Informational Tours

Bluestem volunteers are eager to share the land and Bluestem's story with you on our informational tours. Visitors will be guided through the prairie and woodlands, stopping at gravesites to learn more about natural burial in a conservation cemetery. Please select between a golf cart tour or a walking tour below. For groups of 10 or more, please contact us directly about group tours, field trips, or off-site presentations. 
GOLF CART TOURS
For those requiring mobility assistance, one-hour tours by golf cart are offered on some weekdays. Please schedule with us below.
GUIDED WALKING TOURS
Walking tours are offered certain Friday and Saturday mornings. These tours include about a mile and a half on uneven trails and pathways, and take a little over one hour. Please note that golf carts are not available on walking tours.

Early 2026 WALKING TOURS
Friday, January 16  10:00 AM
Saturday, January 31  10:00 AM
Friday, February 13  10:00 AM
Saturday, February 28  10:00 AM
Saturday, March 14  10:00 AM
Friday, March 27  10:00 AM
Saturday, April 11  10:00 AM
Friday, April 24  10:00 AM
Saturday, May 9  10:00 AM
Friday, May 15  10:00 AM
Reminders for all visitors: ​Bluestem is a very natural area. For a comfortable visit to Bluestem, long pants, good walking shoes, sunscreen, bug spray, a hat, jackets/windbreakers, and a water bottle are strongly recommended. Bluestem does not have potable water onsite. There are two porta-potties available onsite. Bluestem is open to the public dawn to dusk daily. If you choose to visit on your own, find a self-guided tour route here.
Recommended reading prior to your visit 
Click the headings below to access the website pages. 

Natural Burial at Bluestem 
Bluestem Burial Guide
Remembering Loved Ones 
Cemetery Rules and Guidelines 
Explore Bluestem 
Articles and Resources 
Recommended watching prior to your visit
Click the headings below to access the videos.

"What if your final resting place could help protect the planet?" 
What Does Bluestem Mean to You?
Bluestem in the Summertime  
Deeply Rooted
Bluestem is the thirteenth conservation burial ground in the country and the first in central North Carolina. We are part of a unique community of conservation burial practitioners called the Conservation Burial Alliance, working to bring awareness to the spiritual and ecological benefits of conservation burial.  We encourage you to visit  our colleagues in other parts of the country. Click here for more information.
Video and photo credits
Bluestem video by Rachel Jackson and Katie Mangum
​Bluestem footage by Bryan and Jennifer Evans of Infinitiscope

We seek videographers and photographers interested in capturing Bluestem's story.  
​Contact us directly if you are interested in offering these skills at Bluestem.