Arriving around 830, we parked at the visitor center and set off on the Lake Trail.
Here, we took Galax Trail and Bird Trail and went out to the river.
350 Yard Trail climbed up to the overlook and other parking.
There was a nice view of Neuse River from here.
We then took Spanish Moss Trail and Longleaf Trail to finish up the loop.
A toad was hopping just off the trail.
And we saw a variegated fritillary along the gravel road.
Finish up our hike, we were getting hungry so stopped at Wilber's BBQ in Goldsboro for lunch. Before leaving the area, we made another stop at Old Waynesborough Park for a short hike around the park before heading home.
We saw some interesting wildlife on our hike.
There was a clearwing hummingbird moth on the verbena.
I also spotted a couple beautiful passionflowers.
There was a little passionflower flea beetle on one of them.
Most of the wildflowers were blooming in the open areas as the canopy had grown in.
After finishing our hike, we made the drive back to Raleigh.
