Visitor Information
Cornell Plantations, an area of great natural beauty and serenity, is part of one of America's most renowned university campuses.
When you visit, make your first stop the Nevin Welcome Center, our award-winning "green" building. Read more about what our Welcome Center has to offer.
- The botanical gardens feature an herb garden, a decorative arts garden, a winter garden, collections of rhododendrons and ground covers, a heritage vegetable garden and a potted plant display.
- Our arboretum features 150 acres of beautiful trees, shrubs, grasses, as well as ponds and streamside gardens.
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Our natural areas consist of 4300 acres of ecologically important sites on and off campus.
hours and admission
Plantations welcomes visitors free of charge, year-round, from sunrise to sunset (the arboretum is closed to vehicle traffic in the winter).
The Nevin Welcome Center is open from 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m, Tuesday - Friday. CLOSED Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays through January.
Accessibility
A wheelchair is available by request at the Garden Gift Shop in the Nevin Welcome Center, a fully accessible facility. The following areas are wheelchair-accessible:
Within the F. R. Newman Arboretum
Paved paths wind throughout the arboretum; some sections have a steep grade.
CONTACT US:
For more information, call 607-255-2400 or e-mail plantations@cornell.edu. Tours are available by appointment.
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