Grab & Go / Boyce Thompson Arboretum

BOYCE THOMPSON ARBORETUM

Trip Type: Day Trip

Where: 37615 E Arboretum Way, Superior, AZ

When:  Friday, March 18, 2022

Time:  9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Pre-trip Meeting: None necessary

Entrance Fee: $15

Car Pool Location: Sundial Parking Lot (mini golf area), meet 9:30 a.m., leave 9:45 a.m.

Travel Time: 1 hour, 19 minutes

Restaurant: Porter's Café, 404 Main Street, Superior, AZ

Accessibility: All dirt trails 50% hilly 50% level can be muddy in wet weather.

Other Information:

Boyce Thompson Arboretum is the largest and oldest botanical garden in the state of Arizona.  It is one of the oldest botanical institutions west of the Mississippi.  Founded in 1924 as a desert plant research facility and “living museum,” the Arboretum is located in the Sonoran Desert on 392 acres (158.6 ha) along Queen Creek and beneath the towering volcanic remnant, Picketpost Mountain.  Because the BTA is a riparian zone, the park attracts Sonoran Desert wildlife and migrating birds.  Visitors have seen bobcats, javelinas, coatimundis, rattlesnakes, gila monsters, hawks, hummingbirds, and vultures.  270 bird species have been spotted in the park and the Audubon Society has designated the Arboretum as an Important Bird Area.  This trip is planned to go first to Porters Café for an early lunch, then to the Arboretum where they have a Wild Flower Walk at 1 p.m.  Visit the Arboretum's website at:

https://btarboretum.org/

Contact: Rick Gehlbach

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