Nichols Arboretum, Michigan, United States

5Tansy2015 5:00 PM May 11, 2021

Well worth the visit
There is free parking on the streets in the Washington Heights area. The entrance is very close, the trails are wide and well maintained. This spot is hilly with lots of runners, joggers and foot traffic. You have many options to diverge off the stone paths, which meander in the woods and not as popular with foot traffic, so nice a quiet. Great spot for lots of landscape and flower photography, as well as grads and brides to be.

5JBH 5:00 PM Sep 16, 2020

Lots of variety
There was so much to do here and such diverse options. There are manicured gardens, wild places, river walks, wooded trails, gravel paths, and open grassy places. And that's just what we discovered when we rambled around for a couple of hours. We had a picnic, too. I'm not sure how to deal with parking. The directions I found were difficult to decipher and we finally gave up and parked in one of the spots reserved for the arboretum without a pass. The visitor center was closed due to COVID and there was no option for getting a pass.im sure we would have gotten a ticket had someone noticed, so I don't recommend this method of parking. Since the visitor's center is closed there were no restrooms available. I was really needing one and trying to figure out what to do when, miraculously, a port-o-john was delivered right in front of where I was sitting. That is some kind of service for you. :)