Hayes Arboretum

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Hayes Arboretum There are 466 acres located in Richmond, Indiana that Hayes Arboretum makes available to our members and visitors.

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Main Entrance: 801 Elks Road, Richmond IN
Open Every Day, 7am-7pm

Nature Center & Auto Tour: 801 Elks Road, Richmond, IN
Open Tuesday-Saturday, 9am-5pm

East Entrance (corner Hayes Arboretum Road and Woodside Drive)
Open Every Day, Dawn-Dusk There are unique plant collections, rock and fossil collections and miles of hiking and running paths. Other features found on this property include 3% of Indiana’s old growth forest, many acres of reforested woods, an 1833 dairy barn that acts as our Nature Center, the Hayes Museum, Adena and Hopewell Indian mounds, ponds, fields, and wetlands. Hayes Arboretum is open free of charge to the public. There are many reasons to come and visit, bring your friends and family and enjoy the day with us.

The Ronald L McDaniel Foundation Auto Tour will close today between the hours of 11:30am-3pm. Help us congratulate the ...
10/03/2026

The Ronald L McDaniel Foundation Auto Tour will close today between the hours of 11:30am-3pm.

Help us congratulate the newly wedded couple!

09/30/2026
09/30/2026

We are back for our 3rd Annual Kid & Me with Hayes Arboretum!

Next week!
09/23/2026

Next week!

Join your community invasive plant removal team for a volunteer event on Sept 30th at 4pm for a chance to win a Monarch Garden Kit that includes dozens of plants!

Buskirk Falls Preserve: pass the driveway and follow parking signs to park along Esteb Road.

Today's the day! This evening marks the first day of astronomical autumn 🍂The fall equinox initiates a period of shorter...
09/22/2026

Today's the day! This evening marks the first day of astronomical autumn 🍂

The fall equinox initiates a period of shorter days and longer nights in the Northern Hemisphere. Many leaves in our area have began to change color - like this Blue Ash - while others have started to lose leaves, like Ohio Buckeye and Black Walnut trees.

We invite you to enjoy fall color this season at Hayes Arboretum. Gates are open every day, 7am-7pm now thru October.

While summer is beginning to fade into fall, there is still plenty of floral colors giving a brilliant show in our Polli...
09/20/2026

While summer is beginning to fade into fall, there is still plenty of floral colors giving a brilliant show in our Pollinator Prairie area.

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801 Elks Road
Richmond, IN
47374

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+17659623745

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