Spring Daffodil Driving Tour
Lewisboro’s Golden Roads
Our tourof 42,000roadsidedaffodils, planted by the Lewisboro Garden Club and community volunteers over the last 11years, beginswith the 3,100 daffodilsatVista Community Park on Route 123at East Street. Now head north on Route 123 and note the 3,700 daffodils planted along Vista Fire Department’s roadside.
Continue along 123 and bear right on Elmwood Road, where many residents have added daffodils to their roadsides. The trianglegarden at Shady Lane, planted and cared for by the garden club, has scores ofcolorful daffodils. Arriving at Onatru Farmon your right, you’ll find 4,700 daffodils at the entrance drive and along the stone wall. More golden yellow daffodils are in the Alice Poor Memorial Garden, on the side of the farmhouse at Onatru Farm. This garden isdesigned and cared for by the garden club.
Continuenorth on Elmwood and turn left on West Lane, which becomes Spring Hill Lane. Turn right on Route 123 to the end, then left on Route 35 in South Salem. ThistleWaithe Learning Centeron right has over 4,000 daffodils. Note hundreds of daffodils planted by the South Salem Animal Hospital. Continue on to the Route 35 andSpring Street (west section) intersection, with its large rejuvenated daffodil planting. Turn right onto Spring St. and see the 2,400 daffodils, on the left, on the State Police Station lawn.Continue on Spring Street and note the daffodils at the flagpole garden at Spring and Main Streets. Take a sharp left onto Main Street and see the 4,200 daffodils onthe Town House Lawn. Note the daffodils planted by the library. Continue on and turn left on Bouton Road. View the triangle garden daffodils, continue onBouton and turn right ontoRoute 35.
Go westonRoute 35 and note the many daffodils at Mead St. and Rt. 35, planted by the Waccabuc Landowners Council. Now onto the 1,600 daffodils on the left at the Route 35 andMark Mead Road intersection in Cross River. At the light at Routes 35 and 121note the hundreds of daffodils planted by Cross River Shell. A short drive west on Route 35 takes you to the Cyrus Russell Community House on the left with its 6,000 daffodils.Drive into the parking lot and view the daffodils up close.
Go back (east) on Route 35,turn left onto Route 121 (North)and enjoy 8,100 daffodils beautifying both sides of the road at John Jay High School campus.It’s like driving through a corridor lined with daffodils.
Continueon Route 121, then turn left atRoute 138, pass over I 684 and turn left onto Old Bedford Road. Drive to the end and look at the daffodils on the lawn of the old GoldensBridgeCommunity House, where our tour ends.
Many of our daffodildisplays have parking areas where you can get out and admire the flowers up close. Just beautiful!
Although our driving tour starts in Vista, you could also start in Goldens Bridge or Cross River.
Golden Roads Daffodils is made possible by community donations and proceeds from daffodil bulbs sales. And by over 60 daffodil volunteers planting 4,000 bulbs each year.2018-2