Children play outside the House of Many Porches Market at Gipson Play Plaza at Dix Park during a preview day Saturday, May 24, 2025. The House of Many Porches will sell food and drinks.

Gipson Play Plaza at Dix Park has 10 restroom “cabanas” with enough space to change clothes. The park will officially open with a grand opening celebration on June 6th, 7th and 8th.

Gipson Play Plaza, the 18.5-acre playground at Dix Park, opens to the public Friday, June 6. The official opening time is 4 p.m., according to officials.

WRAL took a sneak peek at a new one-of-a-kind landmark coming to Dix Park in Raleigh. City park employees and their families were able to take an early look at Gipson Play Plaza, a new recreation ...

Gipson Play Plaza bathrooms, dogs and other rules. Restrooms: The plaza has 10 restroom cabanas with spaces to change clothes, with one of the cabanas having a private shower.

Big crowds and heavy rains have forced Raleigh to make adjustments after Dix Park's Gipson Play Plaza saw 68,000 visitors in its first week. "These numbers are higher than expected, and that's a ...

Gipson Play Plaza in Raleigh must recognized the troubled history on which it is built in Dix Park. That history includes Dorothea Dix Hospital ...

Good morning, readers. Gipson Play Plaza in Dix Park was designed and built over a period of several years, with the help of hundreds of collaborators and members of the public who gave their ...

Gipson Play Plaza is nearing the final phase of construction. Located off Lake Wheeler Road, it will serve as the welcoming grand entrance to the park. The space encompasses 18.5 acres at Dix Park.

At Gipson Play Plaza, tents are set up at the bottom of slides, covering portions that are exposed to sunlight. Prior to heading out, it's important to wear sunscreen ...

When Gipson Play Plaza at Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh opens in 2025, it will mark a major step in the realization of a vision over 20 years in the making.