William B. Umstead State Park (Raleigh, North Carolina)
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William B. Umstead State park is a 5,577-acre free public park operated by the state of North Carolina that offers tens of miles of hiking, biking, and horseback riding trails as well as picnic areas and a lake with boat rentals. There are three main park entrances: one from NC-70; one from Ebenezer Church Road; and one from Harrison Avenue (exit 287 off of I-40).
The park contains one of the best examples of mixed mesophytic forest in the eastern Piedmont of North Carolina. This 61-acre area, known as Piedmont Beech Natural Area, is designated a National Natural Landmark.
Website: ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/wium/main.php
The park contains one of the best examples of mixed mesophytic forest in the eastern Piedmont of North Carolina. This 61-acre area, known as Piedmont Beech Natural Area, is designated a National Natural Landmark.
Website: ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/wium/main.php
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_B._Umstead_State_Park
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Coordinates: 35°51'34"N 78°45'15"W
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