Butner, NC

Butner is a small North Carolina city about 25 miles northeast of Durham, accessible via I-85 Exit 191 and NC Highway 56. The area features rolling Piedmont countryside and serves as a bedroom community for Triangle commuters. Most visitors arrive from the Durham-Raleigh area via I-85, though US Highway 15 provides an alternative north-south route. The city is notable for housing a major federal prison complex that originated as a World War II Army training camp.