The Dawes Arboretum Reviews

Just wonderful! Leslie, our house tour guide was fabulous!

They put up a gate house and started charging. 25 bucks to go into a park with my kids. Don't do it, or there will soon be nowhere left to take your kids for free.

Great to unwind, hike and expand your horticultural knowledge.

Very nice landscaping with plenty of pleasant trails to walk on.

I went and felt as though I'd traveled far, far away to a green sanctuary. There are trees from all over the world--labeled so that you know what you're looking at. And the place itself is huge! I'm sure one could visit 100 times and still find something new. I especially loved the bonsai exhibit, and the Japanese garden (which hosts a beautiful mediation house!). But no matter where I wandered I came upon beautiful gardens (the sensory garden with Lamb Ears!), a long, vine-ceilinged staircase, or some bestial tree. The Dawes Arboretum one of the happiest places on earth.

I just discovered the Japanese Garden at DAWES....it's awesome!!!

Great place to walk, bike or simply drive around to see all the beautiful trees and scenery.

Beautiful place to walk around and enjoy the outdoors!

We go every weekend. Its always a joy with plenty of trails and things to see. The nature center always has friendly staff.

With a trip and picnic. Japanese garden a meditation haven

Very relaxing place, great scenery. Even with covid restrictions there was lots to do and see.

Have been to Sawed Arboretum twice, both times in the summer. The plants are pretty, andd there is a large variety of trees. Visitors can take a self guided driving or walking tour. There are picnic tables and plenty of shaded areas to enjoy.

Dawes is a great place to go for a walk alone or a hike with the family. It's easy hiking on blacktop and so much fun for kids to learn and explore. Defiantly a must visit

Amazing place! Super relaxing . Thanks Dawes family !

Little pricey to get in but well worth it, amazing spaces and the Japanese gardens were out of this world

It's a cute little gift shop. The attendant was nice and explained some of the history and the areas. Make sure to get a map.

What a great event that highlighted Arbor Day with the beautiful surroundingd of the Dawes Arboretum. Very well organized and planned event.

Really nice and enjoyable to see the tress and flowers its a nice place to take the family

Absolutley gorgeous! A lot to see and experience. You can tour the Dawes House for $2 for adults and $1 for kids. They only hold tours on Saturdays and Sunday at 1pm and 3pm. The house tours run until October! If you have a membership, you can fish at the Dawes lake but its catch and release only, and the membership is required.

It's a wonderful place, with very well kept gardens. The birds are everywhere too. The only thing that kept it from 5 stars is the amount of ticks. It's not too bad, although make sure to do a thorough check when you get home. I didn't see everything though, so I may go up to five when I come back.

It's free, well maintained, and has a lot of unique to Ohio flora.

Pretty handy tower. Too bad it only has a good view of the lettering.

Lovely relaxing place with plenty of seating if you just want to sit and enjoy. I wish the gate to the bridge was EVER open.

Always a pleasure to go there. Anytime of the year. Lovely.

This park offers a great view of the back end of the park. The main view you get from this part of the park is of the Dawes shrub bushes which spell out Dawes arboretum.

It's always a treat to spend a day at Dawes. Be sure to use their phone app, which is a real asset for your visit.

I came here for my birth day it was amazing but some ones weding made it so that we couldn't but we did anyway I give this place five stars my favorite part was the Japanese garden.

Wonderful place to be, as long as they don't have half of it shut down. I like it a lot better when it was free.

Dawes was a great learning experience for my students today!

Great place to go to see nature very beautiful in the winter

The Japanese garden walk and water ways are a welcome relief from any interstate trek. Stop and smell nature.

Absolutely amazing!! The fall foliage is spectacular!!! Well worth the drive.

It's beautiful here and very peaceful!! Great place for pictures and weddings.

The grounds and trees are manicured nicely. If you like the outdoors this is a place for you. You can walk, drive, or ride a bike through the grounds.

Most everything but especially seeing all the different varieties and species in one place.

Everyone was really nice, and it was absolutely beautiful

Such a beautiful place to hike and see nature. The Japanese garden is very nice.

Beautiful example of a Japanese garden. Recently renovated.

It's a beautiful fun, yet relaxing place to walk trails..To learn things, and probably have a picnic although I've never done it.

This is the perfect place for those craving quality "slow time.". The beauty is year round, especially in the Japanese garden. There are easy options if you are Walking challenged, with wheelchair accessible paths, and woodland trails that sparkle with native wildflowers in spring. The Story Trail is spot on for kids and it is overall a special place to show children wonders they might see in their own neighborhood too. The bird/butterfly garden is tucked away, but delightful. These too are inspirations for what you can do in your own yard or pots.

This place is really nice. You can learn some history, look at nature, they have walking trails, & lakes. Worth checking out. Oh & some bushes you can read, you just have to go up high.

Still a free place to relax and ponder nature, not far from civilization.

Simple Japanese garden, no bonsai that I could see.

Beautiful!! And so much to do here. We'll definitely be back!

Such a great place for a little walk. Very peaceful and beautiful. Fairly wheelchair friendly, as well.

Such a beautiful place, had a wonderful afternoon here

The most beautiful place in the spring. Lots of trails and things to explore me and my son love this place!

It is BEAUTIFUL!!!! I absolutely loved it! I would highly recommend this park!

I am always so happy at Dawes. It is so peaceful. It is also educational.

A magical tree, plant & garden get-away
in central Ohio covering multiple hundreds of acres. Plenty to do with the whole family.
Take a picnic lunch and make a day of it!

Very Amazing place. Very serene. Well maintained property. Nice walking park. Great place for pictures, family, wedding and graduation etc.

Very pretty even when rainy and then a rainbow shows up just as your man ask you to be his wife six years ago now. They also do good field trips. Excellent maple syrup candy and the maple walk. It also has abuilding that has a shop and nature place bones of animals and a bee hive exhibit.

They're doing a great job maintaining this place. The viewing tower is even in nice enough shape that I'm not afraid of splinters in my one-year-old's bare feet. The grass is cut into defined paths, the trees and other place life look healthy and eclectic.

Great for a drive or hike. Lots of different locations to explore. Family and I go there often....worth the drive from Columbus.

This is my literal favorite place in the world. Always came here growing up, my entire life. Was always my happy place.

I love this place I have a different view with every trip. The leaves are different the trees are different. Depending on the time I go the sun is in a different viewing for my pictures. I just love taking my daughter for pictures.

I have grown up around this place. Enjoy driving through every once in a while. Also enjoy walking or hiking there at times. However starting this spring it will be 10 dollars to step on the property. Wow!! Think I will start using the Buckeye Lake trail for walking and the Taft Reserve for hiking. They don t charge per visit. ( already paid for with property taxes). The great Civil War heroes Rufus and Ephraim Dawes are probably rolling over in there graves over this.

Beautiful scenery. Definitely worth the trip$10 just East outside of Columbus in Newark. Don't miss out! The time is now during fall foliage

Wish you didn't have to pay for entry but still awesome

The Japanese garden was our favorite place to visit.