Poe's PlayWELL Park

Poe's PlayWELL Park The world’s first health education playground:
Our 1.5-acre one-of-a-kind health education playground offers children the opportunity to learn about healt

Our 1.5-acre one-of-a-kind health education playground offers children the opportunity to learn about health experientially while having fun. Students are also able to enjoy an outdoor lunch under two covered picnic areas equipped with tables and trash cans. WakeMed is the lead sponsor of WakeMed’s PlayWELL Park at Poe and provides landscape maintenance as an in-kind donation. Some of the activiti

es include:

Physical Activity Tree House – Kids climb the rib rise and nerve net, and slide through giant arteries. Nutri-Climb – Climbing the nutrition wall, kids experience the “downfall” of too many wrong food choices. Bone Balance – While learning to grow strong bones and teeth, kids can balance their way through the bone yard. In One Ear – Kids of all ages will dangle in the air as they fly from ear to ear. Pulse Chimes – The playground comes alive with the sound of chimes as kids monitor their pulse. Pedal Posts – Kids will be challenged to coordinate their hands and feet to show how heart and lungs, muscles and bones work together. Shade Shelter Cap with Sunglasses and Tongue Slide – Kids will learn how easy it is to protect their skin from harmful UV rays. Healthy Choices Maze – This a-MAZE-ing challenge, full of twists and turns, will teach kids the importance of healthy choices.

04/10/2026

If your kids like PlayWELL Park, they'll LOVE Camp PlayWELL at the Poe Center. Not only do they get lots of playtime at park, they also get to enjoy the Poe Center's GrowWELL Garden, CookWELL Kitchen, and all the fun and unique exhibits at the Poe Center.

Come spend your summer at PlayWELL Park!

Register today! Space is limited.

https://www.poehealth.org/camp-playwell/

Thank you CBS 17 for helping us spread the good news about all the new features and renovations at PlayWELL Park. The pa...
03/11/2026

Thank you CBS 17 for helping us spread the good news about all the new features and renovations at PlayWELL Park.

The park is available for rent too!

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held for the newly renovated PlayWELL park at the Poe Center in the Raleigh. The park is themed around health science and opened in 2004. Since …

Spend your summer at PlayWELL Park!
02/06/2026

Spend your summer at PlayWELL Park!

Registration is now open for Camp PlayWELL:
the Poe Center's summer day camp for rising 1st - 5th graders.
Register Here 👉 https://www.poehealth.org/camp-playwell/

Looking for a fun AND educational camp experience for your child - where health is the heart of the experience? Themed weeks focus on a different aspect of healthy living: nutrition, gardening, cooking, physical activity, mental health, body science, and positive relationships.

FUN FOR THEM
🤸 Enjoy exclusive access to our renovated PlayWELL Park
🌱 Get hands-on in our GrowWELL teaching garden
👨🏽‍🍳 Create healthy snacks in the CookWELL teaching kitchen
💪🏽 Discover how their amazing bodies work in our themed teaching theaters
🚴 Practice the rules of the road ion our Traffic Safety Course
🎨 Explore fun arts and science experiments

CONVENIENT FOR YOU
📆 Available June 22 - August 14
🍽 Lunch is included.
🕒 Extended care hours available
📍Centrally located
🤝 Staffed by professional health educators

Register Here 👇.
https://www.poehealth.org/camp-playwell/

The Future of Play is Now!
10/15/2025

The Future of Play is Now!

07/03/2022

PlayWELL Park will be closed in observance of the July 4th holiday.

Please join us during regular operating hours. PlayWELL Park is open from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday, except holidays.

New playspace at PlayWELL Park thanks to KaBOOM! and updated shades for our picnic areas!
11/02/2017

New playspace at PlayWELL Park thanks to KaBOOM! and updated shades for our picnic areas!

"The health-themed play equipment, which probably looks like no other playground you've seen, helps to bring the lessons...
06/27/2017

"The health-themed play equipment, which probably looks like no other playground you've seen, helps to bring the lessons that kids learn inside - about healthy lifestyles - outside."

Sarah from WRAL Go Ask Mom took a tour of Poe's PlayWELL Park to check out the new improvements. Read her article here, then come check it out for yourself. The park is open Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

http://www.wral.com/destination-playwell-park-at-poe-center-for-health-education/16774109/

The 1.5-acre playground at the center, 224 Sunnybrook Rd., Raleigh, has been a popular spot for kids, who are visiting during school field trips, summer camps or weekday visits with their families or caregivers. The playground is free and open to the public when the center is open.

Address

224 Sunnybrook Road
Raleigh, NC
27610

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5pm
Friday 8:30am - 5pm

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+19192314006

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