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                          COVID-19 CONSIDERATIONS
We remain open to the public, dawn to dusk, 365 days a year.
For the safety of everyone, we ask that you please:
 
  • Keep a distance of at least 6 feet between you and others.
  • Wear a mask to cover your nose and mouth, especially when encountering other visitors.
  • Stay at home when feeling sick and seek medical attention.
  • Avoid surfaces that may have been touched by other people.
  • Leash your dog and use the pet waste stations conveniently located throughout the grounds.
  • Carry out any trash that you generate, including masks and gloves, and dispose of them at home.
The Arboretum is open daily, dawn to dusk for hiking, walking, cross country skiing and biking; no motorized vehicles are allowed on the Arboretum grounds to protect the plants. Parking is free.

Suggested donation for non-member visitors: $5/per person, $15/family.



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From Esperance
Turn at the Town Hall onto Charleston Street which turns into Conover Road.   There is a green sign for Landis on Route 20 by this road. Follow for 1  miles. The road bears right 90 degrees at one point. Turn right onto Lape Road. There is a sign for Landis and a dead end sign. Our main parking lot is 1 mile down on your left. Across the street from this parking lot are our offices, located in the farmhouse, our barn and our library and greenhouse. Farther up Lape Road you will see a small sign for the Meeting House on the right. You may pull into this driveway and park by the Meeting House. Our collections are accessible from either parking area.

From Cobleskill / Howe Caverns
Take Route 7 east to Route 30A. There will be a Red Barrel convenience store on the corner. Turn left on Route 30A north. Turn right on Route 20 east. There will be a Mobil convenience store on your left. Go into the village of Esperance. Pass Eastman’s Cheese House and the post office on your right. Make your next left onto Charleston Street which turns into Conover Road. Follow directions from Esperance.

From Schoharie/Middleburgh
Take Route 30 north to route 20. Turn left onto Route 20 west. As you enter Esperance you will cross the Schoharie Creek. Make your first right a the Town Hall. Follow directions from Esperance.

From Amsterdam
Take Route 30 south to intersection with Route 20. At the traffic light turn right onto Route 20 west. As you enter Esperance you will cross the Schoharie Creek. Make your first right a the Town Hall. Follow directions from Esperance.

From Saratoga and the North
Take Northway (I-87) south to the NYS Thruway. Take the Thruway west to exit 25A. Take I-88 west to exit 24 – Duanesburg. Take Route 20 west six miles through Duanesburg to Esperance. Make your first right in Esperance at the Town Hall. Follow directions from Esperance.

From Albany and the East
Take route 20 west to Duanesburg, or Take the NYS Thruway west to exit 25A. Take I-88 west to exit 24 – Duanesburg. Take Route 20 west six miles through Duanesburg to Esperance. Make your first right in Esperance at the Town Hall. Follow directions from Esperance.

From Schenectady
Take Route 7 west or I-88 west to exit 24 – Duanesburg. Take Route 20 west for six miles through Duanesburg to Esperance. Make your first right in Esperance at the Town Hall. Follow signs from Esperance.

From Canajoharie
Take Route 10 south to Sharon Springs. Turn left onto Route 20 east. Follow through Carlisle, Sloansville and into the village of Esperance. Pass Eastman’s Cheese House and the post office on your right. Make your next left onto Charleston Street which turns into Conover Road. The Town Hall is on the corner and there is a sign for Landis. Follow directions from Esperance.

From the West on the NYS Thruway
Take exit 29 for Canajoharie. Follow directions from Canajoharie.

From Oneonta and the West
Take route 20 east, or Take I-88 east to Cobleskill/Middleburgh exit (not Cobleskill/Richmondville exit). Take Route 7 east. Turn left on route 30A. There will be a Red Barrel convenience store on the corner Turn left on Route 30A north. Turn right on Route 20 east. There will be a Mobil convenience store on your left. Go into the village of Esperance. Pass Eastman’s Cheese House and the post office on your right. Make your next left onto Charleston Street which turns into Conover Road. The Town Hall is on the corner and there is a sign for Landis. Follow directions from Esperance.


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