PLAN YOUR VISIT

Visitor Updates - The Garden will closed on Tuesday, June 4, the first Tuesday of the month.

Garden Hours
Daily: 9 am - 5 pm (No entry after 4:30 pm)
Greenhouses close at 4 pm
Closed: The first Tuesday of every month, Thanksgiving Day, December 24 and 25, December 31, January 1, and Martin Luther King Jr. Day. No entry after 4:30 pm.

Garden Shop & Plant Deck
Daily: 10:30 am - 4:30 pm
Closed: The first Tuesday of every month.

Admissions:
Adults $10
Seniors (65+) $8
Juniors (13 - 17) $5
Children (5 - 12) $2
Children (under 5) Free
Student $8
UCBG Members, current UCB and LBNL staff, faculty and UC students Free
First Thursday of each month Free
(Note: Important group tour information for our First Free Thursdays.)

Considerations - There is no way to see our diverse collection in one visit. We often recommend a 2-hour visit with the expectation that you will return again and again. With our 12,000 different kinds of plants, a 2-hour (120-minute) visit would require that you see 100 different kinds of plants per minute to experience our entire collection.

Always check the Garden Calendar before your visit for details on special closure days, events and programs. The best way for first-time visitors to see the Garden is with one of our expert docents. Docent tours (free with Garden admission) are available to the public at 1:30 PM on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday year-round.

In order to minimize the impact on the plant collection, ensure the safety of visitors, and to provide your group with the best educational experience we do not admit groups larger than 18 students (+3 chaperones) on our “First Free Thursdays" - More Info

Download Tour Brochure here

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Driving Directions - If you drive to the Garden (get directions), you can park in the UCB Hill lot.
Parking
Parking is available in the UC Lot across from the Garden. Parking is $0.75 for first half hour, $1.50 for one hour and $0.50 for each half hour thereafter.

Public Transportation - The Berkeley campus offers a shuttle to the UC Botanical Garden Monday through Friday. From the Hearst Mining Circle on the UCB campus you can catch the Hill Shuttle to the Garden. The Hearst Mining Circle is on the UCB is on the east side of the campus (see map). For the schedule click on the H.


Catch a Cab - You can catch a cab to the Garden any day of the week from downtown Berkeley at Center Street for approximately $10.

Programs & Tours - View calendar of upcoming events and check out tour information.