1. Boyce Thompson Arboretum State Park By Matthew Parker

2. Park map

3. Driving Distance From Cave Creek to Boyce Thompson Arboretum State Park Mileage:76.3 miles Time:1 hour and 16 minutes 41 seconds

4. Park Fees/Amenities Admission: $10 for adults and $4.50 for kids ages 5-12 ages; 4 and under free (pay at the front of the visitor’s center) Amenities: See William Boyce Thompson’s house who was the founder of this park Enjoy a nature walk With many water fountains, a lake, many bridges, and amazing sites If you like to hike on mountains, take the high trail on a peak that also leads back to the visitor’s center where you can buy shirts and snacks Take a guided tour Walk through the beautiful gardens with many kinds of Arizona cacti View a beautiful desert with hummingbirds and butterflies Look at ancient artifacts used by Indians, including boomerangs that they made to hunt wild animals

5. Summary of Park As you approach the Arboretum on Highway 60 you'll see towering Picketpost Mountain dominating the southern horizon. The Arboretum brings together plants from the Earth's many and varied deserts and dry lands and displays them alongside unspoiled examples of the native Sonoran Desert vegetation. No matter what the season, you will enjoy a moving and memorable experience of the beauty, majesty, and mystery of arid land plants. You will also enjoy the many natural communities that form the arid land environment. Memorable experiences await you as you walk the Main Trail; you will see enthralling, otherworldly shapes and forms in the Cactus Garden. You will also find peaceful reflection in the cool shade of towering trees in Queen Creek Canyon; and intellectual stimulation in the many and varied displays at the Smith Interpretive Center. You may enjoy a quiet and intimate time at the Wing Memorial Garden; as well as inspiration for home or business landscapes at the Demonstration Gardens of Low Water-demanding Plants. You will see expansive southwestern vistas visible from the High Trail. There are many gardens here; so find your special places among them.

6. Three Things to do Enjoy the nature walk

7. Walk through the beautiful cactus gardens

8. See artifacts that Indians Used Different types of boomerangs and other tools; used for various things, and boomerangs used for hunting wild animals 

9. I hope you enjoyed my presentation and I’d Greatly recommend visiting Boyce Thompson Arboretum State Park !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!