Bayard Cutting Arboretum

I love this place it is so wonderful. The gardens are always well maintained. Sitting on the great lawn and watching the water is so relaxing and the dahlia garden is my all time favorite. The only thing that’s bothers me is the current construction. It really pushes parking from the main building and it is difficult for some who have mobility issues to walk. It is a big longer a distance than it used to be. But my hope is with the completion of the construction it might be easier.

What a Great Time at the Arboretum. First our Thanks to Bryan the Manager, Ciara the Host and our Server Patty at the Hidden Oak Cafe. All three of them are such nice people. Definitely a A+ on customer service. The food was absolutely delicious. Our Server Patty was so accommodating to our food allergies. I would highly recommend having lunch here. Thank you for such a pleasant experience 😊

A meritoriously well maintained arboretum with lots of space to explore and a garden filled with intricate flowers. This is a must visit for any nature explorer.

Great place to spend your day with kids. Many different gardens to explore. Kids love to walk in Woodland Garden because it’s like a small adventure. River walk gives a amazing view of the Connetquot River. You can either cover left or right side of the park first and take lunch in the Hidden Oak Cafe. Then you can cover the rest. Kids love to see chickens in CSA farm.
$8 per vehicle, closed on Monday
Highly recommend

Beautiful gardens with a breathtaking old mansion and pretty Cafe with great food. Had a delicious grilled turkey, brie, pear and fig jam sandwich.

This place is really cool, very big, a lot of walking on very nice trails, beautiful flowers, the house is lovely with a cool cafe, great way to spend the morning.

This is the greatest place to get away from the world and relax a bit. It's so serene there. You need an entire day too see everything OR just go often and scope out a few things. There is s wonderful little restaurant in the mansion. We had some pie last time we went and it was fantastic. If you love nature you must go here.

Beautiful walk on a beautiful dat. The Long Island Dahlias society show is being held at the arboretum this weekend 9/2-3/2023. Don't miss out on all the fantastic flowers in the show. The dahlia garden will be on display much longer, until first frost. The bees loves dahlias and you will too. Go for a beautiful walk.

It’s a beautiful place to spend a relaxed day. The gardens are gorgeous and the mansion beautiful. There is a cafe where you can sit on the porch and enjoy a meal, a bite or a coffee.

Gorgeous grounds. Great place to enjoy nature.
Parking costs 8.00

One of the best arboretums in tristate area (competing with Planting Fields arboretum). Great experience visiting from early spring to late fall, never disappoints.

Besides arboretum trails there are pretty good woodlands trails and quite amazing in any weather river walk.

Beautiful, well kept grounds. My kids are 9 & 11 and they both enjoyed walking along the water. There is no park staff working at the booth upon entering but you can pay for parking ($8/car) at the machine once you've parked. Don't forget to display the receipt by your windshield. It was not crowded at all when we went on a Sunday around 3:30p, the arboretum closes at 5p and we explored maybe only a 1/3 of the place. Definitely will return again!

A sprawling, beautiful park, well maintained with many points of interest. Several paths both paved and dirt all surrounded with beauty. Looks like they grow and sell produce during summer and eggs year round. The main house is filled with history and the cafe has a large selection of pastry/scones/muffins plus soups and light food. Great views to sit with family/friends and talk over a pot of tea. Can't wait to go back in the spring

Had such a lovely day with my family there. The staff is very friendly and our tour guides (husband & wife duo), were absolutely wonderful. They were a plethora of knowledge on the home and the owners that built it. The grounds are so beautifuly maintained & the most lavish arboretum you will find on LI. It warrants the nature walk, which is acres, to see all the trees & plants from countries abroad.

We were so taken by this place every where you look there is something beautiful to see so many different trees,bushes,flowers a real garden of eden a place to learn a retreat to sit and meditate a place that provides seating throughout a place to walk along the water it is a place I would tell anyone to vist it will give you such peace

That is a park of differences - very different landscapes, different plants, different beauties, even temporary funny sculptures.

Tea room for lunch is perfect. Lovely walking paths through trees and gardens and along river. Leave and take free books in a few places. Can use Empire pass for parking/entry

A really beautiful and peaceful place to walk around in. The Hidden Oak Cafe offers good food at affordable prices. Its like going back in time. Love this arboretum, I come here often. Great place to get away from it all.

Very well kept and the landscaping is impressive! They have plenty of little hidden trails and well located seating while you're exploring, 3 little ponds and some very old and impressive trees as well. Great place to explore for an hour or 2, and I definitely recommend visiting the Oak Hill Cafe after for a nice refreshing lemonade!

This 5 star rating in for grounds themselves, not the manor house, cafe, or tours.
It costs $8 to park however the fee goes to the upkeep and landscaping so I'm happy to contribute.
This is a huge place and you can come many times, walking a different trail with a different view each time. There are many species of trees and flowers to enjoy.
Currently there are many restrictions due to covid but the grounds themselves are a nice and scenic retreat.