Raleigh Municipal Rose Garden

Sixty beds of roses behind Raleigh Little Theatre with a WPA-built amphitheater sunk in the middle, free and open dawn to dusk. Blooms run May to the first hard freeze — bring takeout and claim a bench.

FreeA couple hours

Hours vary — worth a quick check before you go.

West Raleigh

Hours and details on their site

Drive to parking Walk from there

Pogue Street parking · Free · Free street parking along Pogue St; very limited on-site spaces

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