Parks & Walks · Our pick in San Francisco
San Francisco Botanical Garden
55 acres of gardens
Fifty-five acres of Golden Gate Park with more than 8,000 kinds of plants.
Our take
- 8,000 kinds of plants
- Cloud forests
- Redwood grove
- Address
- Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
- Website
- gggp.org
About San Francisco Botanical Garden
The San Francisco Botanical Garden opened in 1940 and covers 55 acres of Golden Gate Park, with more than 8,000 kinds of plants from around the world. The foggy climate suits the cloud-forest gardens from the Andes and Mesoamerica, and there is a grove of coast redwoods and a garden of California natives. In winter, the Lightscape night trail is ticketed separately.
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with San Francisco Botanical Garden before you go.
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