650 acres, 16.5 miles of trails. Paid admission only.

Active use trail system & open space

Tyler Arboretum
 

The property's history began in 1681, when William Penn signed a "lease and release" agreement with Thomas Minshall, an English Quaker, for property in Pennsylvania that contained the site now occupied by the arboretum. Between 1681 and 1944, the property was home to eight generations of the same family. The arboretum itself started in 1825 when two brothers, Jacob and Minshall Painter, set aside land to systematically plant more than 1,000 varieties of trees and shrubs. In 1944, descendant Laura Tyler bequeathed the property, in memorial to her husband John J. Tyler, to be a nonprofit arboretum.

  • Tyler Arboretum is paid admission only. Visit the park website for more information. https://tylerarboretum.org/visit-tyler-arboretum/

    Dogs are not allowed.

  • The parking area is fully handicap and stroller accessible.

    There are several sections of the park which are fully paved but many other trails which are not. Large wheeled strollers will make traversing the grounds easier.

    Bathrooms available onsite.

    110 acres of the park are located within the deer exclusion fencing.

  • Tyler Arboretum is a non-profit public garden in Delaware County, PA. Maintained by the Arboretum.

  • Tyler Arboretum can be accessed from it’s main parking lot located at 515 Painter Rd, Media PA 19063