# Historic Oak View County Park > Place to go for families in the Raleigh–Cary area (NC). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Grounds Monday–Sunday 8 am–sunset. Park buildings Monday–Saturday 8:30 am–5 pm, Sunday… - Where: Historic Oak View County Park, 4028 Carya Drive, Raleigh, NC 27610 - Ages: All ages - Price: No admission fee is listed; shelter rentals $40–$60 - Schedule: Grounds Monday–Sunday 8 am–sunset. Park buildings Monday–Saturday 8:30 am–5 pm, Sunday 1–5 pm. 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/departments-government/parks-recreation-open-space/all-parks-trails/historic-oak-view-county-park/historic-oak-view-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/historic-oak-view-county-park--listing-2df0fe2bb4902d8b60de1986 ## About A 27-acre historic farm park in east Raleigh that tells the story of the people who lived and worked on the land, including enslaved people, sharecroppers and tenant farmers. Start at the Farm History Center, the visitor center, with exhibits on North Carolina agricultural history, an authentic sharecropper's cabin and the Farmer's Corner, an interactive play-and-learn area for kids. Families can check out Adventure Backpacks, self-guided activity kits with hands-on games about Oak View's history. Outside, children can visit the goats in the corral behind the Tenant House (or in the Livestock Barn on rainy days) and the chickens beside the Tenant House, walk past the cotton field, fruit orchard, kitchen garden and pecan grove, try catch-and-release cane-pole fishing in two ponds, and walk the stroller-friendly 4/10-mile Hunnicut Trail or the 7/10-mile Jones Creek Trail. ## Similar picks in Raleigh - [Mordecai Historic Park](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/mordecai-historic-park--listing-6324136cacd454887d51a283) — Guided tours leave the Visitor Center on the hour from 10 am; last tour 3 pm. Visitor… · Mordecai Historic Park — Visitor Center · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. 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