Boerner Botanical Gardens

9400 Boerner Drive
Hales Corners, WI 53130

Friends of Boerner Botanical Garden

(414) 525-5650

Milwaukee County Parks

(414) 525-5601

Information line: (414) 525-5600

Directions

From Downtown Milwaukee and the Northeast (Sheboygan, Green Bay)

• Take I-43 to 894 West
• Exit at Forest Home – Exit 5A
• Turn left onto South 92^nd Street (signage will direct you)
• Continue to intersection of 92^nd and Grange (4-way stop sign)
• Continue on 92^nd Street through Grange intersection (signage will direct you)
• Continue to the entrance of Root River Parkway (at College Avenue)
• Turn right onto College Avenue (into the Parkway)
• Turn right at the stop sign then turn right at the entrance to the Gardens

From the South (Racine, Kenosha, Chicago)

• Take I-94 to Exit 320 (West Rawson Avenue/Hwy. BB)
• Turn left (west) onto West Rawson Avenue and proceed to South 92^nd Street (about 5 miles)
• Turn right onto South 92^nd Street and follow signs to the Gardens (about 1 mile)
• Turn left onto College Avenue (into the Parkway)
• Turn right at the first stop sign then turn right at the entrance to the Gardens and proceed up the hill

From the Southwest (Beloit, Rockford)

• Take I-43 toward Milwaukee
• Take the Layton Avenue exit, Exit 59, on the LEFT toward WI-100
• Stay straight to go onto West Layton Avenue
• Turn right onto South 108^th Street/WI Hwy. 100 South (Walgreens on diagonal corner)
• Go through the intersection of Hwy. 100 and Forest Home (McDonalds on left)
• Proceed to College Avenue and turn left (go through residential area then into the park)
• Turn left at the first stop sign then turn right at the entrance to the Gardens and proceed up the hill

From the West (Waukesha, Madison, Minneapolis)

• Take I-94 to 894/45 South
• Take the WI Hwy. 100 exit, Exit 60, on the LEFT
• Stay right and merge onto South 108^th Street (Hwy. 100) heading South
• Go through the intersection of Hwy. 100 and Forest Home (McDonalds on left)
• Proceed to College Avenue and turn left (go through residential area then into the park)
• Turn left at the first stop sign then turn right at the entrance to the Gardens and proceed up the hill

From the Northwest (Fond du Lac)

• Take Hwy. 41 South (becomes Hwy. 45 in Milwaukee County) to 894/45 South
• Take the WI Hwy. 100 exit, Exit 60, on the LEFT
• Stay right and merge onto South 108^th Street (Hwy. 100) going South
• Go through the intersection of Hwy. 100 and Forest Home (McDonalds on left)
• Proceed to College Avenue and turn left (go through residential area then into the park)
• Turn left at the first stop sign then turn right at the entrance to the Gardens and proceed up the hill

Admission

(April 21– October 14) Daily, 8:00 am – 7:00 pm

Garden Hours

Education & Visitor Center Hours

Accessibility

The Education & Visitor Center and most of the grounds are ADA-compliant. Handicapped parking spaces are available in the parking lot. Wheelchairs are available.



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