Lenoir Preserve

"At first I was concerned with parking. I found the area and it wasn't crowded or anything. the grounds were beautiful and i loved every moment of being there. They're doing reconstruction on the mansion so unfortunately i couldn't take any photos of it but i will be back next Spring."

"A wonderful place to walk through nature. It reminds me of the sleep-away camp I went to in the Catskills."

"It's a beautiful well maintained little park. There is a butterfly garden which I'm sure will be nice in the warmer weather (we were there in February). There are also a couple of old homes/mansions but you can only look at them for me outside. It is however, quite small. There is only one trail to walk on and it's less than a mile. Other than a preschool class who are gathered in a little grassy area, they were very few people there on a Monday afternoon. Note: In searching the web before going, I had seen that dogs were not allowed. However that is incorrect. Dogs are allowed as long as they are on leash, they even have stations at the entrance with poop bags."

"Cool little park with some old stone structures. We walked very slowly on every trail and were done in about an hour and a half. Dog friendly."

"It was a pretty but desolate park. We did see a deer but we were also attacked by birds while walking on the paved trail. It was cool until the birds incident. Some cool stone structures there and also looks like an old plantation house is there also. It was closed when we visited im not sure if it is abandoned or part of the park but it was cool to look at. There are some picnic tables there and many benches to enjoy the silence and nature"