San-Lee Park offers so many activities! There is a Nature Center and a Raptor Center with animals that can no longer survive in nature due to injuries. A display of arrowheads and different minerals and gems as well. There is a 300 foot bridge that goes across the top of a dam with a hiking trail on the other side by the lake. They have stocked the lakes and there are small platforms around the lake to allow access to fish. On the other side of the dam is a much larger lake with a nice dock where can fish as well! If drive down to the lower parking lot there are two waterfalls, hiking and bike trails and a playground. If you look across the field, the dam for the larger lake can be seen going all the way cross the top of the field. This was an awesome opportunity for learning about nature and a great deal of fun!! Wonderful day!

Beautiful lake. Great trails, but could be more clearly marked. Ranger said we could bring our own boat, and our own life preservers and enjoy the water. Live raptors on display.

Such an awesome place to visit had a great time with the kids! We did the Thoreau lake trail. A couple bridges were questionable but passable. Dont bring a stroller

What a great trail! I loved the Gravity Park and cant wait to go back and try it again.

Though out of the way, easily gotten to. There is a nice park in the valley where you park. Everyone that was there was very friendly and courteous. One heading up to the trails though the signage is definitely lacking. Theres an ok map in a clearing to point you in a direction but we found once on the trails there was very unclear signs to the point many people were confused. The trails are very challenging for most people and should be respected as such. The trails a good fun but I hope the sign issue is something that is able to be helped. I definitely want to return for the challenging ride.

Who knew there were mountains to climb in Sanford NC?? Im exaggerating, of course, but there actually is plenty of hill climbing (and descending) along the trails at San-Lee park. We started on the (red) east side lake trail, but found a bridge out so opted for the (white) rocky mountain bike trails instead. 6 miles later, after passing through a short section of the gravity mountain bike trails, we were back at the starting point. We crossed creekbed water on foot once (staying dry) and got a couple doggie photo shoots in at a babbling brook and twin peaks. All in all a great hike, and we will be back! Five stars from me if they improve the start of the red trail (by the nature bldg) a little, and fix that broken bridge. Kudos!!

Took the kids fishing and had a great time! Park was clean and well maintained. Planning another trip soon!

We like visiting this park and bringing the dogs on the shorter trails. Its not the best park Ive been to, but its kept clean and the location is nice! There is a newer little playground area near the front parking lot. The creek running through there is really pretty, especially when the trees are in bloom in the spring.We still have much more to explore and do here, such as the Nature Center, so Ill likely update my review in the future.

Great area! Peaceful and great scenery! I just got engaged at the chapel area

We liked the hike and the trails are pretty clear. However, the trails were not clearly marked. We got back to our car, but felt lost a couple times! We will return because its a nice hike, about 4 miles total. Ill have to pay better attention to the trails, though!!

Very Beautiful park to go see and explore. Very well maintained and great little visitor area to see some of the wildlife in the area. If your in the area definitely stop and check it out

Beautiful park with fantastic natural trails. Parking is good and trails are easy to find and navigate.

Such a beautiful park! This is my go-to park in Sanford because its beautiful, well taken care of, clean, and never packed. It has some extremely scenic nature and bike trails.Parking is easy to access. There are picnic tables and grilling areas. Quite a bit of the park can be traveled via car. The swampy ponds and creeks are beautiful. There is also fishing allowed if you are properly licensed. You may also rent paddle boats, but they do not seem to have kayak or canoe rentals.Highly recommend this park if you are looking for a beautiful, quiet place. The drive to get here is also extremely scenic and luscious. If you are looking for a location to take beautiful pictures, this is your place.

Nice little escape from the city/town life.

My children and I love this park. Its nice that you can do more than just the playground. We like to walk the trail around the lake; and fish some too. Great place to bring a picnic and spend the entire day outside.

Great place to hike. Trails are tagged so you know where to go. Love the bridges and the water is so nice to look at.

Theyve done some amazing things to San Lee Park over the years. We wanted to get the kids out and do something fun today. We took bread and fed the fish. Then, we rented paddle boats. Had an awesome time. Looking forward to going again!

It is beautiful, perfect for families and great to bring the animals to walk and play in water. Looks like a really good fishing spot too.

Great park with trails, fishing, and playgrounds. There just needs to be a bit more parking at the top.

Really fun. Had a great time!

Great mountain biking trails, but they are very advanced trails. Not a great starting place for the casual rider.

Grest trials and downhills for MTB

We loved this park!! So many nice trails and fun play area. We hid some painted rocks and found some others. Gorgeous views and beautiful little lake.

It was fun. Enjoyed the animals.

Lovely park with walking trails and a bike trail. There are also docks on the lake to fish off, as well along the hiking trail around the river.

Fantastic bike trails and launching kayaks on a later adventure was also easy. I highly recommend helmets for the trails. Picnic tables are plentiful near the parking lot. And the creature center was also very nice.

Pet friendly place with nice walking and biking trails. The park staff is always there to help.

Wonderfull, i like this place

Amazing park! I love this place! My only complaint is there is a broken bridge on the trail, and the trail has so many roots on the ground.

