Hours & Directions

The Arboretum grounds are open to the public free of charge, seven days a week during daylight hours (from dawn to dusk). The office and public restrooms are open Tuesday-Friday from 9:00am-4:30pm.

The LSU Hilltop Arboretum is located at 11855 Highland Road, Baton Rouge (70810), approximately 6 miles south of LSU, between Bluebonnet Boulevard and Siegen Lane.

 

Hilltop Calendar

Family Field Day
Sunday, March 24, 2024, 1:00-4:00pm

Discover Nature: Native Plants for Birds
Tuesday, March 26, 2024, 6:30pm-8:00pm

Backyard Habitat Gardener
Spring Children's Camp
Monday, April 1 and Tuesday, April 2, 2024, 9:00am-1:00pm

Spring Fling Plant Sale
Members-Only
Wednesday, April 17, 2024, 9:00am-6:00pm

Spring Fling Plant Sale
Saturday, April 20, 2024, 9:00am-4:00pm
Sunday, April 21, 2024, 12:00pm-4:00pm
No Photo Shoots on April 20th or 21st

Discover Nature: Connecting and Healing with Louisiana Medicinal Plants
Tuesday, April 23, 2024, 6:00pm-8:30pm

Wilderness and Remote First Aid
Saturday, June 1 & Sunday, June 2, 2024, 8:00am-5:00pm

 


 

Picture of Purple Flower

Welcome!

Welcome to LSU Hilltop Arboretum! These fourteen extraordinarily beautiful acres in Baton Rouge showcase an extensive collection of Louisiana native trees and shrubs. The property known as Hilltop is located on Highland Road south of LSU.

You are invited to cross the old footbridge overlooking a twenty foot deep ravine and wander into the tranquil “cathedral”, where tree canopies form a green protective room. Discover the bamboo grove where you can sit and listen to the wind in the trees. In the meadow, tall grasses and colorful autumn wildflowers shimmer in the bright Louisiana sunlight. The visitor to LSU Hilltop Arboretum will find not only a place of learning, but a quiet place, far removed from the pressures of life; a place of solace and contemplation.