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Places near Spring Lake by type
All 253 places by distance →One day from Spring Lake
5 stops, one loop, back by 4:24 pm
76 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Spring Lake
- Rain Shelterheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- NC Noname One-Thousand Thirty-One Damdam · 45 min
- Cape Fear Botanical Gardengarden · 2 hrs
- Fayetteville Arsenalheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Hope Mills Lakelake · 45 min
- Back in Spring Lake
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Spring Lake?
Fayetteville Arsenal (heritage site, about 18 km), Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex (church, about 18 km), Arsenal Park (park, about 18 km), Saint Joseph's Episcopal Church (church, about 18 km), Hay Street United Methodist Church (church, about 19 km), First Baptist Church (church, about 19 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Spring Lake?
113 places on Spotwander: 45 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 15 churches, 25 forts & heritage, 12 museums, 5 parks.
Which is the nearest lake to Spring Lake?
NC Noname One-Thousand Thirty-One Dam, about 5 km by road; Texas Pond (6 km) is next.
Which is the nearest church to Spring Lake?
Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex, about 18 km by road; Saint Joseph's Episcopal Church (18 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Spring Lake?
Start in Spring Lake, visit Rain Shelter, then NC Noname One-Thousand Thirty-One Dam, then Cape Fear Botanical Garden, then Fayetteville Arsenal, then Hope Mills Lake, and drive back — about 76 km by road in all.

















