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J. Bayard Clark Park & Nature Center

631 Sherman DriveFayetteville, NC 28301
Phone: (910) 433-1579Website: Visit Website Google Map

Clark Park and its Nature Center join the Cape Fear River Trail (CFRT) and Moses Mathis “Bicycle Man” playground/trailhead to form a complex suited to hours of enjoyment and education. It remains a natural woodland area dedicated to preserving the environment, educating the public on North Carolina plants and wildlife and providing a place to passively commune with nature. The Nature Center features displays and live animals. Visitors can picnic overlooking the woods and one of the highest waterfalls in the coastal plain.

For those interested in walking or jogging, the park has its own set of unpaved trails, and also serves as a trailhead for the paved CFRT. The CFRT has dedicated mountain biking trails, accessed near the Rivercliff subdivision at the bottom of Eastwood Avenue. Well behaved, leashed pets are welcome on trails as long you clean up after them. The park features a permanently installed StoryWalk®, a partnership with the Cumberland County Public Library, to bring walkable books to young readers

There is 1 porta potty available and they have restrooms available inside the Nature Center during business hours.