Hatcher Garden and Woodland Preserve

R P 4 months ago

A beautiful oasis in town. Very peaceful and relaxing. Highly recommended for kids (trials and activities) and for just generally enjoying the time outdoors. Water features like creeks and small ponds, specimen plants, shady trails. A local treasure!

Tyler Williams 4 months ago

Good experience with the family. The walking trails are kept up really nicely and the vegetation is kept up and looks great. Next time planning on not bringing the dog and enjoy some me time and relax on a bench and enjoy the quietness while indulging in a book.

Google User 4 months ago

This place has a sandbox for tiny kids. So many beautiful trees and unique decorative bushes and flowers. Loved to explore this gem!

Jane Cassidy 5 months ago

About a 1-Mike walk on paved trail with many places to stop for a sit in beautiful surroundings, benches, picnic tables, arbors. And a parking lot i could fit my large vehicle in, too!

Taylor McDavid 9 months ago

Even in the winter, Hatcher Garden is beautiful & peaceful. There are ample places to just sit and be in the garden. I came with 3 small kids, so there wasn’t much sitting for me, however I found it to be a great place for the kids to be able to enjoy nature. It’s lovely that they have the kids garden area, which has a large sandbox and its own water features, as well as hopscotch. I appreciate that the remainder of the garden is open to the kids as well. We loved reading the informative signs throughout the garden, and did a few of the exercise activities listed on the website. I wasn’t able able to find a physical map anywhere, perhaps we just missed it by not going in the office/shop. That said, it’s a small enough area that you can’t really get lost. It feels much bigger than it is when you are in the forested areas, but all the paved trails are connected in such a way that you can easily find your way.