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California Public Gardens

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• Huntington Library & Gardens, San Marino. “Free day” tickets: huntington.org/free-day
• The Getty Gardens in Los Angeles, free admission, $20 parking. getty.edu
• Balboa Park Botanical Building admission is always free, and many gardens are free to see, as well balboapark.org
• Palos Verdes Peninsula’s South Coast Botanic Garden offers free admission 3rd Tuesday of each month. southcoastbotanicgarden.org
• San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park Conservatory of Flowers is free to all visitors on the 1st Tuesday of each month. The Botanical Garden is free on the 2nd Tuesday of every month.
  Visitors may also gain free entry to the Garden on Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. goldengatepark.com

California Gardens

Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden

Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden
Earl Warren Drive
Long Beach, CA 90815
 csulb.edu/~jgarden

Sherman Library & Gardens

Sherman Library & Gardens
2647 East Coast Highway Corona del Mar, CA 92625
(949) 673-2261
slgardens.org

Fullerton Arboretum

1900 Associated Road Fullerton, CA 92831
(657) 278-3407
fullertonarboretum.org
Fullerton Arboretum
33.89038,-117.88551

South Coast Botanic Garden Foundation

South Coast Botanic Garden Foundation
33.78459,-118.34822
26300 Crenshaw Boulevard Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA 90274
(310) 544-1948
southcoastbotanicgarden.org

Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden

Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
34.14485,-118.05079
301 North Baldwin Avenue Arcadia, CA 91007
(626) 821-3222
arboretum.org

Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens

Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens
33.422,-117.62031
415 Avenida Granada
San Clemente, CA 92672
(949) 498-2139
casaromantica.org

Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden

Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
34.11074,-117.71391
1500 North College Avenue Claremont, CA 91711
(909) 625-8767
rsabg.org

Wrigley Memorial and Botanic Garden

Wrigley Memorial and Botanic Garden
33.32389,-118.34187
1402 Avalon Canyon Road Avalon, CA 90704
(310) 510-2897
catalinaconservancy.org

Descanso Gardens

Descanso Gardens
34.20682,-118.20003
1418 Descanso Drive
La Cañada Flintridge, CA 91011
(818) 949-4200
descansogardens.org

The Japanese Garden

The Japanese Garden
34.18268,-118.48081
6100 Woodley Avenue Van Nuys, CA 91406
(818) 756-8166
thejapanesegarden.com

UC Riverside Botanic Gardens

UC Riverside Botanic Gardens
33.97371,-117.32806
Botanic Gardens Drive
900 University Avenue
Riverside, CA 92521
(951) 784-6962
gardens.ucr.edu

Conejo Valley Botanic Garden

Conejo Valley Botanic Garden
34.19383,-118.88396
Jeaunine Drive Thousand Oaks, CA 91359
(805) 494-7630
ConejoGarden.org

San Diego Botanic Garden

San Diego Botanic Garden
33.05263,-117.27995
230 Quail Gardens Drive Encinitas, CA 92024
(760) 436-3036
sdbgarden.org

Japanese Friendship Garden

Japanese Friendship Garden
32.72835,-117.15202
2215 Pan American Road East
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 232-2721
niwa.org

Water Conservation Garden

Water Conservation Garden
32.74225,-116.94023
12122 Cuyamaca College Drive West El Cajon, CA 92019
(619) 660-0614
thegarden.org

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
34.45525,-119.70849
1212 Mission Canyon Road Santa Barbara, CA 93105
(805) 682-4726
sbbg.org

San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden

San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden
35.34107,-120.72049
3450 Dairy Creek Road
San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
(805) 541-1400
slobg.org

Casa del Herrero

Casa del Herrero
36.19619,-115.28712
1387 East Valley Road
Santa Barbara, CA 93108
(805) 565-5653
casadelherrero.com

Arboretum at the University of California Santa Cruz

Arboretum at the University of California Santa Cruz
36.98342,-122.06097
120 Arboretum Road
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
(831) 502-2998
arboretum.ucsc.edu

The Ruth Bancroft Garden

The Ruth Bancroft Garden
37.92402,-122.03648
1552 Bancroft Road Walnut Creek, CA 94598
(925) 944-9352
ruthbancroftgarden.org

The Gardens at Heather Farm

The Gardens at Heather Farm
37.91805,-122.04489
1540 Marchbanks Drive
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
(925) 947-1678
gardenshf.org

Markham Nature Park and Arboretum

Markham Nature Park and Arboretum
37.96256,-122.00357
1202 La Vista Avenue
Concord, CA 94521
(925) 681-2968
markhamarboretum.org

University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley

University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley
37.87232,-122.24725
200 Centennial Drive Berkeley, CA 94720
(510) 643-2755
botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu

Regional Parks Botanic Garden

Regional Parks Botanic Garden
37.89298,-122.24237
South Park Drive & Wildcat Canyon Road
Berkeley, CA 94708
(510) 544-3169
nativeplants.org

San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum

San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum
37.76598,-122.46647
1199 9th Avenue San Francisco, CA 94122
(415) 661-1316
sfbg.org

Conservatory of Flowers

Conservatory of Flowers
37.77258,-122.46029
100 John F. Kennedy Drive
San Francisco, CA 94118
(415) 831-2090
conservatoryofflowers.org

Butterfly Farms

Butterfly Farms
38.65437,-121.3148
3012 Oleander Avenue
Vista, CA 92081
(760) 613-5867
butterflyfarms.org

UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden

UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden
38.53983,-121.75508
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616
(530) 752-4880
arboretum.ucdavis.edu 

Quarryhill Botanical Garden

Quarryhill Botanical Garden
38.37722,-122.51322
12841 Sonoma Highway Glen Ellen, CA 95442
(707) 996-3166
quarryhillbg.org

Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens

Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens
39.40944,-123.81018
18220 North Highway 1 Fort Bragg, CA 95437
(707) 964-4352
gardenbythesea.org

Turtle Bay Exploration Park McConnell Arboretum & Botanical Gardens

Turtle Bay Exploration Park   McConnell Arboretum & Botanical Gardens
40.58768,-122.37785
844 Sundial Bridge Drive
Redding, CA 96001
(530) 243-8850
turtlebay.org

Humboldt Botanical Gardens

Humboldt Botanical Gardens
40.70047,-124.20402
7707 Tompkins Hill Road
Eureka, CA 95502
(707) 442-5139
hbgf.org