Clemmons Educational State Forest, Clayton

Great park. There is a neat picnic shelter, plenty of tables, a fire tower, and a lake with ducks, turtles and fish! The picnic shelter can be rented and there is a 2-sided fireplace. Bathrooms are close to the shelter.

Our school's 4th grade visited Clemmons State Forest on a beautiful day! We enjoyed amazing hikes, learned how to identify clues about a tree by its rings, and enjoyed picnic in the shelters. Rangers Kevin & Kenny went above and beyond to make our experience a success!!

We took our dogs here, on a leash, and they had a blast. It was such a beautiful and peaceful trail! There are a variety of trails to choose from. We did the Demo trail. Bring plenty of water and bug spray. It was a little humid but the trees provide plenty of shade. Make sure to keep your pets on a leash though.

We absolutely love Clemmons and any other time I would give them a 5 because we love the pond, the view, the trails, the education, etc. However, we had the worst experience ever in our time at Clemmons today. It was my daughter's 4th birthday, she wanted to see the pond and feed the turtles. Due to my work schedule and traffic we got there about 15 minutes BEFORE 5pm when they close. Half way down a ranger stopped us, we told him our intentions and he said okay but be out by 5pm which we agreed. We went straight to the turtle area, passing cars of others that were still there hiking. Immediately another "ranger" came down and told us to leave. I told him I know I'm sorry we just wanted to feed the turtles and see the pond for my daughter's 4th birthday, we will leave before 5pm. Too which he said, "I don't have time for this, let's go". I get it, I work retail I hate when people show up at the last minute. But don't be a jerk. We were promising to leave by closing time. We weren't asking to go hiking. Clemmons please train your folks better or hire better. You are better than this. Also, 5pm is very hard for working families. We can only go to Clemmons on the weekends March-Nov when it is busy and crowded due to the hours of operation. Perhaps consider being more working family friendly as an "educational" state forest or let a better, more inclusive company run it.

Nice walking trails! The “talking trees” trail includes recorded messages with facts about the different types of trees. Trails are not stroller friendly. Wear your hiking boots.