Our family is always looking for new, fun, and budget-friendly activities to do around the triangle. Bonus points if they involve something active & outdoors. Recently, we heard about the Turnipseed Nature Preserve opening new we needed to get out there to to explore. After a successful baby hiking backpack purchase for Boofie on Facebook (Marketplace FTW), we were off!
Living on the outskirts of Raleigh, we found the preserve was easy to get to (even with several wrong turns… haha). Pulling into the parking lot, it was everything you would expect and more… gravel for light hiking, bridges, picnic tables, and freedom from the hustle and bustle of Raleigh. We explored about three miles of the hiking loop and then had to take a quick snack break for the Boof (all that being carried made him hungry… haha). 
It was beautiful and an easy hike for someone who wanted to just get out and enjoy nature for a few hours. The downside (for those of you with babies in diapers) was that there was only a porta-potty for bathroom breaks. As someone who hiked fairly frequently pre-pregnancy, tbh a porta-potty isn’t something that would make or break the experience and personally sounds like not a fun place to change a little one (ha).
Have you had an opportunity to check out Turnipseed Nature Preserve yet? What’d you think? Let us know!
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