The Arboretum welcomes group visits to our grounds at all times of the year. To request a free docent-guided group tour or a self-guided group visit, please read through the Group Visit Guidelines and submit the Group Visit Request Form below. The maximum number of adults per guided tour is 25.

Guided Group Tours are free to the public, but donations are welcome. Learn more about our membership level here.

• General Guided Tour: Led by Arboretum staff, this tour covers Arboretum history, flowers in bloom, and notable trees.
• Woodland Wildflowers Guided Tour: Come see our beautiful spring wildflower bloom in the Norlyn Bodkin Oak Hickory forest for yourself on a tour led by an Arboretum staff member. Some notable specimens include Bloodroot, Trillium, Dutchman's breeches, and Virginia bluebells. Offered March-May.
• Notable Arboretum Trees Guided Tour: Take a stroll through the grounds with an Arboretum staff member to identify some of our most notable trees, including American sycamore, bald cypress, gingko, serviceberry, and Carolina silverbell.
• Watershed Health Guided Tour: A functioning watershed slows, filters, and stores water which is crucial to protecting water quality. An Arboretum staff will show you how water flows through the Arboretum and discuss challenges and best management practices for decreasing damaging floods and increasing water health of JMU campus, Harrisonburg City and the Chesapeake Bay.
• Self-Guided Tour: Choose your own adventure on your own schedule. Visit the Frances Plecker Education Center to check out interpretative resources available about the Arboretum's evergreens, wildflowers, and our ADA accessible Plecker Pond Loop.