Stephen F. Austin Mast Arboretum
Started in 1985, this was the first arboretum at a university in Texas. Special features include an 11-acre arboretum of rare trees, shrubs, vines, ground covers, and a children’s garden that lies along the Lanana Creek Trail, 8-acre Ruby M. Mize Azalea Garden, filled with Japanese maples, hydrangeas, camellias, and more than 6,500 azaleas, and 39-acre Pineywoods Native Plant Center, home to endangered plant research and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Demonstration Garden, a satellite of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin. Universally accessible.
Getting There & Details
- Hours
- Hours Open: Daily dawn to dusk
- Address
- 2900 Raguet St.
- Phone
- 936/468-1832
- Website
- www.sfasu.edu/ag/arboretum
- Map
- Get Directions →
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