Last updated on 30 September 08
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Balboa Park Garden

5.0/5 (1 ratings)

Japanese Friendship Garden. Photograph © Pat Hartley
Inside the Botanical Building. Photograph © Pat Hartley
Palm Canyon. Photograph © Pat Hartley
The Prado. Photograph © Pat Hartley
Botanical Building. Photograph © Balboa Park/Ron Garrison
Photograph © Balboa Park/Brett Shoaf/Artistic Visuals

Gardenvisit Editorial

After a naming competition in 1910 'Balboa Park' was chosen because the park has a good view of the Pacific Ocean and Vasco Núñez de Balboa was the first European to see it. The 1915 Panama-California Exposition was held in the Park and a number of Spanish Colonial Revival buildings were put up, and a Japanese Friendship Garden. Another exhibition was in 1935 led to more buildings and some garden designs, including an Acalazar Garden inspired by the original in Seville. Marston House is a 1905 Arts and Crafts style house and garden. Other theme gardens include: Australian Garden, California Native Plant Garden, Casa del Rey Moro Garden (House of the Moorish King), Desert Garden, Old Cactus Garden, Inez Grant Parker Memorial Rose Garden, Trees for Health Garden and the Zoro Garden .

Address - 1549 El Prado, San Diego, California, USA, CA 92101
Opening times - All year. Daily.
Admission - Free
Website - Visit the Balboa Park Garden website

Local Hotels

Hotels within 30km as the crow flies from this garden.

Days Inn San Diego/Downtown/Convention Center (1km away)
From $55.30 to $425.00
Holiday Inn Downtown San Diego (1km away)
From $76.00 to $309.00
Britt Scripps Inn (1km away)
From $152.15 to $419.00
Doubletree Hotel San Diego Downtown (1km away)
From $91.56 to $449.00
Harborview Inn & Suites (1km away)
From $55.00 to $375.00
La Pensione Hotel (1km away)
From $89.99 to $99.99
Americas Best Value Inn (1km away)
From $59.00 to $229.00
Sheraton Suites San Diego At Symphony Hall (1km away)
From $109.00 to $329.00

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Recent Reviews

about 2 years ago Pat Hartley said
San Diego's Balboa Park is a wonderful addition to our cityscape. Whether you stroll down the Prado, visit the native plant garden or sit on a bench in the Alcazar Garden listening to the fountains (my personal favorite), Balboa Park should be on every visitor's itinerary. Every Saturday at 10:00 am there are free guided walking tours: Balboa Park history (1st Saturday), palm trees (2nd Saturday), other trees in the Park (3rd Saturday), desert vegetation (4th Saturday), and tour del dia (5th Saturday).

(5.0/5)

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