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Guided Walks for Groups

Fees: $5 per person for guided walks
           $8 per person for an indoor program combined with a guided walk
           $25 advance booking fee is required and will be applied to the cost of the tour,
                   refundable until two weeks prior to the tour date

Guided walks for groups of ten or more people are scheduled in advance. We offer four miles of well maintained paths throughout our forests, meadows and wetlands. Walks available include the bottomland forest along the Blockston Branch, the Tuckahoe Valley trail, the Tuckahoe Creekside path, the South and North meadows, the native plant nursery and the landscaped native gardens surrounding the Visitor’s Center.

Guided walk themes:

• The Forest is Alive in Winter
• Spring Ephemerals
• The Ecology of the Watershed
• The Wonder of the Wetlands
• Native Plant Identification throughout the Seasons
• Native Plants in the Landscaped Garden
• The Four Key Players of Autumn Color

Walks last 60-90 minutes and cover 1 to 2 miles across wide and easily accessible dirt and gravel trails. Participants should dress comfortably and be prepared to walk. With advance notice, we can accommodate slower walks around the landscaped native gardens near the Visitor’s Center. Your group may also choose to extend your visit with a lecture or an optional self-catered lunch followed by a thematic guided walk. Our Conference Room accommodates up to 35 visitors.

Requests for a guided walk for a group should be made at least four weeks in advance, and well in advance for peak periods in May-July and September-November. Contact Erica Weick, Coordinator for Volunteer Programs, at 410-634-2847, extension 27 or e-mail her at to schedule a walk or program for your group.

Adkins Arboretum on the Road

Fees: $50 payable in advance for presentations at locations on the Eastern Shore. Additional travel charges will be included for sites outside this area.

Adkins Arboretum on the Road is available to groups of ten people or more at locations other than the Arboretum. Arboretum volunteers will visit your organization to present a variety of native plant topics. Themes offered include:

• Native Plants throughout the Seasons – Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall
• Native Wildflowers
• Fall Gardening
• Autumn Color
• Native Plants of Winter Interest

Requests for presentations on native plants with other themes may also be arranged.

Requests for an Adkins Arboretum on the Road presentation should be made at least four weeks in advance, and well in advance for peak periods in May-July and September-November. Contact Erica Weick, Coordinator for Volunteer Programs, at 410-634-2847, extension 27 or e-mail her at to schedule a presentation for your group.