Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park, North Side

Name: Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park
Address: Frank Sound Road, North Side, KY1 1701, Cayman Islands
Telephone: +1 345-947-9462

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Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park, North Side

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Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park is a non-profit outdoor garden and wildlife facility located in the North Side District of Grand Cayman Island in the British West Indies. The park is owned jointly by the Cayman Islands Government and the National Trust for the Cayman Islands, a group dedicated to preserving natural environments and places of historic significance in the Cayman Islands. Opened in 1994 with only the Woodland Trail completed, the park now also contains the Floral Colour Garden, a Cayman Heritage Garden, a lake, an orchid boardwalk exhibit, and a Blue Iguana Habitat. Also inside the park is a gift shop and a visitor's interpretive center, the starting point from which visitors can enter the Woodland Trail and other garden grounds. ()

Created: 1994Elevation: 23 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 19°19'2"N, 81°10'10"W

Address

Frank Sound RoadNorth Side KY1 1701 Cayman Islands

Contact

+1 345-947-9462

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North Side

Day trips

Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mastic Reserve, East End Light, Bodden Town Mission House, Cayman Islands xeric scrub.

0.9 miW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Mastic Reserve, Grand Cayman
23 min walk • Mastic Reserve lies at the eastern end of the North Side of Grand Cayman, one of the Cayman Islands, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean Sea.
4.7 miE
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
East End Light, East End
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5.9 miSW
Historical place, Museum
Bodden Town Mission House, Grand Cayman
152 min walk • The Mission House is a historic house located in Bodden Town, Grand Cayman. The house rose to prominence in the 1800s and became known as the "Mission House" because of early missionaries, teachers and families who lived there while establishing a Presbyterian church and school in Bodden Town.
4.3 miNE
Protected area
Cayman Islands xeric scrub, Grand Cayman
110 min walk • The Cayman Islands xeric scrub ecoregion covers a portion of the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean Sea. The dry parts of the island are surrounded by mangroves, dry forest, or developed areas.
2.5 miNW
Forest
Cayman Islands dry forests, Grand Cayman
65 min walk • The Cayman Islands dry forests ecoregion covers about half of the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean Sea. The other half of the low-lying islands are mangroves.
1.7 miNE
Natural attraction, Nature, Forest
Frank Sound Forest, Grand Cayman
44 min walk • Frank Sound Forest lies near the southern coast of the East End district of Grand Cayman, one of the Cayman Islands, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean Sea. It is one of the territory's Important Bird Areas.
3.3 miSE
Natural attraction, Nature, Forest
Franklin's Forest
85 min walk • Franklin's Forest lies near the centre of the East End distinct of Grand Cayman, one of the Cayman Islands, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean Sea. It is one of the territory's Important Bird Areas.
5.5 miSW
Sport, Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue
Haig Bodden Stadium, Bodden Town
140 min walk • Haig Bodden Stadium is a football facility located in Bodden Town, Cayman Islands. The complex contains a football pitch, and two basketball courts. The main tenant is Bodden Town FC. The capacity is 1,500.