The Regional Parks Botanic Garden is a naturally beautiful and tranquil living museum of California native plants. Located within Tilden Regional Park in the hills above Berkeley, California, this enchanting 10-acre garden is a sanctuary for many of the state's rare and endangered plants and a place for visitors to wander among trees, shrubs, flowers, and grasses from plant communities throughout the state. The Botanic Garden is welcoming to all visitors from our entire Bay Area community and travelers to the Bay Area.
Upcoming Events
Wildflowers of the World
Classes by Glenn Keator 10 AM to Noon, at the Visitor Center
10/11/26 TEMPERATE NORTH AMERICA: woodlands, forests, wetlands, and prairies of the areas east of California.
10/18/26 MEXICO: The plants from the wide range of habitats including deserts, woodlands, highland forests, and other myriad habitats that Mexico embraces.
10/25/26 SOUTH AMERICA: Mainly the plants of forests, woodlands, and coastal habitats of the west coast of South America especially from Peru to Chile.
11/1/26 TEMPERATE EUROPE: The parts of Europe that are winter cold and summer wet that include a wide range of forests, woodlands, and meadow like habitats.
Plants of Interest
Hummingbird monardella
Island hazardia
Hollyleaf coffeeberry (red berries)
Long-stalked morning glory
Cleveland sage
Santa Cruz Island bush mallow
Laurel sumac
St. Catherine’s lace (Buckwheat)
Santa Cruz Island gooseberry (berries)
Common snowberry
Delta aster
Marsh grindelia (Gumweed)
Pleated gentian
Buttonwillow
Stream orchid
Bluebead lily (cobalt blue seed pods)
Vine Hill clarkia
California brodiaea
Bristly checkerbloom
Powdery dudleya
Ongoing Activities
