Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park Review

Great place for the kids. The water park is awesome on a hot day.

So much fun for the kids! The water park area is awesome and super family friendly. It is also really nice to walk all around the park because there is lots of shade to cool off in whenever you want!

Better than I expected! Best family fun closer to home!!

Always have a great time there with my family. Check out the beautiful monarchs that are there right now.

Where do I start. Its a beautiful park the lines are not long especially on fridays. A week before I came here I went to Disneyland and believe me I enjoyed this one a lot more. We got the season pass and its totally worth it, parking is free usually its 15 I believe. You also get 20% off with the season pass in all stores they have, and you can make payments for a season pass online, also you can bring a friend on fridays with the season pass. So consider getting the season pass if you plan on returning to the park.

Good place for kids And one can spend the whole day.

Great place for kids and a day trip for bay area residents. Kids of age 2+ and easily upto 10 can find something or other of their interest. My toddler loves to come here for train ride, face painting, several other rides and a small water park which is great. Cabanas are available to rent for those who want more space etc.

I ordered the oriental bowl and it took 25 minutes + to get the order of this item. Overall the bathrooms and some of the areas need cleaning bad.

Park is nice. Ticket price is outrageous for visiting tourists as there is no day pass that is cheaper than annual pass, not in the ticketing office at least. And $15 parking? Seriously?

My grandchildren LOVE it here.
It's a wonderful place for anyone that loves outdoor beauty, the gardens and trees are gorgeous. The rides are family friendly, I can ride w the grandkids! Serene, beautiful, COOL, WE
LOVE it! As a matter of fact we're headed there this morning!

Great place for family friendly fun. The new oasis is amazing! It has two sections. One for smaller kids, one for larger kids. Really cool cabanas you can rent for the day.

My son celebrated his second birthday with family and it was great. The food was arranged simple and perfectly and tasted great. It was a stress free day and amazing.

I liked the Holiday lights. Very pretty. My granddaughter loved it.

Amazing for all ages, really relaxing, great for the kids

Surprised how beautiful. Dress up well in the winter!!! Super cold

Beautiful place with friendly staff. Recommended shorts and a towel for the water park area.

fabulous theme park 4 families with small. children. very friendly!

Great place for the kids, water park, theme park, great food. Over all great environment

Perfect with young kids. Children enjoyed many things. Quite shady with lots of trees. 20% discount for food with membership. Food is very expensive - beef quesadilla was quite decent. The horticultural garden aspect makes this park a more special place for adults accompanying kids.

Lots for families to do. Very nicely organized theme park. Annual membership provides unlimited access to this gardens

I love taking my kids here. They have so much fun !

This is a fun place for the entire family. If you are looking for exciting rides for the thrill seeker in your family, this is not the place. If you are looking for a fun day of rides the entire family can enjoy and fun activities, this is the place. They have a Ferris wheel small roller coaster, and other "carnival" type rides. The duck/swan paddle boats are a lot of fun! The grounds are absolutely beautiful! Trees line the walkways to give shade on warm days. There are also beautiful waterfalls all over the property. They also have a great splash pad/water area with some waterslides. There are plenty of chairs available, in the shade, if you want to watch your kids while they play and they even have cabanas for rent. A fun day for all. I would suggest going during the summer. If you go before school lets out, they only have half the rides open one part of the day and the other half are open the last half of the day do to insufficient staff.

Great spot for my kids and nephews... good feel staff are really helpful

SUPER FUN for family and friends of ALL AGES!! If it's your first time here, I would suggest that you go on the Banana Swing first!

Probably a good place to bring your kids, but even better to bring your local arborist. The trees here are simply incredible, majestic and interesting. The tree circus is an Arborists' delight!

I love this place has a lot of shade there is a lot of trees amazing

A very quiet place you breathe nature I really liked it

Great place for younger children with the whole family.

It is wonderful my girl loves it is a very clean park and with very friendly staff in a small pasque if my girl describes it referring to Disneyland .. I recommend it

Super fun place. Have two young kids and they loved the water park area. Plus they serve alcohol. Do that's a bonus.

What an excellent place for kids! This quirky garlic-themed theme park is cheap (for a theme park) and a great and relaxing time.

