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The Arboretum is a welcome oasis on the shores of Lake Washington. Jointly managed by the University of Washington Botanic Gardens and the City of Seattle, its 230 acres contain a dynamic assortment of plants, some found nowhere else in the Northwest.
Washington Park Arboretum. Gardens. The Arboretum collections are displayed in a variety of thematic gardens, ranging from the ecogeographic gardens in the south end to seasonal gardens such as the Witt Winter Garden.
The University of Washington Botanic Gardens has two sites: the Washington Park Arboretum and the Center for Urban Horticulture. Our mission is sustaining managed to natural ecosystems and the human spirit through plant research, display, and education.
Azalea Way is the most iconic feature of the Washington Park Arboretum. Azalea Way was developed beginning in the late 1930s and is a key feature of the original Olmsted Brothers design. It is a 3/4 mile long level walk through the heart of the Arboretum, featuring azaleas, flowering cherries, dogwoods, magnolias and companion plants, set ...
Welcome to the Washington Park Arboretum interactive map. This map contains locations and data for the entire living collection of curated trees and shrubs. The data at this time is largely based on historic map grids and may not reflect current conditions.
If you are coming from Madison Street, you can take route 11, get off at Lake Washington Boulevard E, and walk north into the Arboretum. Several buses coming from the east side stop at the end of SR-520. Use Metro’s Trip Planner to get here.
Celebrate the long history of the Washington Park Arboretum by taking a stroll down memory lane. Learn about turn of the twentieth century movers and shakers at UW who created the living museum we love today.
