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Monterey Cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa) towering over entry inside. Photo by Saxon Holt.




Visit

Welcome to San Francisco Botanical Garden, one of the most diverse gardens in the world. Escape to a unique, 55-acre urban oasis of extraordinary beauty. The Botanical Garden is a living museum within Golden Gate Park, offering 55 acres of both landscaped gardens and open spaces, showcasing over 8,000 different kinds of plants from around the world.

Location

San Francisco Botanical Garden is located in Golden Gate Park, near the corner of Ninth Avenue and Lincoln Way. For your convenience, there are two entrances, a Main Gate on Ninth Avenue, just inside the Park, and a North Gate on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, just steps from the Japanese Tea Garden, De Young Museum, and California Academy of Sciences.

Hours

We are open year-round, 365 days a year, starting at 9am. The Garden closes one hour after last entry. Last entry changes with the seasons:

Last entry: Spring & Summer
Second Sunday in March through September: Last entry at 6pm. The Garden stays open 6-8pm for Members only on Wednesdays between May 1 and July 31 during Extended Evenings.

Last entry: Fall & Winter
October through early November: Last entry at 5pm.
1st Sunday in November through January: Last entry at 4pm.
February through early March: Last entry at 5pm.

The Helen Crocker Russell Library of Horticulture is open 10am–4pm; closed Tuesdays and major holidays. The Garden Bookstore and Arbor are open daily, 10am–4pm; closed on major holidays.

Admission

Admission is FREE for all Members, San Francisco City & County Residents, and School Groups. Admission for non-residents is as follows:

Age/Category Admission
Adults $7.00
Youth 12-17 and Seniors 65 and over $5.00
Children 5-11 $2.00
Children 4 and under FREE
Families (2 adults and all children under 17
residing in the same household)		 $15.00

The Botanical Garden is FREE the 2nd Tuesday of every month as well as Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Years Day.

Navigating the Garden
ADMISSION  FREE for all SF City & County Residents, Members & School Groups     /     $7 Non-residents     /     Discounted fee: Seniors, Students & Children

LOCATION Entrances at the corner of 9th Ave at Lincoln Way & at MLK Jr. Blvd. off the Music Concourse in Golden Gate Park

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