Reservations Essential
You are welcome to visit the gift shop, but please note that to see the lemurs, you must have a prepaid tour reservation. In order to keep the endangered primates that call the DLC home safe and healthy, we regret that we cannot accommodate any walk-in visitors on our tours in any capacity. You can explore general and premium tour options via our onsite tours homepage.
No Pets, Please
Because the DLC houses critically endangered primates, we cannot allow pet animals anywhere on the DLC grounds—not even inside your vehicle. For our lemurs’ health and safety and for your pets’, please leave your pup at home.
If you have a service dog, see the “Accessibility” tab on our Visitor FAQ. For the summer of 2025, we regret that we cannot allow service dogs onsite until at least mid-July. Here’s why.
Directions
We’re located at 3705 Erwin Road in Durham, NC, less than 10 minutes from Duke’s West Campus. Click the ‘Directions to DLC’ link below to view step-by-step directions to the Lemur Center from Duke, Durham, Chapel Hill, Raleigh, and Greensboro.
Using GPS or Google Maps? Occasionally these will direct visitors to the gated forestry entrance off Cornwallis Road. Do not use the Cornwallis entrance. If your GPS takes you to the Cornwallis entrance, please follow the map below to our main entrance on Erwin Road.
Questions?
If you have questions at any time, please call (919) 401-7240. The Lemur Landing staff will be happy to help!
