The Arboretum At Trochu

Beautiful place, very well maintained, super friendly people. So many varieties of trees and plants, all dressed up for Christmas. A yearly tradition for our family to visit here during the holidays.

A botanical oasis in the middle of the Alberta prairie, this is a ‘must stop’ for plant and garden lovers. There are many varieties of trees, shrubs and flowers, as well as the historic Dr. Hays Heritage House. There were even grapes growing here, which was surprising to see in Central Alberta! There are also excellent public washrooms in a heated and clean building. Although admission is not charged, please consider donating!

Festival of lights was great! A stop in the middle to warm up and have a hot chocolate and hotdog! A fire outside to enjoy and all for a donation!

We loved the Christmas lights. Lots of work and imagination went into this display. Easy parking and no crowds.

Beautiful little park to stroll through. Done up beautifully in the winter...theme 12 days of Christmas. Often serve hotdogs and hot chocolate. Bonfire. Very lovely!

The lights display at Christmas time is truly heartwarming. A must see. Take a stroll through the park, following the story, filled with holiday spirit. Unlike any other. Well done by a generous group of volunteers. Hot chocolate and a warm friendly welcome topped off the pleasant experience. A real gem!

Beautiful gardens and walk ways. Good food reasonable price.

Great spot to stop and stretch your legs while you are road tripping through Alberta

Amazing place we stopped there on our way back from drumheller and it was a nice place to walk around very well kept and beautiful

Such a cool place. So fortunate to have it so close to home. The lights in the winter season are always so beautiful

This is beautiful place. The plants are labelled and you can learn about the history of the place. Lovely garden. Recommended

It is amazing what a small group of volunteers has accomplished over the years. This is a regular stop for my family. We find it very peaceful to stop by on a sunny Sunday afternoon with a picnic lunch. Or walk around at Christmas time drinking hot chocolate and enjoying the lights. Our daughter has had a few of her birthday tea parties in this wonderful setting.

Lovely place to take a walk.

A very lovely spring and summer garden experience, with striking floral displays and calming pathway under spreading trees. It has the potential to be absolutely extraordinary with just a little bit more time and money invested, but one cannot fault the experience for admission by donation.

always enjoy the forest of lights! it has become a tradition with good friends. Hot chocolate with a hot dog first, then go walk around and check out the display of 12 days of Christmas and have a hoot singing each each year. Then warm up by the fire with some more hot chocolate. See you again next year 🎅🤶

Cool place to visit in Trochu. Took my family for my Mother in law's birthday and she thoroughly enjoyed it. Looked like they were getting ready for a wedding which would be a cool location for that.

Hidden treasure!!! Beautiful garden with clean, new washrooms. Also has a restaurant which sadly was closed when I visited but the locals give it rave reviews. Well worth the stop. You will not be disappointed!
Update - Sept 2019 - the restaurant has moved to Main St but the garden is still fabulous !!

So lovely. Love the lights that come on at night too. So many beautiful places to stop and sit for a bit too!!

Never been here during the summer but we came out from Calgary for the Forest of Lights at Christmas and it was beautiful! Hot dogs and cocoa by donation.

Really enjoyed the arboretum but almost froze my butt off viewing the lights.