We had a great time. Its been many years since we brought our older grands to visit. It was 93 degrees and no breeze. I thought they had misters around the park to cool off. I might be mistaken...but if they didnt it would sure be much more comfortable if they installed them. I really felt bad for the workers, they looked like they were all dieing of heat exhaustion. Also the firetruck and race car ride for the toddlers should be covered. My 1 1/2 year old grandaughter burnt her hands on the steering wheels because they are in direct sun. NOT VERY RESPONSIBLE FOR A PARK THAT CATERS TO YOUNG CHILDREN

Calm place full of lights and happiness for the little kids. You dont feel rushed to walk from ride to ride. Season pass holder for 3 years.

This is not for your teenager and his drinking buddies. It is a wholesome place with rides for lovers and kids. The circus trees are fun to look at. Some educational exhibits. Don't go here for thrill rides as there are none. But NOT crowded! Today, 1/08/2018 is the last day of the season. Will have a brand new water park next season.

I like the waterfall breezy atmosphere of this park ,to me it s more of a kids park if you want to get on the rides, nice place to wonder off with family looking at the beautiful trees and environment

Great place for kids. Recommend the gold pass so you can go during Halloween and Xmas seasons!

I gave it one star so I could write the review. This place is tired and dirty and no one who works there seems like they really want to be there. Food is godawful and expensive. We also went for the halloween night where the kids are treated to a whopping total of 6 stops, netting a total of about 12 pieces of candy, and everything else was just another opportunity to spend more money. At the price definitely not worth it.

If you like to wait and stand in lines for along time this place is for you.

excellent place to go with kids! All train rides were great :)

We are fortunate to have this so close to home.

As others have stated, this is suited for 6ish and under crowd. I think older kids would get bored fast.

The season pass is recommended if you plan to visit frequently.
The rides are kid appropriate and my daughter loves the carousel, train, air balloon and the fish rides the most.

There are 2 water parks, old and new. While the new one is flashy, it's also over crowded. And it tends to leave the old one very uncrowded and more than enough water and fun for an hour or 2.

Walking the entire grounds will give you enough variety with out making you feel like you spent the whole day on your feet.

Just like ANY entertainment park, prices are high for entrance, parking, food and souvenirs.

Stop at Safeway or Nob Hill on your way through town and pack your own lunch for the parking lot. Or if you live close enough with a season and parking pass, go home for lunch and a nap then go back for more.

In addition, we've seen the Christmas lights and the Illumination event.

I'll pass on ever seeing Christmas lights again but the illumination event was wonderful and I would go back for it with the family.

Great place to take the family, but expensive, especially since parking is extra.

Great for our 19 month old! Tickets are expensive so try and find a Groupon

A fine place for kids below 8 years of age, mostly because the rides are geared toward that height range.

Let's see, they advertised it as "gourmet food". We paid $15 to park so that we can pay $60 to enter so that we can pay $40 to buy two burgers that came as two chicken strip orders. Major fail in this place. Overpriced and down right false advertising.

My toddler loves being here. The waiting line for the train ride and ballon ride can sometimes be long.

Awesome family amusement park. Great for toddlers too!

Good amusement park for families with young kids. Lots of shades and chairs so it is easy day for parents.

Teriyaki bowl was freshly cook, Delicious.,The Garlic very bad

Clean, polite staff, fun activities, beautiful greenery.

A simply wonderful place. The only thing that costs is the 20 dollars of the parking lot, in reality it is nothing with how beautiful the place is and you can climb s attractions without cost. (In most).

Perfect place for children 3 to 8, with lots of green spaces, and workshops for painting and nature discovery on top of attractions.

Good if you have small kids. Anyone older than 6 will not really care for it. It's really crowded when it's hot. The water play area is almost a joke. It's really small and to many adults trying to get in that smaller kids can enjoy the play area. The gardens are not that pretty. I wanted to see the clown trees but I was really disappointed with the trees.

Fun for kids, clean and good family atmosphere, help and services were very friendly and courtious :-)

My little family loves it! My toddlers had so much fun in the water/splash areas. It s shaded throughout. Super clean and nice, lots of rides for young children! I wish we lived closer not 2 hours away we d be there more often.

We had a great time! Get the fast pass it's worth your time

Fun amusement parks with rides for kids to younger teens.

Great place for the kids and adults alike. Prices food are way over priced.

Very beautiful place very familiar natural environment very beautiful things to see

Lovely place to go with the kids ! ... nice for smaller and bigger kids (up to 10yo). plenty of shade to width stand the summer heat.

The best family amusement park for small children anywhere near the Bay Area!

Nice place for kids..i felt its a bit extensive.. my kids loved it..