The arboretum is a jewel In the city of Jacksonville. It offers A great outdoor hiking, bird watching, picnics, dog walk or just and overall quality nature experience. There are multiple trails to explore, that highlight the many variety of indigenous plants, wildlife there. I have found myself another reason to love my city.
one of my favorite places to go. such a beautiful nature walk, right next to/behind the library. it's right on/along water, so part of the trail(s) are on docks/board walk/bridges. of you play Pokemon go, this is a must visit spot. tons of pokestops & gyms & great catches
A great location and lots of shady acres for family fun outside. Don't forget to pick up a little trash as you walk the beautiful trails.
I went with my daughters and my grandson and we had the best time very nice place.
This is a beautiful place to take your kids or your S.O. The different plants and flowers are labeled clearly, the park is clean, and you can even spot tortoises from time to time!
I love this place so much! There are hills and ravines and creeks and arid places. Lots of beautiful spots to look at the large pond. My family has been going for years and it's probably my favorite place in Jacksonville!
Beautiful! Trails, ponds, butterfly release parties; just a wonderful place to get out of the rat race or your rut and clear your mind and relax your soul.
Great place to spend the day walking around in the woods
Nice place to hike. The trails are varied in difficulty and are well maintained
I absolutely love this park. I have lived here over half my life and only discovered it last summer. Great trails, peaceful, not overcrowded, great shots of some wildlife, trees, water, plants, flowers. Amazing how it is tucked into busy Jacksonville basically right next to 295. Never hear the traffic and you would think you are far away in the country.
The Arboretum is a great place to escape the city and get in touch with nature. The scenery is beautiful with many little features along the way. It's amazing to have so much nature right near the roads we take to work every day. The trails are labeled with posts, and there are designated entry and exit points to keep the foot traffic in the same direction. It is a great place to go for a peaceful walk. Dogs are welcome. There are smaller trails which are great for children. I will definitely be visiting again soon.
Gorgeous place to walk around. Full of friendly people.
Lots of improvements and super friendly people! My dog loves walking the trails!
Awesome park, free, donations accepted, bring ur pets on leash please, lots of panoramic views, trails, history, gardens, water and wild life, wonderful experience done and enjoyed at ur own pace!
Loved it we were able to bring our jogging stroller for my one year old great scenery
A beautiful place to walk and be amongst nature. Many trails of varying lengths and difficulty levels ensure that everyone can find a trail they can walk and enjoy. Benches and gardens along the way enhance your experience give you plenty of opportunities to take a quick break and enjoy the scenery and wildlife!
Love this park. Dog and family friendly. No bikes on trails. Big pond, lots of leisure trails with benches. There is an outhouse bathroom. Handicap accessible.
Beautiful place, peaceful, natural, for all family.
If you're looking for a small-medium trail to walk and enjoy this is the perfect place. Even mid day when the sun is at its highest, it was perfectly cool with all of the shade. Beautiful views and newly renovated walk ways, this place is perfect to walk and enjoy nature.
On a Sunday, it was peaceful and quiet with only a few people on the trails. This is one of our favorite parks to walk and enjoy the scenery.
Great to get the kids out for a nice nature walk. My grandkids love going!
I was closed out of there at exactly 5oclock with no warning!!!!!! My advice is to be driving out with your car no later than 4:55pm
Beautiful place to enjoy nature and have some family time.
Have been going since the beginning! Great time with the kids and learning about my environment!
Great place for a stroll with the family and a pic nic lunch
Great place for an educational adventure walk on a Thanksgiving afternoon!
Family & pet friendly, parking is provided and convenient. Beautifully maintained and informative trails. Benches provided in the most scenic spots to relax and take in the views.
We love coming here for hiking and pokemon hunting!
Wonderful place to visit, very scenic and we'll kept! Would visit again!
I love to seek retreat and comfort in nature here. It is cared for by volunteers who genuinely love its natural resources. I reccomend anyone going there to experience a beautiful and natural side of Florida!
Had never been but kids and I had a great time trails are simple and maps help you know where you are... Lived it.so much more potential but definitely great.
Have always loved walking the arb and its especially nice with the new upgrades!
Great place to walk around. Too many people know about it now.
