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Leesville Community Park and Strickland Road Park

Improvements

Updated: May 15, 2026

Come See What’s New at Leesville Community Park

Explore the park's new and improved spaces while enjoying light refreshments and a special storytime in the park.

Pages in the Park
Tuesday, May 26, 10 a.m.
5105 Country Trail, Raleigh, NC 27613

Project Overview

The 2022 Raleigh Parks Bond allocates $2,000,000 to improve Leesville Community Park and Strickland Road Park. Site improvements at both parks include permanent restroom facilities and enhanced amenities.

Leesville Community Park is an existing 56-acre neighborhood park located on Country Trail in northwest Raleigh. The Leesville Community Park Master Plan was adopted in May 2007. Improvements include an expanded playground with new safety surfacing, fencing, and swing, new picnic area, paved trail head, reading nook, new restroom building, and EV charging station.

Strickland Road Park is an existing 36-acre neighborhood park located on Strickland Road in northwest Raleigh. Improvements include a new restroom building, an accessible paved path and overlook area, a parking lot, stormwater improvements, new playground surfacing, and electric vehicle charging stations. 

Project Timeline: 2024 - 2026 

Interactive map of Park Projects
2022 Parks Bond Spending Tracker
List of Park Projects

Project Details

 
Type:
Parks
Budget:
$2,000,000 (2022 Parks Bonds funding)
Contractors:
WithersRavenel (Civil and Landscape Architect consultants), Engineered Construction Company

Upcoming Events

 
  • May
    26

    Pages in the Park

    Leesville Community Park
    Add to Calendar 2026-05-26 10:00:00 2026-05-26 11:30:00 Pages in the Park Leesville Community Park 5105 Country Trail Raleigh, NC 27613 City of Raleigh America/New_York public

Contact

 

Di Gao
Di.Gao@raleighnc.gov
919-996-4783

Lead Department:
Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources
Service Unit:
Parks

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Planning

No planning phase is involved in this bond project.

Design

The Schematic Design was approved by the Parks, Recreation and Greenway Advisory Board in February 2024.

Construction

Construction for both Leesville Community Park and Strickland Road Park commences in Spring 2025. Construction is expected to continue until April 2026.

  • For Leesville Community Park, the library and most of the parking lot will remain open during construction.  Construction will mainly take place around the restroom building and playground. These areas will be closed for public use during construction.
  • For Strickland Road Park, the entire park will be closed for most of the construction timeline, including the parking lot, playground, and trails.

Complete

Project Schedule

Date Activity
2023 - 2024 Public Engagement and Schematic Design
2024 - 2025 Design Development, Construction Documents, and Permitting
2025 - 2026 Site Construction

Public Participation Process

The public process for the Leesville Community Park and Strickland Road Park project followed the Inform pathway, as outlined in the City of Raleigh Public Participation Playbook, and concluded with the Parks, Recreation and Greenway Advisory Board approval of the Schematic Design in February 2024.

Resources

 

Schematic Design

PRGAB Presentation - Feb. 15, 2024

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