A wonderful open area preserved and turned into a public park. There is Greenway access as well as off road walking trails into the meadow and the woods, along the river. It really is a great place to get away for an easy-going outdoor afternoon.

If you want to find some peace and quiet this is a good place for it..there are trails to walk and ride bikes. There is a large field and plenty of wildlife around. There is a picnic area as well and its covered. Public bathrooms are there. enjoy!

Love the open field as well as the paved pathway to the bridge and the Neuse river trail! Took some family pictures in the field at sunset. There is a pavillion you can reserve as well. It’s fun with little kids if it’s a single stroller but if a kid is on a bike the Neuse river trail gets a bit crowded (depending on when you go).

Beautiful hiking trails! Great spot to take a pup for a little adventure

I personally enjoy the park as just a nice nature area to relax and hang out with the family. Maybe have a picnic, listen to some music. Its a large field with a nice trail for walking or biking. If you prefer parks with more attractions then look else where.

Its pretty sparse if you are looking for playgrounds or things to entertain kids but its excellent for a big space to run around, see small wildlife, and great access to the Neuse River Greenway. It has a nice picnic shelter and public bathrooms. There is a historic farm house but we have not visited it yet. The parking area closes at night so make sure to check the park times before going.

Great for biking and hiking! Very long trail.

Very peaceful. A little busy at the weekend but not so bad during the week.

Nice and relaxing place to hang out. There are trails for walks, bathrooms, and water fountains. I often stop here for a break when Im riding my bike on the Neuse River Trail Greenway.

Great spot, awesome trailhead with clean bathroom and nice picnic tables!

This is a nice local park to go to. When you first enter though it just looks like a big field with a house on the far left side. But people who live here know that its actually the start of a lot of really nice trails for biking, walking, running, etc. While you can walk your pets here they must be on a leash at all times. Also please remember to pick up their poop. Thanks.

If you are looking for a track to walk, this park has a lovely loop around a field. The wide open spaces are good for kite flying on windy days, and if you just need a space to let your kids run, this will fit the bill. The park is clean and well maintained, with a nice parking lot and covered patio area for eating.

A wonderful safe place to ride a bike, jog, walk, it picnic.

Good example of a city and surrounding towns integrating greenways, natural areas and parks to connect neighborhoods. Their efforts should be a benchmark for other towns to encourage outdoor recreation and connectivity in North Carolina.

A pretty small, but charming park. A good place to bring the dog. Lots of open space to spot dear in the early hours of the morning

Restrooms work, ample parking and lots of natural views. Easy access to the Greenway system. Caution, they really do close at the posted time. There ought to be water but I havent found it.

Great place to relax, play and go for a run. Theres a trail that leads to the Neuse River trail system. Picnic tables, bathrooms.

This place is mostly used as an entry point to the Greenway, and its great for that, but it has a nice little charm all its own that if you walk the fields or even around them on the path you have a far quieter experience and much less hectic than sharing the path with all the bikes, dogs and runners. I really like this place and it is super convenient.

This place is mostly used as an entry point to the Greenway, and its great for that, but it has a nice little charm all its own that if you walk the fields or even around them on the path you have a far quieter experience and much less hectic than sharing the path with all the bikes, dogs and runners. I really like this place and it is super convenient.

I love the atmosphere. There were a few patrons there but very little compared to other parks and walking trails in the area. Great opportunities to take photos due to the well manicured landscape and gardens. I wish they were open till 9pm during the summer. That way we could have caught the full sunset.

Great loop, about 1/2 mile. Dog friendly.

Peaceful, beautiful nature preserve with easy access to the Neuse River Greenway Trail. The Meadow Loop around the field is a nice soft trail with views of butterflies and songbirds. The ever-changing skies over the fields are some of the most spectacular in the area in my opinion, especially late in the afternoon. Great place to sit outside (or under the covered shelter) and read, paint, sketch or just enjoy nature.

Wonderful place for getting away from life for a little while. We take our dogs there for walks frequently. Lots of open space to enjoy the sun or, if you prefer, a bike ride along the paved paths amongst nature.

Beautiful trails and bike paths!

Walked to the bridge and back. Needs a smaller circuit.

I would give it 5 stars if they clean up the bathrooms.

Very nice walking/ biking park for all ages

Beautiful park. Quiet and clean. Good for bike riding, walking and running.Bathroom facilities available.

We visited the nature preserve for the first time and I am so happy we discovered this gem. Such a pretty place for walking. Also a great place if you are looking to have pictures taken.

Pretty scenic spot for a short hike!

I love walking the Greenway here. I wish the bathrooms had a place to wash your hands, but theyre basically glorified portapotties.

Great place to start a long run

So peaceful! Went on a Saturday morning to bird watch.

Beautiful paved trails with an abundance of natural beauty to enjoy. Easy to moderate hiking/biking. Dog friendly, however, not many trash cans to deposit your dog waste in. Have to carry it all the way back to the parking lot.

One of our favorite places for an evening walk. While there, one of the park staff was checking bird nest boxes and asked us if we wanted to watch her check one that had eggs last week. Sure enough the eggs had hatched and there were 5 baby blue birds in the nest! My girls we so excited to be able to see them, it truly made their day.

Beautiful with access to the Neuse River trail. Great for a picnic or flying a kite.

Awesome place for walking or running!

I love this place! REAL trails, NOT paved greenways. Follow the red flags downhill from the Hedrick house. New sign: No Drones Allowed.

I didnt know this place existed. It was so pure and beautiful

Good place to observe wildlife. Saw birds, deer, squirrels.

