Street Address:
14250 Conservation Drive
PO Box 375
Brainerd MN 56401
Directions:
Take Highway 371 through Baxter to Excelsior Road (Mills Fleet Farm). Turn East and go 8/10 of a mile to Conservation Drive. Turn left (North) drive to the end of the road and you are there.
Phone Number:
(218) 829-8770
Website:
www.northlandarb.com
2nd Website:
http://www.brainerd.com/xcski/arb3.html
Run by:
Its own non-profit organization
Date Established:
1992
Size:
583 acres
Cost:
Admission fee
$3.00 per person to walk trails - no charge if member
Peak Season:
Mid to late summer
Spring to early summer for wild flower trail
Extras:
Hiking
X-C Skiing - approximately 12 miles of trails
Picnicking facilities
Bird watching
Free parking on grounds
Restrooms
Comments:
This is a sprawling and relatively newly established arboretum. The Arboretum's mission is "to provide intelligent nature conservation using its outdoor, year-round displays of the regions flora and fauna and to provide recreation that respects and appreciates these assets within its boundaries." The Arboretum contains a Red Pine plantation and an area of Jack Pine savanna, one of only five examples of this habitat in Minnesota. Other areas include a native tree trail, a Minnesota DNR landscaping for wildlife demonstration area, youth gardens and a wild flower trail. There is also a central pond with an arched bridge that has been designed and planted with hardy species to resemble the famous garden in Giverny, France designed by Claude Monet.
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