Event Dime

Lifelong Hike: Picture Creek

When:

June 3, 2026 · 7:00 AM

Where:

In the Field, Raleigh, NC

Source:

NC Museum of Natural Sciences – Events

We will hike through the world’s largest population of the federally endangered smooth coneflower in peak bloom during this visit to the Picture Creek nature preserve. This power line corridor through a unique diabase geologic area gives us a good sense of what the piedmont prairies were like in earlier times. You will see wildflowers here that you don’t see in most areas of the piedmont. Please note: You will be required to enter the following information for each registrant before you can comp