McCrory Gardens

631 22nd Avenue, Brookings, SD 57007

McCrory Gardens includes a 25-acre Botanical Garden and a 45-acre Arboretum on the South Dakota State University campus in Brookings. The Arboretum is free and open from dawn to dusk. It is also pet-friendly. The Botanical Garden has entrance fees of $4 (ages 16 and up) and $2 (ages 6-15); ages 5 and under are free, so are SDSU students and McCrory Garden members. There is also an Education and Visitor Center which hosts events, meetings, banquets, weddings, lectures and conferences year-round.