Dorothea Dix Park, already one of Raleigh’s most popular parks, may be even busier this summer with the opening of a long-awaited new addition.. The 18.5-acre Gipson Play Plaza, set to open ...

Nova Price, 11, of Raleigh, center, is one of the many enjoying the 91-foot long mega swing at Gipson Play Plaza at Dix Park during a preview day Saturday, May 24, 2025.

Liz Zatz of Raleigh takes a break on a hammock at Gipson Play Plaza at Dix Park during a preview day Saturday, May 24, 2025. The park will officially open with a grand opening celebration on June ...

Gipson Play Plaza for families in Raleigh, featuring climbing towers, a sensory maze, and Western NC-inspired waterfalls. Here is opening info on Dix Park area.

The grand opening festivities at Raleigh's Gipson Play Plaza have resumed after lightning temporarily suspended activities. Gipson Play Plaza, the 18.5-acre playground at Dix Park, opens to the ...

Families can celebrate the groundbreaking of Raleigh's newest play plaza this weekend. City officials and the Dix Park Conservancy will break ground on the Gipson Play Plaza on Sunday, Aug. 14. A ...

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 ...

An aerial view of the nearly completed Gipson Play Plaza at Dix Park in Raleigh on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Travis Long [email protected] ...

Gipson Play Plaza in Dix Park was designed and built over a period of several years, ... The result is a 20-acre combination play area and civic space that’s totally unique to Raleigh, ...

For the past two years, every Monday, Marenda Rose has taken her three children to a different park in the Raleigh area, giving them a chance to play and explore new spaces. This Saturday, as her ...