool bridges to go over (including a winding one). The park, itself, has its own running paths. There are bathrooms, water fountains, picnic areas and a big playground. Lots of covered space. From the outside parking lot, you'll hike over the bridge over the freeway into the park (about .20 miles). The bathrooms have a coded door lock that I haven't figured out yet. There is some type of house within the park as well, and I'm not sure what it's about. If you want to find the first really cool bridge, you'll go past the house and keep staying straight on the trail and not veering left or right. Also, the area between the house and the bathrooms yields some pretty cool breezes. I've noticed that temps get cooler from the adjacent field when running through there. There are mile markers on the Crabtree Creek Greenway Trail. You'll hit your first hill at about 1.15 miles from the parking lot outside the gate. Perfect place for long runs, interval workouts or bike rides. Very scenic! read more

Love this location! It has tons of parking and is a great path along the greenway. I run here with my running group as well as bike here with my partner. Definitely a great spot if you live close. You can literally run or bike for miles in either direction so it's perfect if you're training for a race. read more

Great, beautiful spot for biking, running and walking. The bathroom facilities are clean (and now open) There are plenty of parking spaces. A beautiful playground and plenty of space to roam around. The park connects to the Neuse River Trail, the Crabtree Creek Trail and a few others. You can easily spend hours on the trails. Unfortunately not too many shaded spots on the nearby trails - especially because of some new housing. read more

Anderson Point Park - Great entrance - Hiking Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

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This is a nice park, however it is becoming notorious for car break-ins. We had a work event here are and two of my co-worker's cars were broken into. The cops let us know that this has happened quite often. Bikers that we talked to also mentioned that the parking lot doesn't feel safe to leave anything in their car. The trees/landscaping is overgrown enough to provide cover. Our group was in the covered area near the parking but couldn't see all the cars to notice the break-ins. If park here... be forewarned. Hide valuables, leave them at home, or take them with you. read more

Though the Anderson Point Park was founded in 1988, the Neuse River Corridor Park Plan took a giant step toward completion with the dedication of Anderson Point Park's 98.3 acres adjacent to the Neuse River in 2000. What I wish the photos would show you is how vast the Neuse River Trails really are and how much the planners really utilized that span of acres. I wonder if someone could even walk all of them in one day. I've been out on the trails twice now and have yet to see an end in sight. The park seems to center around three main attractions: a large meadow and a few surrounding fields which house a variety of local wildlife and protect their natural habitats, the Anderson Family Homestead from the early 1900's and the scenic overlook of and surrounding trails of the Neuse River Trails. The park's shortcoming is really the lack of parking. There is only one small lot which was full on the first occasion I wandered out here to the point that I couldn't even park and had to leave. The trails could also use some better markings. I realize it's not in an area that gets a lot of traffic in terms of park visitors outside of those who live in the neighboring communities, but I really adore the landscape. I have walked around just taking in the scenery. I saw a pickup soccer game near the playground. I imagine the old Anderson Homestead is used for many special events. If you look in the window you'll see hardwood floors, bookshelves with old books, and open airy rooms. Go down the Neuse River Trail in any which way and it seems to go on forever. However, if you continue to follow the loop around, you'll see a nice birdhouse, a grove of trees carefully manicured with some benches, a straggly overgrown area with a path winding up to more overgrowth with benches, and other large open fields beckoning back to other sunny views. A couple was out walking their Pomeranian, mothers walking with their small children, and men cycling in and out of the park. There are natural amphitheater setups if you want to get some people together and then there are a couple of official shelters. It's not huge, but it's vast at the same time...Beautiful sunshine and plenty of places to plop down and relax. read more

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Stopped here to get my run in today. Pretty hilly with some good views of the park. Park itself not to big but it is connected to the Neuse River Trail. read more

Anderson Point Park - Hiking Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

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This is my neighborhood park and I am so glad to have it. I love the trails and wildlife. With that being said it really needs better maintenance. With all the recent added traffic it just needs to be better attended to, especially the playground which needs to be weeded. Then there is managing the trails and bike traffic. The bikers don't seem to share the road very well. I wouldn't care if it was just me, but I have an autistic preschooler and he likes to run the trail. Even when we are doing our best to be respectful of them I don't feel we as pedestrians are getting that in return. We need more signage for cyclist telling them to share the trails, I have seen this in other parks and it needs to be done in this one for all our safety. read more

Anderson Point Park is true hidden gem. I was riding my bicycle on the Neuse River Trail and I stumbled upon this serene piece of Heaven. There is a playground for the kids, benches for the adults, bike pumps, bathrooms, grills, and few quiet spots to snuggle with that someone special in your life. The hustle and bustle of life is left outside of this place. Let's go celebrate our new found happiness. read more

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My friend brought me out here today - it is on the east side of Raleigh - closer to the Poole Rd/Walnut Creek Ampitheater side of town. What a great find! It actually seems to be a confluence of trails - the Crabtree Valley Creek trail - which goes all of the way to the Crabtree Valley mall (where you can pick up with other trails too) and also the Neuse River trail - which I think goes all the way to Wake Forest and Johnston County. I'm not an expert but, I think you could go a lot of places from this one park. My husband and I will be back with our bikes soon! It seemed to be a very bike friendly park as we ran into a lot of road cyclists - especially for a January day. As a park, it is great itself - it has the aforementioned trails and shorter trails around this park area. There is a playground, a picnic shelter/pavilion and a retreat cottage. On our walk, my friend commented that the pavilion/shelter would be great for a kid's birthday party as it is adjacent to an open field area which backs into the playground. I definitely agree. We found a fire pit looking area down near the river (on an off shoot from the Neuse River trail). What a cool place. The Triangle area is blessed with so many great parks - this is another one to add to the list. read more

Great park! Lovely walking paths and plenty of greenery and places to sit and relax. There's a bathroom and water fountains (which has a refillable water bottle spout). read more

This is a small park but I think it seems like a well kept secret. It's a great place to observe nature as there are usually always beautiful flowers blooming here. The only problem I would have here is sometimes the bikers come by too fast. There is a speed limit that is not always observed. Great place to walk a pet, however take water as there is not a lot of shade and it can get hot. There is a nice side walk you can take down to the river. read more

You know why we love especially the playground??? Bc it has as much as all the other playgrounds without the crowds! There is rarely over 2 or 3 families at this place at one time so my toddler can run around & not worry about bigger kids. I honestly have no idea why there aren't more people here, but I don't mind. They have swings, huge sand area to play in, lots of slides, fields to throw frisbee, shelter to picnic, & trails to walk or bike. What's not to love?? read more

This is one of my favorite parks. It's quite lovely and has so many trails that take you in different directions. The playgrounds look nice from my vantage point of a trail walker but I have not actually played on it. There's always parties going on at the shelters in the summer, or a pick up game of soccer. It feels safe and the park is well maintained. There's one trail that takes you down to the river and a fire pit/circle. Looks like it would be a great place to camp. Another trail is frequented by bikers and takes you along the Neuse River while another trail leads all the way to Clayton. Lots of nature elements here as well - they have signs identifying different animals and a nature walk. Just a pretty, quiet park. I do wish I knew what the weird white house is and how you might go about renting it. Seems like a nice but under used building. Enjoy your time here. It's worth a visit. read more

This park had a nice, large, covered area with picnic tables, well maintained trails with beautiful landscaping and vegetation, and many large field areas for activities. read more