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    6118 Farrington Rd, Chapel Hill, NC
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Sandy Pines Preserve

4.8
• 56 reviews
Website
Location
7201 Doc Procter Rd, Wendell, NC 27591 (380.1 mi)
About

Sandy Pines Preserve is a richly diverse outdoor haven offering scenic trails for both hikers and equestrians, a pond for fishing, abundant wildlife, and a compelling historical backstory. With minimal facilities and a focus on conservation, it’s a wonderful spot for nature lovers seeking both tranquility and exploration in Wake County.

Enhance your visit with self-guided mobile tours available through the Wake County Parks & Recreation. These interactive tours share engaging facts about the park’s history, nature, and landmarks—accessible right from your phone as you explore.

What We Offer

Category

✓ Nature Adventures
✓ Hiking Trails
REVIEWS
Greg Papaloukas
Apr 28, 2025

Hands down the best park I’ve ever been to and my new favorite place.
Awesome trails which you’ll share with beautiful horses!! I really can’t say enough positives of how it’s truly a tranquil escape from life. ❤️

Lost Memories
Mar 4, 2025

Perfect trails for beginners. This one trail that has a pond view, wide trail, flat ground. Loads of parking

Jose Alberto Hernandez Gomez
Dec 31, 2024

Love this place, wish they could build a biking trail, that would be great. And more dog trash cans. But other than that love this park. Beautiful and close to home.

Kim T
Oct 5, 2024

Great sandy trails. Loved the openness of the trails. They are short trails but was plenty for a 2 hour ride. Parking was great! Individual trailer parking so no crowding and blocking in anyone. We will be back.

Amy Boone
Nov 22, 2021

Great new place to trail ride! Excellent parking and beautiful trails. The only thing I wasn't prepared for was that there is no place for waste so we had to put the manure back in the trailer. All in all though, we loved it!

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