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===State parks=== Wake County is home to three state parks: [[Falls Lake State Recreation Area]], [[Jordan Lake State Recreation Area]], and [[William B. Umstead State Park]]. Falls Lake Park is located in northern Wake County and contains the {{convert|12000|acre|km2|adj=on}} [[Falls Lake]] and {{convert|26000|acre|km2}} of woodlands.<ref>[http://ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/fala/main.php N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation: β Welcome to Falls Lake State Recreation Area] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080315173330/http://www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/fala/main.php |date=March 15, 2008 }}. Ncparks.gov.</ref> Umstead Park is situated between Raleigh and Cary near RDU. Located right off I-40, it is divided into two sections, [[Crabtree Creek (Neuse River)|Crabtree Creek]] and Reedy Creek, and contains {{convert|5579|acre|km2}} of woodlands.<ref>[http://ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/wium/main.php N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation: β Welcome to William B. Umstead State Park] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080315172635/http://www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/wium/main.php |date=March 15, 2008 }}. Ncparks.gov.</ref> Jordan Lake Park, which is partially located in Wake County near Apex, contains {{convert|13940|acre|km2|adj=on}} Jordan Lake and {{convert|46768|acre|km2}} of woodlands. This park is known for being home to [[bald eagle]]s.<ref>[http://ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/jord/ecology.php N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation: Jordan Lake State Recreation Area β Ecology] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080315175654/http://www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/jord/ecology.php |date=March 15, 2008 }}. Ncparks.gov (September 23, 2012).</ref>
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