Ruth Bancroft Garden General Admission Ticket

Overview

Called "A Gem of the East Bay," and voted "Best Botanical Garden" by Sunset Magazine (2019), a visit to the Ruth Bancroft Garden offers visitors an opportunity to see cacti, succulents, California natives and other rare and unusual drought tolerant plant species from around the world. The Garden features many large, mature plant specimens, originally planted by founder, Ruth Bancroft, that are not often seen in other dry gardens, making for a unique visitor experience all seasons of the year.

City: Oakland

Sun 23 Feb

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Starting at $12.00

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Sun 23 Feb

Starting at $12.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Dogs on lease are welcome

Children 12 and under are Free

Visitors are always welcome to freely browse and shop in our retail plant nursery

Self Guided Tour Book

Free docent led tours. Check Garden's website for schedule.

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Meeting point

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Walnut Creek
1552 Bancroft Rd,

Please present your ticket at the Garden's Admissions Kiosk.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Dogs on leash welcome
Picnics welcome but no food is sold on site.

What To Expect

The Ruth Bancroft Garden

Discover this world-renowned 3.5-acre garden, housing a large and unique collection of succulents, cacti and drought-tolerant plants from around the world. Beautiful in every season. The Garden’s founder, Ruth Bancroft, lived to be 109 and was a pioneer in drought-tolerant gardening. Looking for a fun and relaxing outing with family and friends, garden inspiration, or a great place to picnic, take photos, paint or bring the dog, the Garden is the perfect choice. Bring your lunch along and make it a picnic! Free parking. Note: The Garden is handicapped accessible, but the pathways are gravel not paved. There is seating scattered throughout the Garden including wooden benches and chairs and several sets of café tables. No food is sold on-site.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (5)

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Sharon D

Aug 2022

One of my favorite places to spend an afternoon. An enormous variety of succulents and cactus from all over the world. Fantastic shopping in their huge nursery and gift area. You can start a real obsession with succulents here. Close to 680 and parking is free.

Joe_B

Jun 2022

The Bancroft Gardens has a really interesting collection of primarily drought tolerant plants. They have some very big agaves, etc. additionally, there are nursery has very reasonably priced plants to take home.

jackpD6411FY

May 2021

very rude people. cost way to much for so little. Very bad place. was not fun. i wish it could have been a better place for my date and i.

Response from Host

Jun 2021

We are very sorry to hear that you did not enjoy your visit to the Garden. We are visited by thousands of people each year who enjoy their visit and come back again and again and we work hard to train our staff to be friendly and knowledgeable about the plants in the Garden and Nursery.