Parks & beaches in North Carolina

Airlie Gardens

Wilmington

Atlantic Beach Town Park

Atlantic Beach

Daily 6:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m.

Belk-Tonawanda Park Splash Pad

Monroe

Mon: Closed; Tue–Sun: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM

Betty G Ross Park

Lincolnton

Mon–Sun: Open 24 hours

Boone's Cave Park

Lexington

Bullington Gardens

Hendersonville

Summer Mon-Sat 9am-4pm (April 1-October 31), Winter Mon-Fri 9am-4pm (November 1-March 31)

Cape Fear Botanical Garden

Fayetteville

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

Buxton

Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park

Chimney Rock

Annual Passholder Companion Discount

City of Shelby Holly Oak Park

Shelby

Mondays - Thursdays: 10am to 7pm, Fridays: 9am to 5pm

Dogwood Park at Wesley Chapel

Waxhaw

Daily dawn to dusk

First Federal Park

Lincolnton

Mon–Sun: 7:00 AM – 10:00 PM

Fourth of July Park

Kernersville

Frank Liske Park

Concord

November - February 8 am - 5 pm; March - May 8 am - 9 pm; June - September 7 am - 9 pm; October 8 am - 9 pm

Ken's Produce and Garden Center

Garner

Fri 4pm–9pm, Sat 10am–9pm, Sun 12pm–8pm

Lake Reidsville Park

Reidsville

Summer 8-5, Winter 8-2

Lake Thom-A-Lex Park

Lexington

Mon–Sun: 7:00 AM – 6:30 PM

Lineberger Park

Gastonia

Dawn - Dusk, daily

Linville Caverns

Marion

McCrary Park

Asheboro

Mon–Sun: 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM

Municipal Park

Clayton

Mon–Sun: 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM

North Carolina Botanical Garden

Chapel Hill

Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays

Paul J Ciener Botanical Garden

Kernersville

Daily dawn to dusk

Pleasant Park

Apex

Park Hours: 5:30 am - 10:00 pm (fields/courts/restrooms open at 6:30 am)

Quest at Latta Nature Preserve

Huntersville

Monday - Saturday 9:00am-5:00pm, Sundays 1:00-5:00pm

Rural Hill Nature Preserve

Huntersville

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 10am-5pm

Sandhills Horticultural Gardens

Pinehurst

Mon–Sun: 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM

Sarah P. Duke Gardens

Durham

8 a.m. to sunset, 365 days a year

Smith's Farm Market and Garden Center

Benson

Monday - Saturday: 9 am - 5 pm, Sunday 10 am - 4 pm

Splash Pad

Spring Lake

Monday-Friday 10:00 a.m.-6:30 p.m., Saturdays 10:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m., Sundays 1:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.

Splash Park

La Grange

Daily 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Tanger Family Bicentennial Garden

Greensboro

8am - 5pm, 8am - 7pm, 8am - 8pm

The Aqueduct Bridging Chockoyotte Creek

Weldon

The Elizabethan Gardens

Manteo

Monday–Saturday 9:00 AM–5:00 PM, Sunday 11:00 AM–5:00 PM

The Ten Acre Garden

Canton

Thursday-Saturday 10a-6p, Sunday 12p-6p

Town of Mint Hill Splash Pad

Mint Hill

Monday through Friday from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and on weekends from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens

Charlotte

Dawn to dusk daily

Western North Carolina Nature Center

Asheville

Westgate Nature Park

Leland

Daily sunrise to sunset (Oct-Apr), 5 a.m.-10 p.m. (May-Sep)

Whitaker Farms Retail Garden Center & Greenhouses

Franklinville

Mon – Fri 9am – 6pm, Sat 9am – 5pm

Wing Haven

Charlotte

Wolf Moon Salt Cave & Stress Reduction Center

Lenoir

Tues-Wed: 10am - 5pm, Thurs-Fri: 10am - 8pm, Sat: 10am - 6pm, Sun-Mon: Closed

Wright Brothers National Memorial

Kill Devil Hills