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Lake Wilderness Arboretum, Maple Valley, WA

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Sports & Outdoors

Lake Wilderness Arboretum

A free public arboretum inside Lake Wilderness Park in Maple Valley, Washington.

22520 SE 248th, Maple Valley, WA · Maple Valley, WA

About Lake Wilderness Arboretum

The arboretum sits within Lake Wilderness Park and holds a range of themed gardens, including azalea, rock, woodland, perennial, and ethnobotanical plantings. Visitors can walk its natural areas, join free docent-led tours, and take part in seasonal events, a children's discovery forest, and a StoryWalk reading series. Its foundation relies on city grants and public donations to support the grounds.

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