Gates and Trees Tour
Category: Events
Date & Time: Saturday, August 15, 2026. 10:00 am
Event Description
See the many trees of Spiegel Grove and learn about their types and history with some colonial landscape history sprinkled in for America 250 during tree tours offered throughout the spring and summer.
Tours last about an hour and cover different trees and topics ranging from giant trees to trees that President Rutherford B. Hayes and his descendants named in honor of people they admired. These tours enhance the experience of walking at Spiegel Grove, an official arboretum and estate of the president and his wife, First Lady Lucy Hayes.
Building & Grounds Superintendent John Havens, who leads the tree tours, will dress in colonial garb this year and add in some tree history that dates to America’s founding in honor of the U.S. semiquincentennial, or 250th birthday, being celebrated throughout 2026.
Unless otherwise noted, tickets are required and available online below.
Tree tours are part of Hayes Presidential’s America 250 celebration. Partial funding for America 250 events is by Albrechta & Liebold, Ltd., Attorneys at Law.
- Saturday, Aug. 15 – Gates and Trees.Departs the museum at 10 a.m. Explore the trees at Spiegel Grove. Visit the White House gates at the entrances to Spiegel Grove, and learn some of the stories about them. Tickets for non-members are $10 for adults, $7 for ages 6-18, free for ages 5 and younger. Hayes Presidential members can enjoy this tour for free.