William B. Umstead State Park 8801 Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh, NC 27617

"North Carolina is a treasure trove of unexpected finds. Umstead park is large enough to return many times for hiking adventures. I’ve been there in every season and walked maybe 70% of the trails."

"My bestie and I went to this park, and we fell in love with the view. Ugh, nature is so beautiful. I would never trade it for a city. Well, it’s between the cities, but hopefully, you know what I mean by Lmaoo. It has bathrooms, bike tires to pump air, and little tools if your bike fails on you. Benches to take a pit stop. A lot of friendly people walking together or solo to get their steps in. Animal-friendly, amazing view I will come back to explore the entire place and give an update."

"We’ve hiked many trails here. My daughter has also attended a day camp at the park. It’s a wonderful place to go for a hike/walk and feel like you’re away from it all. Lots of kid friendly trails and options to create longer or shorter loop hikes. My toddler loves the chainsaw log. It’s an easy hike to it and she hiked there at 2."

"This day we hiked the Loblolly Trail. Took a few and a half hours. We didn't break any speed records but no one should when out here. Absolutley beautiful time full of scenic forested areas. Took some great memories of pollinators, Herons, flowers, pretty sure we glimpsed a female Ovenbird scouring the forest floor, and a turtle who pretended to be invisible. This is a highly recommended journey. The canopy is cool, with filtered light and some gentle breezes blowing through. Take time to stop and quietly take it all in. Hats off to the friendly park ranger who gave us some guidance. Go enjoy this wonderful resource, bring water, some trail snacks, watch your footing on the trail and always clean up trash whether its yours or not. As a note we didn't see any trash on the trail. Very clean happy to report."

"Amazing nature space where you can get lost! This was an awesome place to get out and explore nature. The trails can run into each other which is fun and challenging to follow your color on the trees! I only wish I had more time before a storm blew in to make it to the tree art but this is a must stop for nature lovers. The trails are well marked and the place is beautiful!"