UW Botanic Gardens at the Center for Urban Horticulture
Contact the Center for Urban Horticulture
Directions to the Center for Urban Horticulture
Maps
Street address
3501 NE 41st Street, Seattle, WA 98105
Mailing address
UW Botanic Gardens
Box 354115
Seattle, WA 98195-4115
Phone: 206.543.8616
Fax: 206.685.2692
Email: uwbg@u.washington.edu
Media contact: Elizabeth Loudon, 206.543.3889
Facility rentals: uwbgfac@u.washington.edu
Miller Library: 206-543-0415 or www.millerlibrary.org
Metro bus routes 25, 65, and 75 stop at NE 45th and Mary Gates Memorial Drive. Route 67 stops at NE 45th and Montlake Boulevard. Not sure which one you need? Use Metro's Trip Planner to get here.
Cyclists are welcome on Wahkiakum Lane, the main path that runs through the Union Bay Natural Area -- please note that Wahkiakum is a gravel trail best suited for mountain and touring bikes. This route connects to the University of Washington's E-4 parking lot. You may reach the Burke-Gilman trail by following the pedestrian overpass that crosses Montlake Boulevard next to Hec Ed Pavilion.
Cyclists may also travel along the Burke Gilman past University Village. Turn right at the main crossing on 30th Ave NE/Union Bay Place NE. Follow Union Bay Place and stay straight at the five-way intersection to continue on Mary Gates Memorial Drive. Continue to the bend in the road where Mary Gates Drive becomes N.E. 41st St. The center is on your right.
Take the N.E. 45th Street exit. Drive east on NE 45th for approximately one mile. You will pass the University of Washington and come down a viaduct. At the stoplight at the bottom of the viaduct, turn left to stay on N.E. 45th Street. At the next stoplight (5-way intersection), turn right onto Mary Gates Memorial Drive. Continue to the bend in the road where Mary Gates Drive becomes N.E. 41st St. The center is on your right. NHS Hall and Isaacson Hall are in the first complex of buildings. Douglas Classroom is in the greenhouse.
Take the Montlake Boulevard exit and drive north on Montlake Boulevard. Stay to the right as you cross the bridge and pass Husky Stadium. At the five-way intersection of N.E. 45th and Mary Gates Memorial Drive, turn right onto Mary Gates Memorial Drive. Continue to the bend in the road where Mary Gates Drive becomes N.E. 41st St. The center is on your right. NHS Hall and Isaacson Hall are in the first complex of buildings. Douglas Classroom is in the greenhouse.
Ample parking is available for the public in the lots off 41st Street. The lower lot is reserved for staff.
UW Botanic Gardens sites (overview with roads) JPEG PDF
Center for Urban Horticulture and Union Bay Natural Area trails JPEG PDF
Washington Park Arboretum trail map JPEG PDF
Center for Urban Horticulture facilties PDF
