Check out this WVXU article featuring our naturalist!
Thank you to the Reid Community Health Benefit for funding this project to help families be outside more!
Thank you to Wayne County Foundation for funding to help us expand the parking lot on the East Side!

Summer is here! The forest is green and the weather is hot!
Please make sure you are prepared for the hot weather before hiking on the trails!
Remember to leave wildflowers and all other natural objects in the forest for others to enjoy.
No hunting or collecting is allowed at Hayes Arboretum.
Hayes Arboretum is a private property and classified forest. This means that you cannot collect or hunt mushrooms, flowers, plants, animals, and other natural objects from the property without permission of Hayes Arboretum staff.
Please follow these rules and stay on the trails.
Help us protect the forest for future generations.
Thank you!

Dogs are welcomed!
Visitors must leash and clean up after dogs.
Read & Roam:
Henry's Night
Now - Aug 20th, Dawn-Dusk
Start in the East Side Parking Lot.
Read & Roam:
The Trouble With Dragons
Now - Aug 27th, Tues-Sat, 9-5PM
Hike the Yellow Trail behind the Nature Center.
ArbLeaf
Now - Oct 29th, 9-5PM
Meet in the Nature Center Parking Lot.
Eastern Indiana Beekeepers
Aug 16th, 6:30PM
Meet in the Nature Center Parking.
ADTHC Hike at Hayes
Saturday, Sept 3rd, 9AM
Meet in the Nature Center Parking Lot.