Sandy Pines Preserve

05/31/2026

05/30/2026

Join us at Sandy Pines on Monday June 1st, from 9-11 am to remove invasive species with ReWild NC! We will be removing privet, nandina, chinaberry, and more
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https://rewildearth.net/ords/r/rewildearth/re/about-this-event-non-modal?g_site_client_abbreviation=NC-IPC&p66_event_id=8135&debug=LEVEL2&session=13684571983236

05/28/2026

Join us at Sandy Pines on Monday June 1st, from 9-11 am to remove invasive species with ReWild NC! We will be removing privet, nandina, chinaberry, and more
Register here ->
https://rewildearth.net/ords/r/rewildearth/re/about-this-event-non-modal?g_site_client_abbreviation=NC-IPC&p66_event_id=8135&debug=LEVEL2&session=13684571983236

05/22/2026

🌍 is easier with your own Earth Machine!

Accessories like aerators, rodent screens and kitchen collectors are also available to make composting even easier.

Get your discounted Earth Machine by May 31 ⤵️
https://wakecompostersale.company.site/

05/21/2026

We thought our 2025 Instagram contest winners' photos were pretty enough to be made into postcards ... so that's exactly what we did! Pick one up on your next visit to :

🚶 American To***co Trail
🧑‍🌾 Beech Bluff County Park
🐦 Blue Jay Point County Park
🐸 Crowder County Park
🌄 Green Hills County Park
🌲 Harris Lake County Park
🐐 Historic Oak View County Park
🐢 Historic Yates Mill County Park
🐟 Lake Crabtree County Park
🛶 Robertson Millpond Preserve
🐴 Sandy Pines Preserve
🌱 Turnipseed Nature Preserve

Depending on the location, the postcards will be available on tables, in kiosks or in brochure boxes.

➡️ wake.gov/parks

05/19/2026

Wake County Parks are celebrating 50 years with a special series of geocaches! Find these hidden gems by searching for the key words "Wake Parks 50" on geocaching.com.

Find caches at:

🧑‍🌾Beech Bluff County Park
🐢Crowder County Park
🌲Harris Lake County Park
🚣‍♀️Lake Crabtree County Park
🐎Sandy Pines Nature Preserve
🍃Turnipseed Nature Preserve

Collect 50th anniversary prizes and learn a little more about the history of your favorite parks and preserves along the way!

05/18/2026

The preserve is open 8 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.

*Please have horses off the trail by 8 p.m. & we ask that all visitors refrain from parking outside the gates before/after these hours. Thank you!