Washington Park Arboretum website

Driving (or walking) from campus
Drive south on Montlake Blvd. After you cross over the Montlake Bridge get into the left lane. Turn left on Lake Washington Blvd (will be after you cross over 520). Turn left onto Foster Island Rd (there will be a ‘Y' in the road). Take the first right, which is onto Arboretum Drive E. The Graham Visitor's Center will be on your left at the top of the hill.
Parking is available at the visitor's center or at the bottom of the hill before entering the visitor's center.

Buses
Go to the Metro King County Transit page for timetables and maps. Routes 43 and 48 get you near the Arboretum. Both leave from 15th Avenue NE and NE 40th Street and have a stop at 24th Avenue NE and McGraw Street.

Walking directions from 24th Ave NE and McGraw St (taken from MetroKC tripplanner).
Walk a short distance N on 24TH AVE E. Turn right on E MCGRAW ST. Walk 1 block E on E MCGRAW ST. Turn left on 26TH AVE E. Walk 1 block N on 26TH AVE E. Turn sharp right on LAKE WASHINGTON BLVD E. Walk 1 block SE on LAKE WASHINGTON BLVD E. Turn left on E FOSTER ISLAND RD. Take the first right, which is onto Arboretum Drive E. The Graham Visitor's Center will be on your left at the top of the hill.

Follow the directions above to go toward the Graham Visitor's Center. However, do not turn left onto Foster Island Rd at the "Y". Stay on Lake Washington Blvd. Continue on this road for ~ .5 miles. The Gravel Parking Lot will be the first parking lot on your left.

From campus, take Pend Oreille Road to the bottom of the hill. At the first light, continue straight (cross 25th Ave. NE) and turn left at the next light onto Montlake Boulevard, which then immediately becomes NE 45th St. At the intersection of N.E. 45th Street and Mary Gates Memorial Drive (5-way stop light), turn right (south) onto Mary Gates Memorial Drive. Continue south to the bend in the road (where Mary Gates Drive becomes N.E. 41st Street). The entrance to the Center is on your right.

You can also walk from campus through the Union Bay Natural Area. If you’ve never gone that way, check out the Campus Map for the quickest way from wherever you are coming from. Head for Parking Lot E5 to the east of the soccer field. The trail to CUH through UBNA (Wahkiakum Lane) starts from the NE side of the parking lot. From that point, all roads lead to CUH. Once you are on the trail going straight is the more direct route. If you have some extra time, take the first left which takes you closer to the lake. There you may see turtles sun bathing on logs, bald eagles soaring overhead, and listen to the melodious chatter of marsh wrens, red-winged blackbirds and if you’re lucky a Virginia rail. You can also admire the restoration work and review plants (pick out the Salix, Populus and Crataegus monogyna) along the way.

Volunteer Park website

Driving
Go South on Montlake Blvd. and cross the Montlake Bridge. Stay on Montlake Blvd. It will quickly become 24th Ave E. The road then becomes 23rd Ave E. Right after the road becomes 23rd Ave. E., take a right on E. Aloha Street and head up the hill. Take a right on 14th Avenue and go 2 blocks, which will put you at the entrance to Volunteer Park. Follow the road around to the parking lot. We will meet in the parking lot in front of the museum, next to the “donut” sculpture.

By Bus
Routes 10 & 12 go past Volunteer Park. Bus # 44 (becomes 43) connects with them from UW. Catch #44 at NE 45th Street and University Way and take it to E John St. and 15th Ave E. Transfer to the 10 and take it to 15 Ave E and E Highland Dr. Walk SW to Volunteer Park. Please check out the Metro website for time schedule and alternate routes.