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~3 Orange County's proposed RiverPark makes a natural starting point for Riverwalk, Gold Park, a 22-acre site owned by the Town, will use Riverwalk as its primary access, The property has limited road access, but will be accessible to pedestrians with a covered walkway under the railroad trestle at the Eno River, Occoneechee State Natural Area offers visitors a look at flora and fauna more common in the mountainous parts of the state, Gold Park will contain a ball field, picnic area and other improvements, Turnip Patch Park Turnip Patch Park has been proposed as a public/private partnership between the Town of Hillsborough and Turnip Patch Park, Inc„ a group of interested neighbors. It will be built on a town-owned lot bordered by West King Street, South Occoneechee Street and West Margaret Lane in the Historic District, It has been conceived as a park for 2 to 5 year olds and will contain age-appropriate play equipment. There will also be a bridge across the stream that runs through the park. Waterstone Community Park Planned 10-acre community park at the western trailhead of Cates Creek Greenway. The facility is proposed in 2 phases, with the Waterstone developer designing and constructing Phase 1 to include a soccer field and playground, The second phase will be constructed by the town using plans provided by the Waterstone developer. This will initially act as the western terminus of the Cates Creek Greenway, although further extension to the west is possible, D. Mebane (Orange County portion) Lake Michael Park Lake Michael Park is located one mile east of Mebane in Orange County on Lebanon Road, It is a 59-acre lake with two piers, with fishing. The park area has 200 acres with nature trails, picnic areas, restroom facilities, boat rental, tot play area, 3 large covered shelters and 1 small covered shelter. Expansion of the park to include a new dock and other amenities is planned,