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.
Walks & Talks
Bart O’Brien, Director of the Regional Parks Botanic Garden, opens the 2025-6 Wayne Roderick lecture series.
Gene Thomas will speak about his recently published book, Milkweeds of the United States.
The Regional Parks Botanic Garden invites you to join Sarab Seth, the butterfly guy, for free guided walks around the Botanic Garden in search of butterflies. Butterfly walks will resume in April 2026.
Plants of Interest
Aster
Buckwheat
Bush sunflower
Clarkia
Evening primrose
Goldenrod
Gumplant
Island bush poppy
Manzanita berries
Mock orange
Monkey flower
Salal berries
Snowberry
Spice bush
St. Catherine’s lace
Vine maple leaves
Vine maple
Activities
Plant sales are on Wed 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM and the first Sat of the month 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM.
Our knowledgeable docents provide free guided tours on non-rainy Sat, Sun, and holidays.