Cheyenne Botanic Gardens

Cheyenne Botanic Gardens

The Cheyenne Botanic Gardens functions as a traditional public botanic garden, municipal nursery and community garden. They are the United States Intermountain West's oldest and one of the largest public demonstration sites for renewable energy.

It is located in Lions Park in Cheyenne, Wyoming, with an associated High Plains Arboretum located five miles (8 km) northwest of Cheyenne at an elevation of 6,200 feet (1,900 m). The gardens began as a vision in 1977 to build a non-profit, solar heated greenhouse.

Today, the 6,800 square foot (630 m²) conservatory consists of three greenhouses. The first is filled with tropical plants, herb and cacti gardens, and a waterfall pond filled with Koi fish. The second is used primarily for growing vegetables, with beds of lettuce, onions, cabbages, broccoli, carrots, etc.

The third is focused on propagation of bedding plants and flowers for the botanic garden grounds and all flowers for the Cheyenne park system. Outside are many gardens featuring perennials, annuals, wildflowers, roses, herbs, and cacti.

Admission

General admission is free with donations accepted, however there may be some special events or classes that have a charge. The gardens are open 365 days a year during daylight hours. Conservatory hours are weekdays 8:00-4:30, Saturdays 11:00-3:30, Closed Sundays. The grounds are open from dawn to dusk. For more information, visit: www.botanic.org. The operating hours of the Paul Smith Children's Village change seasonally, see www.botanic.org for its current hours.

Location

710 S Lions Park Drive
Cheyenne, Laramie County
Wyoming
USA

Getting There

To get to Cheyenne Botanic Gardens by public transportation, you can take the Cheyenne Transit Program (CTP) buses. Several CTP bus routes stop near the gardens, including Route 1 (South Greeley Highway), Route 2 (Downtown/Cheyenne Regional Medical Center), and Route 4 (Frontier Mall). You can check the CTP website for more information on bus schedules and fares.

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