Adkins Arboretum

Adkins Arboretum is a 400-acre native garden and preserve, that is a model for land management that strives to engage all people in conservation, appreciation, and enjoyment of the Chesapeake region’s native landscapes through education, recreation, art, and community events.

Through its educational programs and science-based approach to land stewardship, the Arboretum promotes the appreciation and conservation of native plants to more than 26,000 visitors annually. The Arboretum strives to reach a broad audience - children, families, nature lovers, gardeners, hikers, bikers, professional land planners, natural resource managers, and horticulturists - through guided walks, lectures, demonstrations, children's programs, plant sales, art exhibitions and seasonal community events. 

Adkins Arboretum is the only arboretum or public garden that focuses on plants native to the Mid-Atlantic coastal plain. Because of its location on the Delmarva Peninsula, at the junction of the piedmont and the coastal plain where northern and southern plant life overlap, it includes diverse habitats that support more than 600 species of native shrubs, trees, wildflowers, grasses and ferns. By walking the Arboretum grounds, visitors can experience native plants in a natural setting, in ecological restoration projects and in cultived gardens. The Arboretum is a model for land stewardship, playing an important role in protecting the health of the Chesapeake Bay by preserving and restoring the region's native flora. 

Adkins Arboretum would like to remind you to enjoy the plants without disturbing them. Respect the quiet and solitude others seek. Bike the Arboretum paths and give those on foot the right of way. Leash your dogs at all times on the grounds. Picnic tables are located near the entrance to the woodland paths and at nearby Tuckahoe State Park. 

The cache you seek is a medium official clear lock-n-lock. 

Access / Hours

• Hours of Operation
  • Dawn to Dusk
• Access Fee
  • $5.00