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Hours
Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve is open daily (seven days a week) year-round. (Closed Thanksgiving Day and 12/24 through 1/1.) The grounds are open from 8:30 a.m. to sunset, and the Visitor Center and Twinleaf Shop are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission Fees
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The fee for non-members
is: Adults- $5, Seniors (62 and older)-$3, Fulltime students [with ID]-$3, Children 4
through 14- $2, Children under 4- free. |
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Members of Bowman's
Hill Wildflower Preserve are admitted free. To learn about
other member benefits, click
here. |
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Admission includes
a guided tour, offered daily at 2:00 p.m. from April through October. |
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Educational program
fees include admission to the Preserve. |
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Admission fees
are waived for the Spring and Fall Plant Sale days and
Community Open House Day. Check the Calendar of Events
for the dates of these events. |
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Admission revenue
directly supports the operating expenses of the Preserve. |
Parking
Free parking is available at the Visitor Center. Additional parking is available along the left side of the entrance drive (Continental Drive) or in the lower lots near the Captain James Moore Pavilion.
Accessibility
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A system of well-marked
trails winds through the Preserve. Most of the trails
are relatively flat. The trails are surfaced with gravel
and linked by a paved central pedestrian roadway. |
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The main floor
of the Visitor Center, its restrooms and the parking lot
are handicapped-accessible. |
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One trail, Wood's
Edge Walk, also is handicapped-accessible. This trail
consists of a paved path, a wheelchair-accessible shelter
with benches from which to view woods and meadow, and
handicapped-only parking. |
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Strollers can
travel easily on the paved main pedestrian road and Wood's
Edge Walk. Most of the rest of the trails can best accommodate
strollers with all-terrain type of wheels. |
Simple Rules to Follow
Please follow these rules as a courtesy to other visitors and to protect the Preserve's habitats and native plants:
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Pets are not allowed
(even on leash) within the fenced portion of the Preserve. |
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Please do not
pick or collect the wildflowers and other plants. |
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Walk only on the
trails. |
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No fishing, hunting,
swimming or cross-country skiing. No horseback riding,
motorcycles, snowmobiles, scooters or off-road vehicles. |
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No bicycling on
the trails. You may ride your bicycle or motorcycle up
to the Visitor Center; a bicycle rack is provided. |
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No alcohol. |
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Picnic only in
designated area: the Captain James Moore Pavilion and
surrounding grassy area at the front of the Preserve grounds.
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