Parks & beaches in North Carolina

Airlie Gardens

Wilmington

Atlantic Beach Town Park

Atlantic Beach

6:00 a.m.—11:00 p.m. each day

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

Mon–Sun: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Bullington Gardens

Hendersonville

Summer: Mon-Sat 9am-4pm; Winter: Mon-Fri 9am-4pm

Nov 2 · Homeschool: Step-by-Step Painting Series

Cape Fear Botanical Garden

Fayetteville

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

Buxton

Nov 7 · Fire on the Mountain — NC DNCR Program

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

6:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.

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

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: 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM

Nov 6 · Mum's the Word: Special Walking Tour of Show Chrysanthemums (Nov.)

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

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

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 - Saturday 7:00 am - 9:00 pm, Sunday 10:00 am - 6:00 pm

UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens

Charlotte

Mon-Fri 9am-4pm (McMillan Greenhouse)

Western North Carolina Nature Center

Asheville

Westgate Nature Park

Leland

Mon–Sun: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Whitaker Farms Retail Garden Center & Greenhouses

Franklinville

Mon – Fri 9am – 6pm, Sat 9am – 5pm

Wilson Botanical Gardens

Wilson

Open 365 days a year from dawn to dusk.

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