Tree Explorers and Walks

Be a Tree Explorer in Kansas City with the Garden Center Association of Greater Kansas City with our series of Tree Walks to explore the diverse collection of trees in the Stanley R. McLane Arboretum located within Loose Park at 51st and Wornall in Kansas City, Missouri. Each walk will introduce you to  a select group of trees or an area of the park. All walks are self guided and you can follow the trees through the seasons of the year and see how they progress through the bud break in the spring to summers leafy abundance of cool shade on into fall color and winter structure of the trees habit of growth.

Tree Walks

Download any of our walks and head over to Loose Park to follow along.


Tree Explorers is a discovery activity program developed for children together with their families . It is designed for exploration of many of the native species of trees at the loose Park Stanley R. McLane Arboretum.

Explorer Field GuidesTree Explorer Guides

You can choose from two Tree Explorer Guides one designed for younger children or one for older children. You can also buy the full Tree Explorer Back Pack with your choice of guide.

Tree Explorers Guides



Tree Explorers Back PackTree Explorers Backpack and Field Guide

Inside the backpack are: Explorer Guides, clipboard and pencil, measuring tape, binoculars, magnifying glass, key chain compass, and the Tree Explorers backpack.




The Garden Center Association of Greater Kansas City is a

KC Parks Partner