Cape Fear Botanical Garden
Cape Fear Botanical Garden (80 acres) is a nonprofit botanical garden located at 536 North Eastern Boulevard, Fayetteville, North Carolina. Its address is in Fayetteville. Add Airborne & Special Operations Museum, 1.6 mi away, to a visit.
A garden inside Fayetteville
You can stay in Fayetteville
Cape Fear Botanical Garden is inside Fayetteville, which has 75 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
A day trip from Raleigh
Raleigh is about 55 miles north (straight-line). Where to stay ↓
Best months: Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct and Nov
March, April, May, September, October and November are the mild months, with highs of 64–83°. When to go ↓
An airport 5 miles away
Fayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis Field (FAY) has airline service, about 5 miles from Cape Fear Botanical Garden.
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures and Wikipedia.
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Cape Fear Botanical Garden
Cape Fear Botanical Garden (80 acres) is a nonprofit botanical garden located at 536 North Eastern Boulevard, Fayetteville, North Carolina. It is open to the public daily (excluding some holidays and in event of inclement weather); an admission fee is charged.
The Garden was established in 1989 to serve both Fayetteville Technical Community College horticulture students and North Carolina horticulturalists. It conserves and displays plant species and the plant communities of the Cape Fear River basin. The garden contains nature trails, a natural amphitheater, steep ravines with unusual plants, and a varied riparian terrain ranging from pine forest through hardwood hills to river banks. Cape Fear botanical gardens holds many events such as weddings, military balls, ceremonies, and business sessions.
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Lodging near Cape Fear Botanical Garden
Hotels, motels or campgrounds are closest in Fayetteville (75) and Eastover (5).
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Cape Fear Botanical Garden | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fayetteville | in town | — | 75 65 hotels · 5 motels · 2 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 2 RV parks | 209,120 | $188K | D |
| Eastover | 5 mi northeast | 10 min | 5 2 hotels · 1 motel · 2 inns & B&Bs | 3,743 | $242K | — |
| Spring Lake | 12 mi northwest | 20 min | 7 6 hotels · 1 motel | 11,252 | $124K | D |
| Hope Mills | 8 mi southwest | 10 min | 2 1 hotel · 1 RV park | 18,324 | $191K | — |
| Wade | 10 mi northeast | 15 min | 2 2 RV parks | 653 | $215K | — |
| Dunn | 23 mi northeast | 35 min | 10 8 hotels · 1 motel · 1 inn or B&B | 8,814 | $194K | D− |
| Stedman | 9 mi east | 15 min | 1 1 lodge or cabins | 1,312 | $219K | — |
| Anderson Creek | 16 mi north | 25 min | 1 1 hotel | 13,927 | $282K | — |
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Getting there
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Also within reach
More places people know lie within 65 miles.
46 mi Theme parkSouth of the Border
52 mi Stadium & arenaLenovo Center
52 mi Stadium & arenaCarter–Finley Stadium
60 mi Stadium & arenaKenan Memorial Stadium
65 mi Zoo & aquariumNorth Carolina Zoo700K visitors a year
12 mi MuseumAirborne & Special Operations Museum
51 mi Stadium & arenaWakeMed Soccer Park
59 mi Stadium & arenaDean Smith CenterPhoto credits
South of the Border: Leonard J. DeFrancisci, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lenovo Center: Edward T. Funkhouser, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Carter–Finley Stadium: SMaloney, CC BY 3.0 · Kenan Memorial Stadium: Yeungb, CC BY 3.0 · North Carolina Zoo: Diane Villa, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Airborne & Special Operations Museum: US Army, Public domain · WakeMed Soccer Park: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dean Smith Center: No machine-readable author provided. Snargle~commonswiki assumed (based on copyr, Public domain
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Before visiting Cape Fear Botanical Garden
Is Cape Fear Botanical Garden in Fayetteville?
Yes. It’s inside Fayetteville, NC.
When is the best time to visit Cape Fear Botanical Garden?
March, April, May, September, October and November, with highs of 64–83°.
How far is Cape Fear Botanical Garden from Raleigh and Durham?
About 55 miles north of Raleigh and about 64 miles north of Durham, as the crow flies.
What is the closest airport to Cape Fear Botanical Garden?
Fayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis Field (FAY), about 5 miles away. The nearest big hub is Raleigh-Durham (RDU), about 57 miles.
Where should I stay near Cape Fear Botanical Garden?
Fayetteville (in town, 75 places to stay), Eastover (5 mi, 5 places to stay) and Spring Lake (12 mi, 7 places to stay).
Locals’ advice in Fayetteville
Ask a question, or answer one, in Fayetteville’s Town Square.
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