The Regional Parks Botanic Garden is a naturally beautiful and tranquil living museum of California native plants. Located within Tilden Regional Park in the hills above Berkeley, California, this enchanting 10-acre garden is a sanctuary for many of the state's rare and endangered plants and a place for visitors to wander among trees, shrubs, flowers, and grasses from plant communities throughout the state. The Botanic Garden is welcoming to all visitors from our entire Bay Area community and travelers to the Bay Area.
Upcoming Events
Botanical Hotspots of Northern California
Northern California is among the most diverse floras of the world and much of that diversity is found in well defined hotspots. In July Glenn Keator offers this series of free presentations from 10 AM to 12 PM at the Botanic Garden Visitor Center.
August 2 The Miracle Mile: Little Duck Lake and Russian Peak Wilderness. The "Miracle Mile" in the Russian Wilderness is a legendary botanical area surrounding Little Duck Lake, famous for holding one of the highest concentrations of conifer species on Earth.
Plants of Interest
Hummingbird monardella
Island hazardia
Hollyleaf coffeeberry (red berries)
Long-stalked morning glory
Cleveland sage
Santa Cruz Island bush mallow
Laurel sumac
St. Catherine’s lace (Buckwheat)
Santa Cruz Island gooseberry (berries)
Common snowberry
Delta aster
Marsh grindelia (Gumweed)
Pleated gentian
Buttonwillow
Stream orchid
Bluebead lily (cobalt blue seed pods)
Vine Hill clarkia
California brodiaea
Bristly checkerbloom
Powdery dudleya
Ongoing Activities
