4601 Campbell Airstrip Road (off Tudor Road), Anchorage, AK 99520-2202
(907) 770-3692
11 acres
Garden includes 480 species of plants, 92 which are native. Garden includes a perennial garden, an herb garden,
rock garden and a wildflower trail. Newly created botanic garden in 1993.
The 1.1 mile Lowenfels Family Nature Trail takes you on an interpretive walk through spruce and birch forest,
down to the north fork of Campbell Creek, offering evidence of glacial activity and views of the Chugach Mountain Range.
Docent-guided tours are offered daily, June through August, at 1pm. An additional guided tour is offered on Wednesdays at 6:30
1 hour tour/ approximately one mile
Partly handicap accessible to Lower Perennial Garden, nursery, and gift shop.
Memberships. Year-round. Admission by Donation. Call ahead (907) 770-3692 if you have more than 15 in your party.
Trails. Maps.
University of Alaska Fairbanks, 117 W. Tanana Drive Fairbanks, AK 99775
(907) 474-5651
3 acres
The Georgeson Botanical Garden conducts a research program developing and testing plants in the subarctic North.
The gardens include a Children's Garden, an herb garden, shade and water gardens, perennial and ornamental test gardens,
demonstration and cutting gardens, a spring color and low maintenance garden, a native plant garden,
a demonstration windbreak and a boreal forest nature trail.
Memberships. Adult/Children's Programs. Restrooms. Visitor center. Gift shop. Sculpture. Picnic area. Publications,
Herbarium, public telephones, classroom, information kiosk.