Nova Price, 11, of Raleigh, center, is one of the many enjoying the 91-foot long mega swing at Gipson Play Plaza at Dix Park during a preview day Saturday, May 24, 2025.

Visitors to City Park will soon be able to explore the long-awaited, $7.9 million playground that simulates the box canyons, beaver dams and other wild features of Colorado. The Nature Play ...

The 18.5-acre Gipson Play Plaza, set to officially open on June 6, is one of the first major additions to Dorothea Dix Park.

Dorothea Dix Park, already one of Raleigh’s most popular parks, may be even busier this summer with the opening of a long-awaited new addition.. The 18.5-acre Gipson Play Plaza, set to open ...

When it opens, kids could be in for some messy fun with the park's nature-play themed playground. Construction began with a ceremonial groundbreaking hosted by the city on Tuesday at the future ...