San Antonio Botanical Garden

• Visit the striking, internationally renowned Lucile Halsell Conservatory and discover tropical palms, rainforest ferns, desert cacti, and rare orchids.
• Walk across Texas at the San Antonio Botanical Garden’s Texas Native Trail, which features three distinctive and diverse ecological regions of Texas: the Hill Country, East Texas Pineywoods, and South Texas.
• Run, roll, climb, and splash in the Family Adventure Garden, a 2.5-acre nature space that invites children and their families to “come mess with Texas.”
• Discover a garden-to-table experience that deepens connections between gardening and healthy cooking at the Zachry Foundation Culinary Garden and CHEF Teaching Kitchen in the Goldsbury Foundation Pavilion.
• Travel to San Antonio’s sister city, Kumamoto, in the Kumamoto En, an authentic Japanese Garden designed by landscape artists and craftsmen from Japan gifted to the San Antonio Botanical Garden.
• Explore giant living sculptures in Imaginary Worlds: Once Upon a Time, on view through October 29. Across the Garden’s 38 acres, unearth a massive dragon on the Conservatory Lawn, a mermaid lounging at the lake, and a parading peacock in the Formal Garden, Rip Van Winkle sleeping under an oak tree, Storybooks on display, and a Pegasus that has just landed. Included with admission.

Tips

• Outside food and drinks are not permitted. Refillable water bottles are welcome.
• Leave plants for everyone to enjoy, and please stay on designated garden pathways.
• Supervise any young guests with you.
• Recycle! Receptacles for waste and recyclables are available throughout the Garden.
• Blankets, lawn chairs, hats and sunscreen are welcome.
• Guests are welcome to take photos and videos for personal use. Drone use is prohibited.
• To ensure a safe and enjoyable visit for guests and to protect valuable plant collections, San Antonio Botanical Garden does not permit pets. The Garden does allow service animals onto the premises, consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Texas law. Service animals are defined by the ADA as “dogs that are individually trained to do work or perform tasks for people with disabilities.”

Amenities

• Dining: Jardin Restaurant
• Gift Shops: San Antonio Botanic Garden Gift Shop

Accessibility

• A limited number of mobility scooters are available for rent during general operating hours. Mobility scooters are $25 per 4-hour time period.

Parking/Transporation

• The Garden has limited free parking. Lot A offers the closest parking to the admissions kiosk, entry area, and the Garden Gift Shop. VIVA, San Antonio’s VIA culture bus route, connects riders with museums, parks, theaters, art galleries, and the zoo. Fares are $2.75 for an unlimited day pass or $2.30 for a single fare, and the bus offers convenient service to the Botanical Garden every 30 minutes.