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Plan Your Visit

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Hours

  • ARBORETUM GARDENS
    Open Daily – 9am – 5pm
  • Norrie’s Gift & Garden Shop
    Open Tuesday – Sunday: 10am – 4pm
  • Closure Dates for 2025: 
    July 4, Nov. 27 & 28, Dec. 24 through Jan. 1, 2026
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Admission

  • $10 adults
  • $8 seniors 65+
  • $5 youth 4-17
  • free to kids under 4
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Payment Options

  • Pay Online at our Online Store
  • Pay in person with Cash or Checks payable to UC Regents & Deposit into Brown “Pay Here” Tubes in our Visitor Parking Lot
  • Pay at the Gift Shop during the Shop’s Open Hours
Enjoy Free Admission if you are:
  • A current Arboretum Member (with membership card)
  • A current UCSC Student
  • A member of participating AHS/ROAM/NARM Reciprocal Admission Program Garden or Museum with card + ID
  • Those ONLY shopping or picking up an online order at Norrie’s Gift & Garden Shop
  • Everyone on Community Day – all day, the first Tuesday of each month 

Garden visitors on a tour of the Arboretum

Accessibility, Tours, Pets:

  • No Pets allowed.
  • Many of our pathways & trails are wheelchair, stroller & walker accessible, See map below.
  • Our pathway substrates vary throughout the Gardens. Many visitors are able to navigate through the gardens with wheelchairs and strollers.
  • See available Tours and Self-Guided Tour resources below.
Last modified: Oct 17, 2025