Plant lovers can visit hundreds of gardens along or near the Pacific Coast Highway, ranging from lush gardens in the Pacific North-West to southern California.
For plant lovers the Pacific Coast Highway is the road to some of the best gardens in the United States. The variety ranges from the lush gardens of the Pacific North-West to the desert blooms of southern California.
Here's a list of gardens along the west coast of the USA, which are on or near the Pacific Coast Highway. The worst driving diversions you'll have to make will be to navigate cities like San Diego and Los Angeles, to get to spectacular gardens like Balboa Park in San Diego or the stunning Huntington in San Marino, in north-east Los Angeles. Both are well worth the diversion.
No practical information on opening hours and prices is given here, because hours can change with the seasons and all the gardens listed have websites. Click on the link to visit the website and get driving directions and learn if there are any special garden events while you're in the area. The Pacific Coast gardens are listed alphabetically within each State: Washington, Oregon and California.
Bainbridge Island
The Bloedel Reserve
Bellevue
Bellevue Botanical Garden
Federal Way
Pacific Bonsai Museum
Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden
Lakewood
Lakewold Gardens
Seattle
Dunn Gardens
University of Washington Medicinal Herb Garden
Washington Park Arboretum
Washington Park Arboretum Japanese Garden
Woodland Park Rose Garden
Tacoma
Point Defiance Park
W. W. Seymour Botanical Conservatory
Coos Bay
Shore Acres Gardens/Shore Acres State Park
Arcadia
The Arboretum of Los Angeles County
Berkeley
Berkeley Rose Garden
Regional Parks Botanic Garden
University of California Blake Garden
University of California Botanical Garden
Beverly Hills
Virginia Robinson Gardens
Claremont
Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
Corona Del Mar
Sherman Library and Gardens
El Cerrito
The Harland Hand Memorial Garden
Encinitas
San Diego Botanic Garden
Fort Bragg
Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens
Fullerton
The Fullerton Arboretum
La Cañada Flintridge
Descanso Gardens
Laguna Beach
Hortense Miller Garden
Long Beach
Rancho Los Alamitos Historic Ranch and Gardens
Los Angeles
Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden
Oakland
Morcom Rose Garden
Palo Alto
The Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden Center
Palos Verdes Peninsula
South Coast Botanic Garden
Ross
Marin Art and Garden Center
San Francisco
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco Botanical Garden
San Marino
The Huntington
San Simeon
Hearst Castle Gardens
Santa Barbara
Ganna Walska Lotusland
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
Santa Cruz
University of California at Santa Cruz Arboretum
Santa Rosa
Luther Burbank Home and Gardens
Saratoga
Hakone Gardens
Villa Montalvo
Sausalito
Green Gulch Farm Zen Center
Walnut Creek
The Ruth Bancroft Garden
Woodside
Filoli Gardens
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