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Beal Botanical Garden & Campus Arboretum
  • Visit & Events
  • Science
  • Education
  • Nuture Your Roots
  • Plant Collections
  • Campus Arboretum
  • Support
  • About

< Visit & Events

  • Overview
  • Events
  • Free Digital Guide
  • Garden Accessibility
  • Garden Etiquette
  • Public Tours
  • Exploration Map
  • Garden Collections Map

< Science

  • Overview
  • Beal Seed Experiment
  • Invasive Plants
  • Red Cedar Riverbank Restoration
  • Research and Teaching Permits

< Education

  • Overview
  • Classes
  • Beal Scholars
  • Resources
  • Public Tours
  • Tour Request Form

< Nuture Your Roots

  • Overview
  • Rooting Stations
  • Nurturing Campus
  • Extending Roots
  • Meditation Map

< Plant Collections

  • Overview
  • Core Collections
  • Thematic Collections
  • Augmented Reality Collection
  • Exploration Map
  • Garden Collections Map

< Campus Arboretum

  • Overview
  • Exploration Map
  • Historic Woodlands of MSU
  • Campus Tree Tour
  • Research and Teaching Permits

< Support

  • Make a Gift
  • Volunteer
  • Commemorative Trees and Benches
  • Donor Spotlights

< About

  • Overview
  • Mission & Strategic Plan
  • Our Team
  • Our Beal Scholars
  • History
  • Then and Now Historical Gallery
  • Resources
  • Media Coverage
  • Media Archive
  • Arts MSU
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Public Tours

The Beal Botanical Garden offers free tours open to the public. Check our events page or follow us on social media for details.

For groups of 6 or more, we welcome you to schedule a free tour!

Tour Information:

  • Length: 45-60 minutes (can be adapted)
  • Current options can be found on the request form and are subject to change.
    • Additional topics can be requested, we will let you know if it is possible!
    • Scheduled programs may be requested for another time, as a private group tour.
  • Meeting Location: The Botanical Garden pond unless otherwise requested.
  • Tours consist of walking on unpaved turf grass. Please let us know if there are any accessibility or mobility issues and we will accommodate as best we can.
  • Tour guides will be chosen from staff and Beal Scholars based on the tour topic.

Request a Tour

For specific questions, email Education Director Maeve Bassett at basset63@msu.edu.

A suggested donation of $20 for tours supports educational programming at the Beal Botanical Garden. Thank you for your support!

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Photos courtesy of Maeve Bassett (left, center) and Prof. Eleanor Louson (right).