# Beech Bluff County Park > Place to go for families in the Raleigh–Cary area (NC). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Grounds 8 am–sunset, seven days a week. Park Center 8 am until 30 minutes before park… - Where: Beech Bluff County Park, 3321 NC Highway 42, Willow Spring, NC 27592 - Ages: All ages; playground 2–12 years - Price: No admission fee listed - Schedule: Grounds 8 am–sunset, seven days a week. Park Center 8 am until 30 minutes before park closing. Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's Day. - Organizer: Wake County Parks, Recreation and Open Space - Official page: https://www.wake.gov/beech-bluff-visitor-information - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/beech-bluff-county-park--listing-3d6417351f334fbb4f598e69 ## About A 300-acre park in southeastern Wake County on land farmed since the late 1700s, now with agriculture areas, an orchard and a Great Lawn. Inside the Park Center, a winding exhibit hallway covers the history of the land, its natural features and the sustainable design that earned the park SITES certification. The playground has a climbing wall, a tall tower slide and swings for ages 2–12, with a covered picnic area next to it. 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