San Francisco Botanical Gardens Review

Beautiful garden! This is the best to walk around or picnic!

Admission is free for school groups and San Francisco city and county residents (with proof of residence) (all year round).

Effin love having an affordable option to escape tourists and actually enjoy my experience.

This is a terrific set of gardens with thousands of species of plants from around the world We arrived just at the time the 1:30 tour was starting and we had an exceptional visit. We learned fascinating things about the plants and also about the history of the botanical gardens. Truly exceptional.

A garden for all of San Francisco! Beautiful paths through gorgeous natural settings from around the world. And it's free for those wo live in SF.

Huge & sprawling, with gardens from most climates. A must see for all plant lovers

Lovely place for recreation with family and friends or to walk on your own.

Absolutely beautiful. No crowds at all. Lots of things to see. Well worth the price of admission.

If you like all things horticultural then you will love it here. There are guided works if you need a bit of direction or just spend your time wandering aimlessly enjoying the variety of plants. flowers, trees, and shrubs.

It is really nice and has lots of open space! Not too many extravagant flowers but it is very peaceful to walk through!

They have a diverse amount of plants, and one can see just what will thrive in the San Francisco Mediterranean climate.

Very good place to walk and enjoy the weather and nature

This is a nice small area to walk around inside Golden Gate Park. Free for locals but not worth the price for visitors.

Many plants, few of them are really interesting to look at.

One of my favorite parts of the park! Never too crowded, nice areas of grass and benches to read or picnic. Free admission for SF residents (they check ID or ask for zip codes). I love the annual flower pianos-- 12 pianos places around the park for formal performances and also for the public to play. I do wish they were open a bit later in the summertime. They close at 5 which is a bummer (at least until 6/7 would be nice on weekends). The magnolia blooms are also beautiful to check out in the spring.

The entrance is close to 9th/Irving making it a great place for a post-meal stroll.

Beautiful, interesting, always changing. I live nearby and go often for the walks, peace, lovely flowers. Go during flower piano time! It's definitely worth becoming a member (I did!), but the free mornings and other times are thoughtful and kind.

Golden Gate Park is a work in progress. Everytime you go there is something new to observe, either because of the season, or because Park employees and volunteers are constantly working to improve the landscape. If you like blooming trees, now(spring) is the time to go. They are beautiful. I enjoy watching the buffalo, and seeing the windmills too.

55 acres of beautiful vegetation for only $8 or free for San Francisco residents. It is a great get away and I can't wait to go back in spring to see even more blooms. There was such a variety of gorgeous exotic and local plants. They sell plants as well so you can take some of nature home with you!

Superb. Brilliant place to walk and enjoy the plants and smells of the flowers. Saw my first hummingbird here :-)

so beautiful and lush and plenty of places to sit and enough restrooms.

I love these beautiful gardens. They are worth the time and effort. It was a very cal.ing and delightful place to be.

I cannot wait until I get a chance to return. If you are visiting San Francisco come and see this wonderful oasis in the City by the Bay.

If you live in San Francisco and you haven't visited these wonderful gardens, take some time from your busy schedule and look at these gardens. Worth your time and efforts.

Lush gardens. Love the succulents. Love the bamboo.

So are some. It was clean and gorgeous and worth the $8. It was very beautiful and informative.

Great place to see beautiful and exotic flowers! Highly recommended!

Beautiful garden with wide varities of flower and plants. Nice place for photography . Park has entrance fee for outsiders and free for SFO residents on producing ID.

The only botanical that can grow subtropical plants outside and has over 10 thousand plants and dozens of Mediterranean gardens to see! Free before 9am, $8 after for non SF residents. Taking a docent led walk is a must!

A great place for taking in natural beauty and taking a nap. Don t forget to go to the historical walk and take the time to read the educational placards. They say they have docent tours at 1:30 but don t count on it.

It s a beautiful place. Don t forget to go to the bamboo garden and be careful for the bee hive in the iconic tree at the entry way!

Oh yeah pause at the low lying rock garden to the left of the entrance. It s a super cool story.

My girlfriend and I spend all day in just one small section of this park. It is a behemoth of land. We enjoyed everything we got to see and spent a great amount of time getting lost together. We loved and will be back.

2 he. ZUMBA! ...was a blast. SF rec n parks..cool teachers and free!

Great tours. Ask for Drew. He is a walking encyclopedia.

A real S.F. gem inside of Golden Gate Park. It's located at 9th & Lincoln & free to all City residents (bring ID).

Had live music around the garden. It was a great afternoon visit

Beautiful garden! Check ahead to see what is special and in bloom when you visit, since it changes seasonally.

No student discount available ($9 per adult ticket). Lots of different sections and definitely worth it!

This is certainly a place of beauty, solitude and refuge. I have spent many hours in this lovely place. If you don't live in San Francisco, you do have to pay an entrance fee.

One of San Francisco's true treasures! This place is huge! Bring a picnic basket and spend the day chilling with family and friends while discovering fauna from around the world. Free to San Francisco residents. Donations are welcomed :-)

Amazing experience!! Really enjoyed the Magnificent Magnolia exhibit. The array of flowers, plants, trees and other discoveries through hidden paths made for an awesome day!!

Great place to practice your meditation, see some incredible flowers, or just get a breath of fresh air.

Free for Californian residents with ID. Such a quiet getaway from the city.

Very nice garden and if you are SF residents, admission fee is free !

Perfect place for a romantic stroll, plus free for SF residents.

Nature away from nature. It's a plants heaven. A must visit.

It's a wonderful place for a walk in the plants. Lots of interesting trees and flowers.

Really pretty ! Ideal to go for a walk to disconnect and relax ! I loved it! If you like nature this is a must go!

A great place to bring friends and family for strolls, educational walks or just relaxing.

I've lived in San Francisco 38 yrs and never been inside til a month ago for piano week! It's beautiful inside and a must visit, esp for San Francisco residents because it's free entrance for us. At the entrance show them your photo ID with San Francisco address and your entrance fee is waived. It's also a good place for a picnic on a nice sunny day.

Didn t realize that I could be staying in a botanical garden for 2 hours and not feeling bored at all and want to come back again. Yes! This is definitely recommended from my heart. It made me feel so good to wandering around among the greens and flowers. It brings peace and joy to my mind. This park is inside the golden gate park and the parking facility is located near the park entrance, which is really convenience. You can also park along the street if you can find any street parking spot, well not likely but could try that since this is such a popular place. There is a small fee for entrance but if you live in sf, that can be waived. Well several dollars for such an amazing trip definitely worth it.

At least during February, the gardens don't seem to that manicured as compared to other botanical gardens I have been to.

Awesome place! There are plants from almost every continent and region. After a tour around the garden we took a little time to relax on the grass to look at the clouds on a sunny day.

Went to their plant sale, such pretty surroundings!

Beautiful setting with plants from around the world.

I absolutely love this beautiful space within Golden Gate park. A great place to walk and meander amongst all the green space and a photographers dream.

Beautiful place to walk around.
Highly recommending visiting if you have the opportunity.

A very nice garden. It is well designed and showcases plants from all over. The garden is in a good location (in Golden Gate Park).

Nice to walk around in the open air and view the beautiful grounds

The most beautiful garden/park in the city. Free for residents of SF, a total treat!!

An amazing place to go and wonder. Everyone should do it at least once.