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Sarah P. Duke Gardens
Durham, North Carolina · run by or part of Duke University
Hours: Gardens grounds 8 a.m. to sunset, 365 days a year. Main entrance, Gardens parking lot and Barnes Welcome Center daily 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. (March 1 to October 31) and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (November 1 to February 28). Gravatt Family Visitor Lobby daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Gardens Cafe daily 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Main entrance, lobby and cafe closed on university holidays.
Check before you go. Garden hours change with the seasons, and many gardens close for events or need timed tickets.
Hours
Gardens grounds 8 a.m. to sunset, 365 days a year. Main entrance, Gardens parking lot and Barnes Welcome Center daily 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. (March 1 to October 31) and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (November 1 to February 28). Gravatt Family Visitor Lobby daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Gardens Cafe daily 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Main entrance, lobby and cafe closed on university holidays.
Admission
Free admission
Free. Admission is free thanks to members and donors.
Before you go
Parking: Paid: $2 per hour for campus parking lots including the Duke Gardens lot.
Dogs: Dogs permitted before 10 a.m. only, 7 days a week. Other pets not stated.
Visit details from the garden's own website (gardens.duke.edu), checked Oct 29, 2026 · Source page
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Garden list based on List of botanical gardens and arboretums in North Carolina on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. We reorganized it by city and added visit details from each garden’s own website where we could check them.