Fee FREE Day
11250 Pisgah Hwy. Pisgah Forest
NC 28768
On the Fourth Tuesday of every month, general admission to the Cradle of Forestry is FEE FREE! Additionally, National Get Outdoors Day (Sat, June 8th, 2024) and Public Lands Day (Sat, Sept 28th, 2024) are also FEE FREE.
Gather up your family and friends, pack a picnic lunch, and go discover how this innovative educational institution shaped our country’s history and imagine how it felt to be one of its first pupils.
Their trails offer visitors a chance to explore historical buildings from the time of the Biltmore Forest School (1898-1914), climb aboard and ring the bell of a 1914 Climax logging train engine, and interact with historical interpreters through programs and special events.
Inside their Discovery Center, you’ll find a gift shop, a spacious theater playing a short film about the history of their site, and an interactive exhibit hall, including a historic Bell UH-1F helicopter for children to take a virtual flight to see and feel what it must be like to work as a US Forestry Helicopter pilot.
2024 FEE FREE DAYS:
- Tuesday, April 23, 2024
- Tuesday, May 28, 2024
- Tuesday, June 25, 2024
- Tuesday, July 23, 2024
- Tuesday, August 27, 2024
- Tuesday, September 24, 2024
- Tuesday, October 22, 2024
The typical 2024 fees for general admission at the Cradle of Forestry are as follows:
- $8/adult (13+)
- $4/child (4–12)
- $4/Federal Passholder
- Complimentary Cradle Season Passholders: Purchase Season Pass HERE: https://gofindoutdoors.org/shop-season-pass/