San Francisco Botanical Garden

The San Francisco Botanical Garden features more than 8,000 varieties of plants from around the world on 55 acres in the heart of Golden Gate Park. Open 365 days a year, this living museum boasts one of the most diverse plant collections in the world.

With 26 distinct gardens and collections on our grounds, visitors can explore incredible rarities from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Central and South America, and South Africa, plus our award-winning California Native Plant Garden complete with a century-old redwood forest.

The Botanical Garden is a living museum featuring more than 50,000 plants from around the world displayed over fifty-five acres. The Gardens display over 8,000 different plants from Asia, Australia, Central, South and North America, New Zealand and Africa.

The San Francisco Botanical Garden is an active participant in both the North American Plant Collections Consortium and Botanical Gardens Conservation International, with 700 member gardens in 118 countries.

The Garden's plant collections are a valuable repository for rare and endangered plant species which are found only in San Francisco and prized throughout the world.

Over 10,000 school children (90% from San Francisco) each year get the opportunity to enjoy this firsthand experience and learn about sustainability, conservation, and ecology on the grounds and in the Library at the Botanical Garden.

Redwood Trail San Francisco Botanical Garden

San Francisco Botanical Garden gardens include: the Redwood Trail, Succulent Garden, Ancient Plant Garden, Moon-Viewing Garden, Tropical Cloud Forests, Nature Trail, the Children's Garden, and the geographic gardens of California, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Central and South America, and South Africa.

San Francisco Botanical Garden is open Daily: 9 am - 6 pm (April-Oct.) Daily: 10 am - 5 pm (Nov-March) Last visitor admitted one hour before closing Free on the 2nd Tuesday of every month as well as Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. The garden is located in Golden Gate Park, near the corner of Ninth Avenue and Lincoln Way.

Parking for cars and bicycles is located in the Music Concourse Garage. Access to Music Concourse Garage parking is from Martin Luther King Blvd. across from SFBG or Fulton Street at 10th Avenue. The south pod of the garage is closest to the Botanical Garden.

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