Lassiter Mill Park is a hidden gem of a park located at Raleigh, North Carolina. It is located inside the beltline at the intersection of Lassiter Mill Rd & Lassiter Falls Circle and is home to a beautiful dam where Crabtree Creek flows through. You can see remnants of the old working mill on the far side of the creek. There is also a plaque with information about the mill on the bank of the water. This is a great spot to bring a picnic lunch and eat in the open fields or on one of the few picnic tables. For the adventurers, shimmy down the rocky stairs for a closer view of the water. I wouldn’t recommend doing this with a baby unless you have a helper (thanks Bill). There are also plenty of spots for fishing and signs along the water displaying fishing rules and regulations. A1 Bed Bug Exterminator Raleigh
The site was originally called the “Great Falls of Crabtree” and was used by successive mills starting about 1780, a decade before Raleigh’s creation. Cornelius Lassiter purchased it in 1908 and built two 40-horse turbine wheels to mill grain and lumber. It burned in 1959, but the family continued to make use of the property until current times.
You can also put a boat in very easily just off the cul-de-sac, and paddle your way as far upstream toward Crabtree Valley as the downed trees and water levels will let you. The deepwater above the dam is like a linear lake right through the backyards of million-dollar homes. As the water gets shallower, you start to see some nice slate deposits on the banks and realize you have climbed out of East Raleigh’s muddy ditch sections of Crabtree and gotten into some cool Raleigh Belt geology. This reminds us that Lassiter Mill literally and precisely marks the Fall Line in central Raleigh.
Restaurants and Pubs
- Firebirds Wood Fired Grill is located at 4350 Lassiter at North Hills Ave, Raleigh, NC
- Rosewater Kitchen & Bar is located at 110 Park at N Hills St, Raleigh, NC
- Fox & Hound is located at 4158 Main at North Hills St Suite 111, Raleigh, NC
- The London Bridge Pub is located at 110 E Hargett St, Raleigh, NC
- The Bison Bar is located at 815 E Whitaker Mill Rd, Raleigh, NC
- Cornerstone Tavern is located at 603 Glenwood Ave, Raleigh, NC
- The Ugly Monkey Party Bar is located at 400 W Morgan St, Raleigh, NC
- The Winchester Pub and Bottle Shop is located at 6164 Falls of Neuse Rd, Raleigh, NC
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