This county park is a wonderful resource for the area. A good place to visit for a walk, photography, or educational purposes.
I've loved this place since I was a child playing hide&seek in the bamboo. It's a great place to walk, amble, teach, read, or just admire the flora and fauna. While the flowers and plants are gorgeous, the peacocks are absolutely amazing, and the ducks&geese provide entertainment.
I love this place. We've been there with Rotary events as well as just us showing up. The grounds are impeccable, the explanatory ride through and the staff are terrific! And of course, a wonderful and varied selection of plants and trees.
We live local and come here all the time to just walk the paths, get some exercise and feel like you have gone way out of town. The site is filled with wonderful trees and plants, some animals -mostly peacocks and the flowers and exhibits change all the time. We easily get a 3 plus mile walk in that that's once around and through the jungle. The family pass is the way to go and they due have a guided tram tour that is very informative.
This is a place you can spend 1/3 a day just looking at all the plants and trees.They also have great summer concerts there .You can take a tram to get a faster over view.Try to remember all the movies filmed there.
I drove by this place for years before I finally went in. The place is beautiful. Great place for a wedding. The rose garden is picture perfect, And who doesn't need a picture with a peacock?
Honestly. I grew up just a mile from the Arboretum and now I live in Colorado. I try to get back to the Arboretum at least once per year. Take the tram so you can appreciate the botanical oddest AND local history. Every time we go we have such a nice time. I crave the sound of the peacocks yell, and the sight of their beautiful feathers spread out for mating. The last time my husband and I went we took the tram through the botanical exhibits -- the continents of the world, and then after that we walked down through the jungle and amazing rose garden and to look again into the windows of Queen Ann's cottage and the indian village. When you get tired or hot, grab a cool drink at the Arboretum cafe and a sandwich, but if you're hungry don't expect fine cuisine. It's just nice to spend a sunny day there amongst the peacocks and feed the ducks in the lagoon where Fantasy Island was filmed -- de plane, de plane! You will see some amazing trees, shrubs, and flowers. It's lovely.
I always enjoy walking the paths, visiting the gift shop and learning about the history of beautiful Southern California. This place is grat for families, couple looking for a quiet stroll alone but not isolated, and for those who just wish to walk in beauty and maybe learn a little if the fancy takes you!
I only had two hours, and it wasn't nearly enough, I could have easily spent the entire day at this garden. My must sees were the orchids, waterfall, and the coach barn. I got to see those but I missed a lot of the other garden areas. Hopefully I'll make it back to LA one day and can visit this garden again. Oh, and free parking too!
If you're in to plants and horticulture etc., it's a fantastic place to visit. Lots of walking. It can be quite warm in the summer due to it being in the foothills. Queen Anne's cottage was very interesting and often there's a docent present to give some additional history. Bring some bread it you want to feed the ducks.