Coker Arboretum
Coker Arboretum (5.3 acres) is an arboretum within the North Carolina Botanical Garden on the campus of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Chapel Hill is where it stands. Top of the list nearby is Kenan Memorial Stadium, 0.5 mi away.
A zoo & aquarium inside Chapel Hill
You can stay in Chapel Hill
Coker Arboretum is inside Chapel Hill, which has 20 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
Open since 1903
Coker Arboretum opened in 1903, 123 years ago. About ↓
Best months: Apr, May, Sep and Oct
April, May, September and October are the mild months, with highs of 73–82°. When to go ↓
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures and Wikipedia.
Weather through the year
Each month’s highs and lows around Coker Arboretum are below.
Coker Arboretum
Coker Arboretum (5.3 acres) is an arboretum within the North Carolina Botanical Garden on the campus of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The collection consists of a wide variety of plantings including flowering trees and shrubs as well as bulb and perennial displays. It is open daily without charge.
The arboretum was established in 1903 by Dr. William Chambers Coker, the university's first Professor of Botany and the first chair of the University Buildings and Grounds Committee. Coker loved East Asian species and added many throughout the 1920s into the 1940s, including conifers and one Metasequoia, as well as daffodils and daylilies. Two prominent features are a native vine arbor (300 feet long) and an adjacent stone circle.
- Type
- Zoo & aquarium
- Opened
- 1903
- Area
- 5 acres
- Wikipedia readers
- 1.1K a year
Where to base yourself for Coker Arboretum
The nearest towns with places to stay are Chapel Hill (20) and Durham (81).
- 1Kenan Memorial Stadium
- 2Lenovo Center
- 3Dean Smith Center
- 4Carter–Finley Stadium
- 5Bennett Place State Historic Site
- 6WakeMed Soccer Park
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Coker Arboretum | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Hill | in town | — | 20 18 hotels · 2 inns & B&Bs | 63,565 | $614K | C |
| Durham | 10 mi northeast | 15 min | 81 77 hotels · 1 motel · 2 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins | 305,561 | $393K | D |
| Raleigh | 24 mi east | 35 min | 138 122 hotels · 7 motels · 4 inns & B&Bs · 5 lodges & cabins | 506,306 | $416K | D |
| Cary | 16 mi southeast | 25 min | 38 36 hotels · 1 motel · 1 inn or B&B | 183,582 | $580K | B |
| Morrisville | 13 mi southeast | 20 min | 12 12 hotels | 32,466 | $519K | C |
| Carrboro | 2 mi west | 5 min | 3 2 hotels · 1 lodge or cabins | 20,962 | $539K | C |
| Apex | 16 mi southeast | 25 min | 10 9 hotels · 1 inn or B&B | 80,419 | $576K | — |
| Hillsborough | 12 mi north | 20 min | 5 2 hotels · 2 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins | 9,778 | $460K | D |
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Combine it with these
These well-known sights sit within 70 miles.
1in town Stadium & arenaKenan Memorial Stadium
220 mi Stadium & arenaLenovo Center
3in town Stadium & arenaDean Smith Center
420 mi Stadium & arenaCarter–Finley Stadium
59 mi LandmarkBennett Place State Historic Site
619 mi Stadium & arenaWakeMed Soccer Park
45 mi Zoo & aquariumNorth Carolina Zoo700K visitors a year
69 mi Stadium & arenaAllegacy Federal Credit Union StadiumPhoto credits
Kenan Memorial Stadium: Yeungb, CC BY 3.0 · Lenovo Center: Edward T. Funkhouser, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dean Smith Center: No machine-readable author provided. Snargle~commonswiki assumed (based on copyr, Public domain · Carter–Finley Stadium: SMaloney, CC BY 3.0 · Bennett Place State Historic Site: Ildar Sagdejev (Specious), CC BY-SA 4.0 · WakeMed Soccer Park: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · North Carolina Zoo: Diane Villa, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium: BobHWS, CC BY-SA 3.0
Coker Arboretum: what to know
Is Coker Arboretum in Chapel Hill?
Yes. It’s inside Chapel Hill, NC.
When is the best time to visit Coker Arboretum?
April, May, September and October, with highs of 73–82°.
How far is Coker Arboretum from Greensboro?
About 45 miles west of Greensboro, as the crow flies.
What is the closest airport to Coker Arboretum?
Raleigh-Durham (RDU), about 15 miles away.
Where should I stay near Coker Arboretum?
Durham (10 mi, 81 places to stay), Chapel Hill (in town, 20 places to stay) and Raleigh (24 mi, 138 places to stay).
Inside knowledge from Chapel Hill
Questions and tips go in Chapel Hill’s Town Square.
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.