Campus Nature
The Morgan-Smith Trail passes through a small but breathtaking old-growth forest with a rich diversity of mature trees and herbaceous plants in Park Park. This is one of the Cornell Botanic Gardens on-campus natural areas.
Highlights
Easy relaxing walk, some nice resting benches along the trail that provide views of the wooded hillside you are walking along. There's an overlook and picnic area with a scenic view of Fall Creek and three stone picnic tables along the banks of Fall Creek. Flat trails along Fall Creek on the north side of Forest Home Drive follow the bank of Fall Creek through a mature forest. Trails also connect to the Stevenson Footbridge, which lead to miles of trails on the north side of Fall Creek: this trail is ideal for making a return loop back into the Arboretum.
Entrance
The entrance to the Morgan Smith Trail is marked by a trail map sign located on Arboretum Road next to the Dogwood Collection. The Morgan Smith Trail connects to trails in the Park Park Natural Area. Trails along Fall Creek can be accessed along Forest Home Drive across from Park Park and at the south end of the Stevenson Footbridge. Parking: There is a parking lot at the entrance to the Park Park Natural Area from Forest Home Drive and NYS Route 366 (Dryden Road) and two other parking lots on Forest Home Drive. There are parking spaces near the entrance to the Morgan Smith Trail in the F. R. Newman Arboretum.