Santa Cruz Arboretum
- Accessible Restrooms
- Picnic
- Accessible Parking
Features
- Accessible Restrooms
- Picnic
- Accessible Parking
Information
- Website:
- arboretum.ucsc.edu
- Address:
- 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, CA,
- Region:
- Monterey/Santa Cruz
- Phone:
- Info: 831-502-2998
- Hours:
- Daily, 9am-5pm
- Dogs:
- Not allowed, service animals OK
- Last Visited:
- June 2019
In addition to the gardens there’s a small gift/garden store. Bring your binoculars as the garden is among one of the best places for viewing birds in the Monterey Bay. People using mobility devices will be able to enjoy much of the gardens although some areas are more difficult to navigate than others.
Trails and Pathways
- Trail:
- Garden Pathways
- Time to Complete:
- 1 hour
- Trail Length:
- Under one mile total
- Typical Width:
- 4 ft. & above
- Typical Grade:
- Gentle
- Typical Terrain:
- Firm
The small succulent garden just beyond the gift shop has paved paths but some are narrow and steep but you can still see a lot of the plants.
Behind the meeting room the paved Hummingbird Trail winds uphill to a snow gum tree and open fields. Afterwards the trails are hard packed dirt and wide but can be bumpy.
Accessibility Features
- Accessible Parking:
- Yes – designated accessible parking, van accessible, firm, level or slope no greater than 2%;
There's varying degrees of accessible parking however the most accessible spaces are adjacent to the Meeting Hall and in front of the Gift Shop; from here it’s a short, steep uphill to the gardens. Other spaces by the Meeting Hall/Library and the main visitor parking lot are only marked by an accessible parking sign but are not marked with an access aisle, and are dirt and gravel. A concrete parking pad for about 5 cars is by the South African Gardens but there’s no designated accessible parking space.
- Accessible Restroom:
- Yes – Meeting Hall/Library
- Accessible Picnic Table:
- Yes – firm & stable path to tables, firm & stable surface, 27" or greater knee clearance
