Washington Park

1490 South Broad Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27127. This entrance serves the main recreation park, with connections to Salem Creek Greenway and Gateway Nature Preserve.

Use 1490 South Broad Street for the main park. Choose a legal trailhead or connected destination for longer Salem Creek Greenway trips rather than leaving a vehicle after park closing.

Follow posted City park hours; the facility page and citywide guidance may express closing as sunrise-to-sunset or posted evening hours. Greenway, reserved fields, dog park, events, and restrooms can operate differently.

General park, playground, dog park, fitness, walking, and greenway access are free. Reservations, leagues, programs, and organized events may charge.

Restrooms and drinking fountains are listed near developed park facilities. The greenway and nature preserve do not provide continuous restroom access.

Developed parking, paths, shelters, playground, fitness, and restroom areas provide accessible choices, while natural habitat trails, grades, and older connections vary.

The park has half-mile and one-mile walking routes plus a 1.11-mile fitness course. The connected Salem Creek Greenway is an eight-foot paved route extending 5.2 miles toward Old Salem and Salem Lake.

The playground, fields, basketball, fitness stations, picnic shelters, greenway, and neighboring nature preserve offer several family visit styles in one area.

Washington Park includes the City's designated off-leash dog park. Dogs must be leashed elsewhere in the park and greenway, and owners must remove waste.

Picnic shelters, grills, electrical outlets, and open areas support meals and groups. Reserve a shelter or stage for guaranteed organized use.

Key areas include the playground, dog park, amphitheater, fitness course, Salem Creek Greenway, and the adjacent 19-acre Gateway Nature Preserve and pollinator garden.

Flooding along Salem Creek, greenway work, events, field reservations, weather, and maintenance can alter access. Confirm trail detours before using Washington Park as a through-trip trailhead.