This park has great paved trails

This USE to be jewel for dog walkers and dog lovers. After the remodel the park do not open when it suppose to. And 30 min before the gate close youre turn around which is not posted prior to the gate closing. Ill have to find another place to walk my dogs and not have to worry about being watched like a hawk while I am walking my dogs.

Beautiful open green space.

Beautiful, cant wait to cross that pedestrian bridge

Beautiful area. I love to take my kids for walks there. Never too Crowded.

Beautiful reserve with miles of riverside paved paths. The trails are perfect for walking, biking, jogging and running. There are also several locations along the river for fishing, although I wouldnt recommend swimming, as the current is strong.

Good Pokemon Go spot!

This place is awesome because of the easy access to the Greenaway that runs from Falls Lake Dam to Clayton and it is 21 miles or more if I remember correctly. I enjoy the picnic benches and the bathrooms as an easy access. My only problem with the park is the lack of a water fountain. They can put bathrooms in, but not a public water fountain? I see that as strange. Other than that it is a beautiful place!

Beautiful easy trail!

Peaceful

Fresh air, sunshine, and a beautiful natural area. What more could you ask for?

Great place to walk with our dogs.

Nice level paved walking trails. Mostly shaded. Not very crowded.

Beautiful place for walk and photography

Wonderful local place to take a stroll and walk tour pup.

Trails in the trees were closed

This is a great open space park. If you just want a nice peaceful place to take a walk or just relax in a grassy field, this is your park. The park includes a great 1 mile grass trail around the parks boundary, a half mile circumference open field, an old farmhouse, and access to the Raleigh Greenway system. The park is also a popular place for photographers as I routinely see families having their pictures staged and taken. The only negative, there is no running water on site; the bathrooms, are waterless and there are no water fountains. UPDATE - a water fountain was recently installed at the old farm house.UPDATE 2019: Moving to a rare five star review for me. A new 1/2 mile wooded trail has been added that starts at the old barn and meanders down to the Neuse river before finally terminating back onto the grass trail at the bottom of the meadow. If you follow this trail plus the remaining perimeter trails, youll be right at 1.25 miles per loop.

Nice area with some walking trails. Great place to take the pups for a nice walk

Clean and has great access to the Greenway

I love this nature park! Today, however, the mosquitos are ridiculous! Bring insect repellent if a visit is planned.

Pretty cool place to chill for a minute and unwind or hit the trail, walk the dogs, etc. There are covered picnic tables, a field, some trees, usually some birds and what-not... You know - nature! Now with restrooms! But no running water.

Place to walk,ride bikes and just yourself and family.

Great entrance to Neuse Greenway. Ample parking. Large, covered picnic area. Wide open spaces. Bathrooms.

Nice experience, beautiful place for make exercise

Great public space! Excellent. Great place to walk your dog.

Great location to use the Greenway if you ride a bike.

Gorgeous landscape. Great place to have a picnic.

Nice walk around horseshoe park

Beautiful place to have picnic with family, fly a drone or kite or just have a walk

I do not like the new work they have done to the park. They also have imposed a 7:00 closing time which came as a surprise to me. Personally, I think the park should have been left the way it was. It was much more serene that way.

Great primitive park that connects to the Neuse River Greenway. Fields and unimproved trails for the rest of the property. Limited facilities so bring water.

Big open field, actually has a parking lot now!

Nice area to enter the greenway. Plenty of parking. Restroom on sight.

Very unique property and park out side of Raleigh. I grew up here. Awesome place!

It was a great Park. And then construction came through. I dislike the idea that they felt the need to build over it. Half the field is taken up by a pointless circling patio. I used to ride my bike to this park, do some homework, or even hang out and enjoy the view. Worst of all they hired a staff and the park closes at 7. What kind of nonsense is this? By now its just a tourist point. This has upset me more and Im sure others. Im positive some are going to be against my opinion of the work done but in the end, you should of let history, stay history.

Very nice and clean. Great nature park with trails and great for bird watching.

The park itself is really just an open field with some bathrooms...but its a good parking place to walk a little ways and connect to the Neuse River Trail. Has some good scenery, and is a very long trail!!

Our dogs go crazy in the open fields! The trails are beautiful as well. Its a shame that its a bit of a drive for us, but ends up being worth it.

Very cool, active, not alot of insects nearby

Great place for walking, running, birds view, and for professional photo sessions.

Great starting point for bikes ng

If you are looking for a quiet place in the heart of North Raleigh to enjoy nature, hike through wooded trails or simply fly a kite in a large open field, Horse Shoe Farm Park is the place to go. This beautiful park is tucked away down a quite, single-lane gravel road just off of US 401. The farm dates back for many years and the City of Raleigh has put out some interpretive history signs on the grounds. But what I like best is to head over there just after sunrise. In the quiet parts of the field near the horse shoe bend of the Neuse River, youll frequently find deer grazing and many other animals on the edge of the woods. The recently opened Neuse River Trail, part of the Capital Area Greenway system, connects to opposite ends of the park. The city does have plans to make the final one-mile connection in 2014 and once they do, the greenway will stretch from Falls Lake Dam to Clayton, with a beautiful trip around Horse Shoe Farm Park.

Beautiful park, great location next to the Neuse River Trail.

Cool place that connects to the NR trail and a lot of open space

Best park in Raleigh

Great people here

Scenery is beautiful.

Lack of signs

Love it here

Nice park.

Wonderful place

Best nature preserve ever!

Now with 2 Pokegyms and more Pokestops!!!!

Cool place.

Wide open park with lots of nature trails

Nice park with nice walking trails

Its a big field.

Not enough parking so get there early.

Calm and quiet place!

Great place for a walk or run