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| Open 7 days a week, sunrise to sunset | Free admission |
| Tuesday | 10 am to 4:30 pm |
| Wednesday | 10 am to 8 pm |
| Thursday - Sunday | 10 am to 4:30 pm |
| Adult | $5.00 |
| Children (5-18) | $2.00 |
| Children under 5 | Free |
| Wednesdays Noon-8 | Free admission |
| University of Michigan students, members of Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum, and those who belong to reciprocal gardens also receive free admission. | |
| Open weekdays | 8:30 am - 4:30 pm |
| For more information call 734-647-7600 | |

From I-96 Exit I-96 at US-23 South (Toledo). Exit US-23 at Plymouth Road (exit 41). Turn left onto Plymouth Road. Continue east on Plymouth Road for approximately 1.5 miles then turn right onto Dixboro Road. The Gardens will be on your left after approximately 1 mile..
From I-275 Exit I-275 at M-14. Exit M-14 at US-23 South (Toledo). Exit US-23 at Plymouth Road (exit 41). Turn left onto Plymouth Road. Continue east on Plymouth Road for approximately 1.5 miles then turn right onto Dixboro Road. The Gardens will be on your left after approximately 1 mile..
From I-94 Exit I-94 at US-23 North (Flint). Exit US-23 at Geddes Road. Turn right onto Geddes Road. Continue east on Geddes Road for approximately .1 miles then turn left onto Dixboro Road. The Gardens will be on your right after approximately 2 miles.
By car: From I-94, take US-23 North, exit at Washtenaw Avenue, west, turn right onto Observatory St., then right onto Washington Heights. Please note that metered parking along Washington Heights is limited. City parking along side streets near the Geddes entrance is available.
By bus: We encourage Arb visitors to take advantage year round of the Ann Arbor and U-M bus systems, particularly on weekdays when parking near the Arb is limited (parking is available in the Washington Hts. U-M blue lot on weekends and after 5pm weekdays). Nichols Arboretum is served by The Ride (AATA). The #1U, #4, #9U, #12UM, #12UL, and #14 buses all stop at Mott Hospital on East Medical Center Drive near the Washington Heights entrance of the Arb. The #2 also has a stop at the main hospital entrance, and the #4 bus stops on Washington Hts. across from the U-M School of Public Health. After exiting the bus at the Mott Hospital bus stop on E. Medical Center Dr., cross the street and go left down the hill to Washington Hts. Turn right on Washington Hts; the Arb entrance is a few steps further on the left. If exiting the #4 bus on Washington Hts., proceed down the hill to the Arb entrance.
Please check visit the Ride for maps and schedules as routes do change. The Arboretum's Washington Hts. entrance is across from the University of Michigan medical campus and is served by the U-M bus system via teh Commuter Northbound and Southbound and the UMHS Intercampus. You can review the U-M bus routes on the U-M Parking and Transportation Services website.
On foot: Pedestrians from Central Campus can get to the Arboretum's Washington Heights entrance by using the sidewalks along East Medical Center Drive. The Geddes Avenue entrance across from Oxford Housing is readily accessible on foot.