Lake Wilderness Arboretum

Lake Wilderness Arboretum (40 acres), known for a time as the South King County Arboretum, is an arboretum located in Maple Valley, Washington. It is open daily without charge. The Lake Wilderness Arboretum is managed by the South King County Arboretum Foundation.

The arboretum was first established as a nonprofit organization in 1965, with its initial design completed and implemented in 1970. The Western Azalea Garden was dedicated in June 2000. In addition to a focus on Northwest native plants, the Arboretum has one of the world's largest collections of the Western Azalea ("Rhododendron occidentale"), with over 200 selections of the species.

ee also

* List of botanical gardens in the United States

External links

* [http://www.lakewildernessarboretum.org/ Lake Wilderness Arboretum]