Anderson Point Park

Route to 20 Anderson Point Drive. The main lot serves the shelters, playground, restrooms, fields, cottage, and greenway access, but the City warns that parking is limited when multiple areas are in use. Overflow parking is in the lot before crossing the bridge; a rental does not guarantee a main-lot space.

Use 20 Anderson Point Drive for the developed park. Greenway users can treat Anderson Point as the eastern end of the 18-mile Crabtree Creek Trail and a connection to the Neuse River Trail. For a cottage, shelter, field, or amphitheater event, confirm the assigned meeting point because the 89.6-acre site is spread out.

Yes. A restroom facility is beside the large picnic shelter and convenient to the small shelter and playground. The cottage also has men's and women's restrooms during approved cottage access. Outdoor restroom availability can change for maintenance or winterization, so verify before a restroom-dependent event.

Use outdoor park and greenway areas from dawn to dusk unless a confirmed rental or City program states otherwise. Cottage, amphitheater, shelter, and field reservations follow their approved contract times; event access does not make the entire park an after-hours public facility.

General park entry, greenway travel, playground use, and casual open-space use are free. Rentals charge: the large shelter is listed at $25 per hour, small shelter $15, fields and open space $45, amphitheater $60, and cottage $150 per hour for residents. Minimums, deposits, and nonresident surcharges apply.

The developed park has paved approaches, in-park restrooms, shelters near parking, and paved greenway connections. The historic cottage, amphitheater terrain, fields, canoe areas, and natural habitat routes can differ in grade and surface. Contact Barwell Road staff at 919-996-5994 for the exact destination and accommodation needed.

The playground serves ages 2-12 and includes slides, swings, monkey bars, and climbing elements. The City lists woodchip, sand, and rubberized surfaces, toddler swings, and restrooms in the park. It sits near the small shelter and open space rather than at every greenway entrance.

Anderson Point is where the paved 18-mile Crabtree Creek Greenway reaches the Neuse River Greenway. This makes it a useful through-ride and turnaround point, not just a park loop. Check Raleigh's greenway alerts before a long trip because flooding, bridge work, fallen trees, or maintenance can break a corridor.

Yes. The large shelter seats up to 200 at 28 tables and has two charcoal grills; the small shelter seats about 50 at 12 tables with one grill. Neither has electricity. Reservations require approval and payment, and the main parking lot is not guaranteed when several park areas are active.

The Anderson Homestead cottage dates to the early 1900s and is now primarily a rental and program space. It holds up to 70 people, includes a warming kitchen, porch, tables, chairs, and restrooms, and is not an always-open visitor center. Enter only for an approved rental, program, or scheduled access.