Free or discounted entry for members of AHS Garden Network.
The North Carolina Arboretum
About this place
A cultivated gardens and trails space in the Southern Appalachian Mountains near Asheville. Families can walk the Carolina Mountain Trail, a 1.2-mile moderate hike that passes through different forest types and leads to streams and small waterfalls. The arboretum offers guided garden walks by reservation. Children can take part in outdoor exploration and citizen science programs. Various classes cover topics like butterfly identification, mosaic art, ecology for gardeners, and the geology of the local mountains.
If you are a member here
A membership to The North Carolina Arboretum carries reciprocal admission, so the same card is worth free or discounted entry at other places in this program.
- the full AHS Garden Network list Botanical gardens and arboreta
Reciprocal programs are built for travel and most exclude places close to the one where you hold your membership, so this is worth the most when you are away from home. How reciprocal memberships work