Open 7 days a week, sunrise to sunset
Free admission
| Monday | 10 am to 4:30 pm |
| Tuesday | 10 am to 4:30 pm |
| Wednesday | 10 am to 8 pm |
| Thursday - Sunday | 10 am to 4:30 pm |
Summer hours:
Matthaei Botanical Gardens Conservatory, Garden Store & Lobby, and Display Gardens
May 18, 2013 - September 2, 2013
Daily 10 am - 8 pm
Trails: daily sunrise to sunset
Closed major holidays. Conservatory is closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year's Eve.
Conservatory admission is free.
Donations welcome!
Parking at Matthaei
Parking is available in numbered spaces at the main entrance to the lobby/conservatory and in the west parking lot. Parking cost is $1.20 per hour, with a $5 maximum per day. Parking pay kiosks accept credit cards, bills, and coins. Matthaei-Nichols members park for free. Follow instructions on kiosk to enter space number then member number. Click here for more parking information.
| Open Tuesdays through Fridays | 8:30 am - 4:30 pm |
Bike to the Bot: Click here for biking directions to the Botanical Gardens.
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.
Nichols Arboretum is located adjacent to U-M's Central Campus in Ann Arbor.
James D. Reader, Jr. Urban Environmental Education Center at the Burnham House
Note: All trails within the Arboretum’s borders are closed to motorized vehicles. This includes Nichols Drive, which follows the river within the Arb after visitors have entered the Arboretum from U-M lot M-29.
1610 Washington Hts.
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
734-647-7600
Click here for a map
From I-94, take US-23 North, exit at Washtenaw Avenue, west, turn right onto Observatory St., then right onto Washington Heights.
From M-14, Take US-23 south from M-14 and exit at Geddes Rd. Go west on Geddes (it will become Fuller Rd.). Turn left on East Medical Center Drive across from the U-M Hospital and follow E. Medical Center Dr. around the hospital to the light at Observatory. Turn left on Observatory, then left at the next street, Washington Hts. The entrance to the Arb is at the end of Washington Hts.
Important note: While limited metered parking is available along Washington Hts. and Observatory St., several other parking options exist, including hospital parking structures and surface lots. Click here for a printable PDF of parking options.
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).
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 both the U-M Hospital and U-M Central Campus can reach 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. Click here for walking directions to the Arb from campus.
Through the year, we accumulate many coats, jackets, mittens, hats, and umbrellas. If you leave behind an item, you can stop by our coatroom and check to see if it is there. Any unclaimed items will be given to charity.
