Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park in Grand Cayman, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands | Botanical Gardens

Woodland Preserve -- 40 acres of the 65 acre Botanic Park is preserved in its natural state with a 0.8 mile walking trail. It is estimated that 40 percent of Grand Cayman's native flora is growing in the Woodland Preserve and the Woodland Trail passes through a wide variety of habitats and plant communities. Visitors will see seasonally flooded Buttonwood swamps; fresh water ponds; Mahogany forest; cactus/agave thickets; native palms including the endemic Coccothrinax proctorii; grassy meadows; and many epiphytic orchids, bromeliads, ferns and cacti. Much wildlife is also found in the preserve including fresh water turtles, lizards, agoutis, land crabs, butterflies, the endemic Blue Iguana and the endemic subspecies of the Cuban Parrot.
Visitors' Centre -- The Visitors' first stop at the Botanic Park is the Visitors' Centre. Designed in a contemporary West Indian style, the Visitors' Centre houses visitor orientation & information, a reception room with changing exhibits, gift shop, classroom and administrative offices. A small cafe is part of the Visitors' Centre complex.