Raleigh, NC area guide

Things to Do Near WakeMed Raleigh Campus

Groceries, food, days-off ideas and shopping close to WakeMed Raleigh Campus in Raleigh, North Carolina. Made for travel nurses and RTs on contract.

5 groceries8 restaurants8 to do5 shopping

Photo: Abhiram Juvvadi / CC BY-SA 4.0

Groceries

Closest grocery stores to stock the fridge on week one.

• Food Lion

  Food Lion grocery store

  ~1.5 mi / ~5 minMap
• NC International Grocery Store

  Local grocery store

  ~1.8 mi / ~6 minMap
• Family Fare

  Family Fare grocery store

  ~2.0 mi / ~5 minMap
• IGA

  IGA grocery store

  ~2.2 mi / ~5 minMap
• Walmart Supercenter

  Walmart with groceries and household basics. Listed hours 6 AM to midnight daily

  ~2.6 mi / ~6 minMap

Restaurants

Local spots with working websites. Places marked open late or early are handy around a night shift.

• Waffle House24 hours

  American restaurant. Listed as open 24 hours

  ~1.6 mi / ~5 minWebsite
• Snoopy’s Famous Hot DogsOpen late

  Hot dogs and burgers quick-service spot

  ~3.5 mi / ~8 minWebsite
• Red Pepper AsianSit-down

  Asian restaurant

  ~2.4 mi / ~6 minWebsite
• The Fiction KitchenSit-down

  American restaurant

  ~2.7 mi / ~7 minWebsite
• BIG CATSit-down

  Mediterranean restaurant

  ~2.8 mi / ~7 minWebsite
• SmokeStacks CafeSit-down

  Restaurant

  ~3.0 mi / ~7 minWebsite
• The OptimistQuick bite

  Coffee shop with tea too

  ~2.8 mi / ~7 minWebsite
• Little Rey “Al Carbon”Quick bite

  Cafe

  ~3.2 mi / ~8 minWebsite

Things to do

Parks, water, breweries and more for your days off.

• Anderson Point Park

  Park, good for a walk between shifts

  ~3.5 mi / ~8 minMap
• Court of North Carolina

  Local park with room to stretch your legs

  ~5.7 mi / ~14 minMap
• JC Raulston Arboretum

  Park, nice for some fresh air on a day off

  ~8.1 mi / ~14 minMap
• Lake Raleigh

  Reservoir. If you fish, get a North Carolina license first

  ~7.0 mi / ~12 minMap
• Lake Lynn

  Lake. If you fish, get a North Carolina license first

  ~12 mi / ~20 minMap
• Burial Beer

  Local brewery

  ~3.3 mi / ~8 minWebsite
• Young Hearts Distilling, Restaurant and Bar

  Local distillery

  ~3.7 mi / ~9 minWebsite
• Marbles Kids Museum

  Museum, good for a rainy day off

  ~3.5 mi / ~8 minWebsite

Shopping

Malls and big stores for anything you forgot to pack.

• Ross

  Ross, discount clothes and home goods

  ~4.3 mi / ~10 minMap
• Kohl’s

  Kohl’s department store

  ~5.7 mi / ~14 minMap
• Target

  Target for clothes, home goods and basics

  ~5.9 mi / ~14 minMap
• Triangle Town Center

  Shopping center

  ~7.6 mi / ~13 minMap
• Crabtree Valley Mall

  Shopping mall

  ~8.5 mi / ~15 minMap

Laundromats

Closest self-serve laundromats for scrubs and linens when your rental or RV park doesn’t have a washer.

• The Wash House

  Laundromat

  ~6.5 mi / ~11 minMap
• The Wash HouseEarly and late

  Self-serve laundromat. Listed hours 6 AM to 11 PM daily

  ~7.2 mi / ~12 minMap
• Maytag Coin Laundry

  Laundromat

  ~9.7 mi / ~17 minMap

Coffee shops

Nearest coffee shops, local spots first. Places marked “Opens early” are handy after a night shift.

• Starbucks

  Starbucks coffee chain

  ~2.5 mi / ~6 minMap
• The Optimist

  Local coffee shop

  ~2.8 mi / ~7 minMap
• Pine State Coffee

  Local coffee shop

  ~3.0 mi / ~7 minMap

Gyms

Closest gyms to keep your routine on contract. Ask about short-term or month-to-month memberships.

• Melvin Moore Fitness

  Local gym

  ~2.1 mi / ~5 minMap
• GLOW Fitness, LLC

  Local gym

  ~3.4 mi / ~8 minMap
• Poyner YMCA

  YMCA

  ~3.7 mi / ~9 minMap

Nearby RV parks

Monthly-stay parks near WakeMed Raleigh Campus from our RV parks list. Call to confirm the rate and a spot for your dates.

• Coopers RV Park

  13528 US 70 Business, Clayton, NC 27520

  $825/mo including up to $100 of electric use

  ~13 mi / ~19 minRates & phone
• Triangle RV Park South

  134 Walnut Dr, Garner, NC 27529

  Call for monthly rate

  ~11 mi / ~17 minRates & phone

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Sources: place data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), plus each place’s own website and Wikidata. Last checked Oct 2026.