Wake County Parks Celebrate 50th Anniversary, Invite Memories
WAKE COUNTY, N.C. — Wake County Parks, Recreation and Open Space is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The department says it wants the public to participate in the celebration.
Do you have a favorite photo or memory from one of the county’s parks or preserves? The post invites residents to dig into albums or camera rolls and share their best shots and stories. Memories could be featured on social media as five decades of fun are celebrated.
Photos and stories can be dropped in the comments or submitted through the form at https://www.wake.gov/Parks50.
Here are the parks and preserves named in the call for memories:
- American Tobacco Trail
- Beech Bluff County Park
- Blue Jay Point County Park
- Crowder County Park
- Green Hills County Park
- Harris Lake County Park
- Historic Oak View County Park
- Historic Yates Mill County Park
- Lake Crabtree County Park
- Robertson Millpond Preserve
- Sandy Pines Preserve
- Turnipseed Nature Preserve
#WakeParks50
Source: Wake County Government
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