Lindsay Pryor National Arboretum (Canberra, ACT)

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The Lindsay Pryor National Arboretum site is located between Lady Denman Drive and the lakeshore near Scrivener Dam and opposite the grounds of the Governor General's residence. It is currently accessed by Barrenjoey Drive, and only open to the public on weekends.

The arboretum contains a fascinating mix of indigenous and Northern Hemisphere deciduous and coniferous trees in an area that Walter Burley Griffin designated for an arboretum. Lindsay Pryor established arboreta everywhere and was recognised by the National Capital Authority by gazetting the Lindsay Pryor Arboretum between the Tuggeranong Parkway and Lake Burley Griffin to mark his contribution to the Canberra's landscape during the post-war period, his international research standing in forestry, and academic achievements at ANU as foundation Professor of Botany.

The site has an extensive lake frontage and offers considerable opportunities for a teaching and research centre and recreational development. The area was extensively planted between 1954-57 under the guidance of Pryor, then head of Parks and Gardens, to monitor the performance of a small number of tree species, mostly oaks and some eucalypts, poplars and conifers, under natural rainfall conditions. The 2003 fires destroyed and severely damaged trees in parts of the area.

The Lindsay Pryor National Arboretum is open weekends and Public Holidays between 7am and 8pm all year.