Falls Lake State Recreation Area - Beaverdam Recreation Area

Map of TRACK Trail at Beaverdam Recreation Area - Falls Lake

The Beaverdam Recreation Area TRACK Trail is a 0.6 mile hike one-way (1.2 miles round-trip). Enjoy a hike through a mixed pine forest along the edge of Beaverdam Lake that leads to a wildlife observation platform overlooking Duck Cove.

Just outside of Wake Forest and Durham, Falls Lake State Recreation Area is a great way to excape urban life and enjoy lake life. With a 12,000-acre lake and 26,000 acres of woodlands, Falls Lake State Recreation Area offers a choice of recreation areas including: Beaverdam, B.W. Wells, Highway 50, Holly Point, Rolling View, Sandling Beach and Shinleaf.

Falls Lake State Recreation Area offers 300 campsites at four of the access areas, as well as five swim beaches (some reserved for paddlers and non-gasoline powered boats). Falls Lake State Recreation Area also offers a network of mountain biking trails as well as a separate and quiet lake impoundment perfect for paddling, fishing and swimming. The Mountains-to-Sea Trail winds through parts of the recreation area and is a centerpiece of a network of hiking trails.

Track an adventure here
Collectible sticker for Beaverdam Recreation Area - Falls Lake

Location Details

Recreational Features: Canoe / Kayak, Picnic Tables, Fishing, Birding, Playground
Amenities: Restrooms
ADA Compliant: No
Seasonality: Open all year
Forest of pines
Submerged trees and in the lake
Lake surrounded by pine forest
Stream cutting through the forest
Tall pines on the banks of the lake
Duck blind
Water birds perched on a pipe in the lake
A family and the Kids in Parks trailhead sign
Stream running through the forest
Trees submerged in the lake

Adventures for Falls Lake State Recreation Area - Beaverdam Recreation Area

Hiking

Birds of the Piedmont

Difficulty:
Moderate
Trail length:
1.20
The Birds of the Piedmont brochure shows kids where to look for different birds along the trail. The brochure contains illustrations of some of the more common woodland birds and information on how to identify them through various clues.
Hiking

Nature's Relationships

Difficulty:
Moderate
Trail length:
1.20
In the Nature's Relationships brochure you will discover how everything in nature is connected... even us. As you walk along the trail, the brochure will tell you a story about a few of the relationships that can be found. Many more relationships exist, so keep your eyes and heart open and you will discover many of nature's relationships - even yours.
Hiking

Animal Athletes / Animales Atletas

Difficulty:
Moderate
Trail length:
1.20
The Animales Atletas/Animal Athletes adventure challenges kids to exercise with the animals. This bilingual brochure gives kids eight different animal exercises they can do along the trail, written in both English and Spanish. From hummingbird hand-swings to lizard pushups, kids are sure to have fun getting in shape with the animals during their outdoor adventures.
Hiking

Nature's Hide & Seek / El Juego del Escondite en la Naturaleza

Difficulty:
Moderate
Trail length:
1.20
El Juego Del Escondite En La Naturaleza/Nature's Hide & Seek brochure is designed so that kids of all ages can walk along the trail and discover common things that are often overlooked in nature. Written in both Spanish and English, discover new things hiding in nature with the help of this bilingual brochure.
Hiking

Let's Explore - ecoEXPLORE

Difficulty:
Moderate
Trail length:
1.20
Scientists need your help! Use this brochure to learn how to be an ecoEXPLORER and share your nature observations with real scientists.

Directions

14600 Creedmoor Road
Wake Forest, NC 27587
Latitude: 36.036769000000
Longitude: -78.688396000000

Beaverdam Recreation Area is located in Falls Lake State Recreation Area. For directions, please visit http://www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/fala/directions.php

Partners

This TRACK Trail was made possible through a partnership formed with North Carolina State Parks, Falls Lake State Recreation Area, and with funding provided by the BlueCross and BlueShield of North Carolina Foundation.