One of the best trail parks around. Very big & a lot of different trails to choose from . Fishing. & Bike trails as well as other Trails for hikers. You can get lost in this for hours.

Love this place is so peaceful definitely a place to go to clear your mind and find peace

Nice place. Not far from Town.

Clean trails and fishing spot for my son ..very spacious!

Very peaceful fun hiking trails and bike trails and spacious areas for your family activities or going fishing.

Very nice little park with good trails.

Intricate trails for hiking and cycling. Wonderful place for a picnic, throwing a baseball around, or meditation while listening to the spillway waterfall! One of Sanford’s best amenities!

Its beautiful but the trails are not kept up as well as they could be. The bridges are all falling apart its not hard to replace a plank of wood once in a while. I wont walk one of the trails because the bridges are dangerous. My dog got his paw stuck on a rusty nail trying to get over a rotten spot. Ive talked to the park ranger Steve a few times he claimed theres no money in the budget but if you keep up on things it never gets that bad. I love walking these trials but not lately. The new visitors center is open clean and beautiful. The squirrels cage doesn’t seem big enough. The trails are poorly marked they are not maintained properly and the bridges are a safety hazard.

Short hike around a swampy lake. The fishing and kayaking looka good, however. Kayak rentals are available at the location.

Fiance and I are in love with this place its perfect for a brief getaway the views are spectacular and the park ranger is probably the nicest person Ive ever met very approachable and knowledgeable all around good guy. We went for a brief picnic and to relax and unwind and ended up staying almost all day. We had a blast highly recommend you drop in and enjoy mother nature. Youll be glad you did I guarantee it.

Great place to hike, ride your mountain bike, fish, play with your kids, cook out, and just get outside for some fresh air!

Awesome but paths could be labeled better

Such a great place for a quick hike and exploring. They have animals too!

My Company did a rental at their recreation center. The facility was modern, kitchen equiped. I loved the point that the room was well lite with open windows. I also love the fact that the building were the rental was had a Nature Center. Everyone had a great time. Its a lovely park and it has a paddle boat section.

Great place for mountain biking. I love the trails. All difficulties, proper marking, and well-maintained trails.

Nice trail along a rocky stream

Great park. Beautiful scenery and a lot of nice trails.

Its nice and quite, but I was hoping for a swimming area at the lake.

Just a beautiful park to walk around and see how beautiful nature is!

Very nice park wish they still had the building where u see the animals still but other than that is interesting!

Its always a great place to visit. If your child wants to play on the swing set, look inside at the exhibits see the owl, snakes or other creatures that were found in the park, go for a hike across the bridge, feed ducks or go fishing or take a paddle boat ride, THIS PLACE HAS IT. There is also a gazobo available to rent, grills to cook out upon, and camp sites for rent at reasonable prices. Its a pretty place to take a picnic because they do have tables and grills available to use. I would recommend visiting San Lee Park.

The park is very convenient to Sanford and provides lots to see and do. We did trail loops around upper and lower reservoirs. The trails were all passable however one of the bridges was not for faint if heart. It looked like it was severely damaged by high water. We got across one at a time.

Pretty and clean. Definitely will go back. Cute play area for ths kids.

Beautiful

Always enjoy our visits to San-Lee!!

Great mountain bike park, awesome walking trails. Clean visitors center.

Awesome bike trails. Wish it was closer to me.

Great park for kids and the nature center is great. The walking trails however are poorly kept. Cannot speak for the bike trails.

Great place to visit just be careful on one of the walking trails the bridge is tilted and half collapsed

I take my morning jogs at this park, I take my kids to this park.. I absolutely love it. San-Lee is beautiful and it’s a second home to me now lol. The park ranger is a really great guy, fun to talk to. The playground is awesome! People fish here, I’m not sure if you can camp here, though.. I only wish I could change one thing, I wish it would open earlier than 8 am.

I love this park!Shorter walking trails for an easy to moderate hike around the pond. Much longer bike trails around the rest of the park for a more challenging walk or ride.

I absolutely love this place. I come for the mtb trails and gravity park but will definitely bring the family to enjoy the paddle boats, etc.

The park is beautiful. We were having a nice, quiet peaceful morning. And then people showed up with their dogs about 6 of them and they would not shut up. Ended up leaving early because of them.

Went to the gravity park and it was awesome. Got to meet the builder Donn who was a great guy who spends countless hours building the downhill bike paths. Its easy to see why people from all around the US travel here.

This is beautiful place to go with your family for fishing hiking or a just for a picnic and dont forget to visit the building with some reptiles

I love this place I have been going here since 2014. This place is amazing, I feel very sorry about the building that burned down. At least they have a new one open.

