Reviews of Roanoke Canal Museum & Trail (Museum)

matthew reider

Great family walk

Cody Fields

Awesome biking/walking trail.

JDes87

I really enjoyed my time here! The grounds are clean, well-kept, maintenanced on the regular. There wasn't anyone there whenever we went and I like that because we can do everything at our leisure. there's a little museum inside that is on the ground as well they were closed whenever I went but from what I could tell it seems to be a neat little gift shop in there and it seemed as they offered some type of short tour be for free. The trails were well marked, clean, and they were easy to navigate. The scenery is very pretty there are a lot of birds that you can hear singing. Little creeks/ ponds, and various ecosystems along the trail as you walk. Overall it's a very quaint, peaceful, and enjoyable place to be! I would recommend it if you're looking for a place to take the family or place to go hiking. You could take your dogs it was a very nice to visit!

Priscilla Arthur

Excellent museum for adults and children. Computer generated display that explains the history of the canal evolving into the use of water power to generate electricity. Many hands on activity centers for children. A must see for the whole family.

Chris Milton

Decent place to take kids.

Andrew Haverstock

I have enjoyed these Scenic Trails for years, and the museum has only improved with time.

Wells Shoemaker

Remarkable engineering and rich human history, beautiful restoration and display. Unexpected gem!

Aim

Great place! Miss Jones was very pleasant and helpful. Lots of history there. Just wish it wasn't raining.

KRIS MOORE

Nice small museum. Took a quick bike ride to break up a long drive. Will return to ride the entire trail!

Erma H.

Kind of confusing to follow the trail from the museum to the mill, but otherwise a pretty interesting and enjoyable trail.

Kim Triplett

Nice walking path. Shaded and quiet.

KM Overath

Scenic place of real history about waterway s and Railroad.

Robert Hunter

This is a wonderful place full of some good history. :)

Victory Stanley

They give tours of old canal locks.

Tay Richardson

Peaceful!!

Leslie Murin

Meh. Maybe try the other side of the river

William Moots

We got there at 3:35 and they wouldn't let us in said they close at 4:00 sign on door says no admittance after 3:30, but there are signs you can read outside to understand the history

Chris Powers

Very interesting place. $4.00 to enter and 2 stories to view. There is a trail to follow. If you brought a picnic lunch you could spend the whole day here.

Patricia Conley

Interesting place to visit. Nice museum. Great trail which runs along the canal.

Samie Sadler

Reall neat trails. Gets kinda spooky around dusk

Kathy Kearney

Fun and interesting place to visit. Staff is very helpful and informative.

Pollie Barden

Best place to get back to nature. Museum trail takes you to dam and lake. Will likely run into others on the trail.

Chelsie Herr

So much fun and lots of pokestops too!!

Anna Lynch

A great place to visit with children.

Nick D

Nice little trail if you're local. Probably not a destination location.

Amy Hawkins

Great bike trail. Not crowded, and great for a quick after work or weekend ride that is low key. We did not go into the museum, but I walked through to use the restroom. It looked interesting. And if we had more time, we would have done it.

Amanda Morris

Very informative museum with neat exhibits!

Lelah Willoughby

We made a quick stop there on our way out of Roanoke Rapids and had a very pleasant walk along the path leading away from the museum.

Julia Stillwell

Walked trails very nice and well maintained

C Fisher

A wonderful trail to hike and an interesting historical place!

Angie Merritt

Great trail mostly in the shade with historic sites and a kid friendly museum.

James McAusland

Amazing bit of history. Great service and knowledgeable about the dam and the underground railroad.

Jay Colingham

A well developed museum with technology features and artifacts. This location is wheelchair accessible. They only take cash and check, so come prepared.

D. R.

(Translated by Google) School! (Original) Kool!

Kyle Thompson

Great path, lots of scenic beauty and walking distance

Bridget Miller

Unique history museum

Sharon Lea

Intimate and informative!

Tony Palmer

Loved it

Nate Vas

Great place to walk and very historic

Jim Bongalis

Cool place. Learned a ton! Road bikes to the dam. Beautiful trail!

Lo Ki

Beautiful hiking trails.

Andrew Pernesky

Great place 4 walk

Robin Vaughn

Not what I expected

Gene King

Great trail with a very interesting historical place.

Rose Angel

The trail is great place to clear your mind and a chance to enjoy nature. I would always take the left side of the trail because it's shorter and you would come across nice people,and beautiful lakes. I wouldn't recommend taking the trail alone. You must have someone to walk or go on a run with you for safety reasons. I would also recommend that during the summer to carry with you two cups of crush ice or a cold beverage while enjoying the out doors. The reason why I always take the left side of the trail is because it is well managed and the ending leads to roanoke rapids lake park.

Rita Spence

Love the food. Great ole country store is an extra treat.

Rebecca Wesson

Gorgeous!! Went on 1.5 mile trail and absolutely loved it. Plan on going back to do 6.3 mile trail soon

Robert Lander

Interesting to see aspects of the canal development

megan hudnell

Nice museum with lots of history in it. It has a small gift shop and right next to a hiking trail

Ashlee Revell

Great trail!

Karen Boyd

Visited with my sister and enjoyed learning about a part of North Carolina history that I knew very little about.

JM Stubbs

Beautiful and clean