Wonderful place to take kids to get some nature exposure.
Very clean and relaxing place to walk. I did see a snake and I am terrified off snakes! But it is to be expected.
Wonderful nature walk. Shady cool wonderful flower smells
The grounds were clean and peaceful. Husband used the port o potty but I would not when a women came out and said... Go in at ur own risk !! No thanks. Husband drove me to the gas station across the street.
Place was pretty darn cool, the kids enjoyed it, Lots of education on plant life, indigenous and invasive... Also has beautiful well kept trails and intriguing artwork....
Beautiful and peaceful trails. They range in difficulty, length and scenery. Love photographing here and just recently started taking my daughter to walk. You can usually see the tortoises on the Live Oak Trail. I absolutely love this place.
Enjoyed walking around the plants and the artist's also enjoyed time with my mom.
The most wonderful of secret gardens that I have ever been to. When you just need to have a little piece of heaven, some peace and quiet to think and meditate this is it. There are many many trails to take and if you have binoculars bring them because the birds here are amazing. And if you don't now in the Spring you will be amazed at how many flowers are blooming. Absolutely beautiful. And I love to go there when my kids get out of school comment it gives them a place to go run play and be kids with out the thought of technology being pulled out of their pocket. It's some place I go just about every week. You will love it!
I'm inspired to open a food truck called Et Burritum (which is the plural of Burrito in Latin). Food trucks seem to be all the rage still and I'm kind of surprised because they are usually pretty expensive to eat at despite the lower overhead.
A beautiful piece of nature with great trails. My dog and I LOVE this place!
Very nice walk. Lots of trees, nice to keep the sun and heat at Bay. Also lots of poke stop and inns for Harry Potter.
An awesome environment that is well taken care of with several trails to walk. It is a great place to observe some Florida wild life, get some fresh air, and enjoy some exercise.
My suggestion is to walk the lower revine, near the creek. It stays cool (relatively) even on hot days.
Be sure to bring your camera!
The park is beautiful! Love walking around! The restroom is absolutely disgusting!!!!!
A great place to talk a stroll through maybe make it a learning experience for the kids the trials have a bunch of names for the trees and different plants a little history on some spots, also a great place to walk the dog(s) very pet friendly.
Favorite spot in Jacksonville Florida. Many trail. Different sub eco systems beautiful veiw, fun for the whole family
We absolutely love this place !!! Well kept trails, always improving things, informational plant signs, and sculpture art to boot! Even in the summer when it's HOT, there's plenty of shaded paths. Great place for pets and families. Quiet places to steal away and read, journal, or just be still.
We love hiking here! Since we have a 4 year old we divide up the trails one trail per trip and have made a few hikes out of this beautiful park! Great place to walk the dog too!
One of my favorite spots in Jacksonville...so peaceful
I've sat here and painted in complete peace.
This is a beautiful, calm place.
I have lived in Duval County for 30 years and saw the sign for this a few times. Decided to go. Beautiful place with hiking, picnic area and beautiful scenery. Hard to believe a gem like this in Jacksonville. It is free, although they will take donations. Bring water as it is always hot here.
Great walking trails with short loops so you can visit several times and take different paths and explore. Not sure if I would consider this place as having "gardens" but there are labeled plants throughout. So for me that was a bit of a disappointment by name alone. Still enjoyable and nice to sit at one if the many benches and relax.
Very beautiful area for walking or trail running. Volunteers do an awesome job of maintain the trails.
This park was wonderful! We just moved to Jacksonville from Michigan and we love being outside. So this little jem is wonderful for us and the pup! Really clean trails and we'll marked. Enjoyed the plant identification tags! Will be a regular spot for us!
Amazing. Rare lichen habitat on the Rosemary Scrub trail. Beautiful walking trails. Lots of gopher tortoises.
Beautiful quiet natural place love walking my jack Russell there
Great place to have a relaxing walk and appreciate being outdoors.
I enjoy nature walks/hiking and this is a nice place to go. I can walk my dogs & picnic. There are no restrooms and it closes at 5. They only ask a small donation of a couple dollars-and you can hunt Pokemon!
Nice place to walk. I enjoyed sitting on the bench facing the lake, it was very peaceful!
