Is Willowwood Arboretum open?

Is Willowwood Arboretum open?

Willowwood Arboretum and Bamboo Brook are open daily free to the public from 8 am to Dusk.

Does the Frelinghuysen Arboretum allow dogs?

In general, dogs are not permitted at any of the Morris County Arboreta, the Frelinghuysen Arboretum, Willowwood Arboretum or Bamboo Brook.

Can you picnic at Morris Arboretum?

Picnicking in the Arboretum is ONLY allowed in the designated picnic areas. No cooking is allowed. Pets (aside from service animals) are not allowed. No bicycles, scooters, rollerblades, skateboards, Frisbees or other game equipment.

Where is Willowwood Arboretum located?

Willowwood Arboretum is adjacent to Bamboo Brook Outdoor Education Center., another facility of the Morris County Park System. Geologically, these properties are of particular interest since Willowwood is in the Piedmont Province of New Jersey, while much of Bamboo Brook lies in the New Jersey Highlands Province.

Is Willowwood Arboretum owned by Rutgers University?

It remained a private arboretum until 1967, when Rutgers University assumed ownership. In March 1980, the Morris County Park Commission acquired Willowwood Arboretum from Rutgers University. Willowwood Arboretum is open daily 8 a.m. to Sunset throughout the year.

Where are the arboretum and Bamboo Brook?

The Willowwood Arboretum, containing 3,500 species of native and exotic plants, was acquired by the County from Rutgers University. These areas are located on Longview Road in the southern portion of Chester Township. Click here for a trail map of Bamboo Brook. Click here for a trail map of Willowwood Arboretum.

What is the history of Willowwood?

In 1908 two brothers used a small legacy to acquire their country home near Gladstone, New Jersey. The two brothers, Henry and Robert Tubbs, and Henry’s adopted son, Dr. Benjamin Blackburn, developed this country place into the Willowwood Arboretum, New Jersey’s most comprehensive and longest continually operating Arboretum.