# Lake Crabtree County Park > Place to go for families in the Raleigh–Cary area (NC). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Park 8 am–sunset, Monday–Sunday. Park office Monday–Thursday 9 am–1 pm. Closed… - Where: Lake Crabtree County Park, 1400 Aviation Parkway, Morrisville, NC 27560 - Ages: All ages; Tot Lot 2–5, Kids Lot 5–12 - Price: No admission fee listed - Schedule: Park 8 am–sunset, Monday–Sunday. Park office Monday–Thursday 9 am–1 pm. Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's Day; may close for special events and weather. - Organizer: Wake County Parks, Recreation and Open Space - Official page: https://www.wake.gov/departments-government/parks-recreation-open-space/all-parks-trails/lake-crabtree-county-park/lake-crabtree-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/lake-crabtree-county-park--listing-f61e6d3b213dcd562bc2c8bc ## About Wake County's first county park, a 215-acre site beside a 520-acre lake between Morrisville and Cary. Little kids have a Tot Lot for ages 2–5 and a Kids Lot for ages 5–12 (not staff-supervised). The short Old Beech Nature Trail is a self-guided environmental loop from young mixed forest to older bottomland forest, with a brochure at the trailhead kiosk, and the 6-mile Lake Trail circles the lake in about 2.5–3 hours. Families can fish with a borrowed rod through the free Tackle Loaner Program (register at the park office or Boat Rental Facility), picnic, rent boats in season and play volleyball. 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