Ruth Bancroft Garden General Admission Ticket
- 1–2 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
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.
Inclusions
What's included
- Dogs on lease are welcome
- Visitors are always welcome to freely browse and shop in our retail plant nursery
- Children 4 and under are Free
- Check Garden's website for upcoming events.
- Self Guided Tour Book
Itinerary
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
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
4.4
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Ratings come from 16 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.
Know before you go
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Tickets
- Tickets are redeemed at a different location from the meeting point.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 10 travellers
- Operated by
- The Ruth Bancroft Garden
- 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.
How it compares in Oakland
- Its from-price is 96% below the median of the 81 experiences we list in Oakland.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 9 of 81.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Oakland
Oakland is a diverse city on the east side of San Francisco Bay, with a lakeside park, an Art Deco downtown, waterfront squares and redwood hills.
Oakland lies across San Francisco Bay from San Francisco, a port city of hills, neighbourhoods and waterfront. Lake Merritt, a tidal lagoon in the middle of the city, is ringed by a path and gardens, and Jack London Square, on the estuary, recalls the writer who spent his youth on these shores. The Paramount Theatre is an Art Deco landmark in the downtown, and the modern Cathedral of Christ the Light stands beside Lake Merritt.
Top-ranked sights in Oakland: USS Hornet (USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum).
