California Botanic Garden

Amazing place to go see all the native plants in California. Eighty six acres to explore.

I was stuck in the hustle and bustle and came across this gem on my GPS. It was only $10 (can get online or in-person). It was easy to find and there was plenty of parking. Being, that it was a weekday, there was almost no one. The sounds of so many birds, was incredible. Walking by the ponds and hearing the water, was incredibly peaceful. I was able to take my time and walked the entire garden. Be aware, there are some small freaks, closed for updating. Great place to get away from the noisy city streets.

Honestly a beautiful place to take a walk and one of the better botanic gardens in Los Angeles or the surrounding areas. I was on my way home to Los Angeles from an appointment out East and luckily had time to stop here and was so glad that I did so. There are plenty of walking paths and beautiful flowers and trees to see although it is a bit more arid than some other botanic gardens it is still really beautiful and somewhere I plan to go back to soon. It was not as busy as some of the other larger ones like Descanso so that was another big bonus.

Overall I would recommend to anyone and there’s also hiking paths that crisscross through out it so if you’re interested in doing that I would bring some outdoor shoes but aside from that this is something for all ages and fitness levels.

Great friendly staff, a good place to spend time and commune with nature. We kept hearing we should come back in spring but the flowers were beautiful in September as well!

I love it. This botanic garden features all native Californian plants! The educational signage is excellent, giving both botanical information and easy-to-understand advice for home gardeners. The gardens are quite large and if you walk through the entire thing, you will have taken quite a good walk!