# Historic Yates Mill County Park > Place to go for families in the Raleigh–Cary area (NC). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Grounds and trails 8 am–sunset, seven days a week. A.E. Finley Center 8:30 am–5 pm… - Where: Historic Yates Mill County Park, 4620 Lake Wheeler Road, Raleigh, NC 27603 - Ages: All ages - Price: No grounds admission fee listed; mill tour fees on the tours page - Schedule: Grounds and trails 8 am–sunset, seven days a week. A.E. Finley Center 8:30 am–5 pm, seven days a week. Mill building open during scheduled tour times (tour season March–November). 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-yates-mill-county-park/historic-yates-mill-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-yates-mill-county-park--listing-da1da25006a1b2f6b7c3407f ## About A 174-acre park in south Raleigh built around Historic Yates Mill, the last operable water-powered gristmill in Wake County, restored to working order by 2005 and listed on the National Register. Families can walk the trails around the 20-acre mill pond, fish, picnic and visit the A.E. Finley Center for Education and Research, the park's education building. The inside of the mill is open only during scheduled tours; the mill tour season runs from March through November, with the schedule and public program registration on the park's Programs and Events pages. 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