Pretty decent mountain bike trail system.Came here once before moving to the Raleigh area.After moving I heard about the 2 mountain bike Facebook pages run by Donn,who is also the park trail volunteer.Well it seems Donn is quite the racist and also puts riders down,calling them names and even given them the title of squirrels, which is basically an idiot!!He has posted nasty racist things about Mexicans and how they need to back to Mexico.He posts are quite demeaning and after MANY FAILED ATTEMPTS with emails to the State they just DO NOT CARE as this person is still able to volunteer,do and say as he pleases which is downright disgusting.I guess San Lee Park management is not doing anything because this person does a lot of work there,his personal get out of jail free card and the park would lose out on trail repairs??...so with this I highly recommend you do not support a racist park.There are plenty of Parks that do not promote racism,lets do our part to put and end to this kind of petty nonsense as its 2019.

My children live the park, playground, & trails. The summer camp offered here by Lee County Parks & Rec is very affordable & highly recommended.

Absolutely had a fun day with the family!! Very nice park with bike trails that cross small waterfalls, nature trails that peek the interest of the children, an awesome place to fish with your kids, you can feed the friendly ducks. They found small frogs, butterflies, dragon flies, tadpoles. I can go on for hours. What a great place to visit. 2 thumbs up

My husband and I love to ride the Gravity Bike Park. The single track is a beast!

Very nice clean

LOTs of trails to walk and beautiful pond

Great park. Playground, walking trails, and enough bike trails to keep you occupied for quite a while. If mountain biking is your thing, you should really check this place out. Restrooms are port-a-jons, but kept up very well. Theyre are also campground facilities, and lots of water recreation. Definitely worth checking out, plus a friendly staff.

I love it here. My dogs love it here. And Mr Steve thank-you for looking out for my Champ .

Great place to take the family for picnics, fishing, and the new nature center is Awesome.

Great park. Hiking and bike trails. Camping and fishing. Paddle boats. Picnic areas. Good place for birthday parties.

Nice, small Nature Center with live turtles and venomous/non-venomous snakes of the region.Nice area. Plenty of parking.Cant wait to try the hiking & mountain bike trails. Im told there are moderate to insane /jumps trails up to 12 miles long!

Its really Nice

Easy access to the water and bridge. Has a smaller designated handicapped parking spaces as well. Will be going back again soon.

Beautiful location. Very nice walking and bike trails. Two great ponds and a nice area for the kids to play in.

Great outdoor place for older (5 and up) kids. Fun water fall, trails, and play equipment.

This place is no joke

Love this place and the camp they offer!

Nice and relaxing. Great place to go fishing or hiking.

Its a beautiful, well kept, park. My wife and step daughter are from Oregon and they loved it.

Beautiful for weddings

Lot of rocks.. but a lot of fun in-between

Nice park only downside phone doesn’t have much signal

The park is AMAZING! I love to fish but most areas seem so secluded. This place is very open with a main office directly in the middle. As a woman fishing, I felt extremely safe! The park is kept very clean and there area is trimmed and cleared for ease of walking along the entire bank.

We visited the nature center which my kids loved looking at the turtles, frogs, snakes and they got a squirrel too. Then we did the paddle boats which I love how cheap it was to rent one for 30 minutes. We even went fishing which my son caught one. It a great place to take your kids.

Get rid of the yellow cones, tape, and signs on the bridge and deck...not coming back til those things are gone. I am removing all my pictures of the park. No Fear Live Free

Technical MTB trails here. Probably the best DH trails in the Raleigh region. These trails are not suitable for beginners. Lots of rocks and roots, not much flow.

Ranger steve is a very kind professional individual we would recommend this facility for every occasion.

Good. Its good to release your energy

Fun bike trails, and a nice playground for the kiddos. Also, good hiking trails.

The MTB trails are great, very well marked and offer a challenge for all skill levels. Check out the gravity park!! Theres about 8 or 10 different jump lines hand and machine built. From beginner to super expert with 30 foot tables, all marked accordingly. I guess the park and lake are nice but I got for the mountain biking.

Favorite new place to ride!!! Definitely worth the drive from Greensboro.

This is a nice little park on a dammed lake. The trails are geared more towards mountain biking than hiking, but still make for a pleasant stroll. There is a playground which looks like fun for the kids, and plenty of picnic tables to center a picnic around. There are ample trash and recycling bins, which clearly help keep it clean.

Unfortunately, we didnt check the website for the park hours, so we headed down to ride the MTB park after work, blindly expecting to ride some sweet jumps. We pulled up after the 1.5 hour drive to find the parking full of mountain bike shredders, much to our delight. However, before we could even get out of the van, a park ranger (possibly volunteer) wheeled up on us in his white Dodge pickup truck and told us not to even bother getting the bikes out as the park closed at 5 pm. It was roughly 4:40 at that time. The ranger gruffly told us the parks winter hours close er down at 5 pm, and that we should have gotten there at 8 am when they opened. We told him we had to work at 8, to which he replied me too. Gotta love a guy who loves his job. We didnt get out to walk around and survey the place for the next visit as the hostility from that ranger was overwhelming. A few terse words were exchanged and we left, wondering how we could poach the trails. No luck, as it turned out, the park is patrolled with ATVs. The jumps do look sweet though.

Lovely walks in nature

Very nice park and lots of trails to walk. First time doing paddle boats, friendly customer service.