Last updated on 24 December 10
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Santa Barbara Mission Garden

3.5/5 (2 ratings)

Photograph © Karl Gercens
Photograph © Karl Gercens
Photograph © Karl Gercens
Photograph © Karl Gercens
Photograph © tkksummers

Gardenvisit Editorial

Established in 1786 and known as the Queen of Missions. The exterior of Santa Barbara is in good condition and the garden is peaceful.

Address - Old Mission, 2201 Laguna Street, Santa Barbara, California, USA, CA 93105
Opening times - All year, Daily, 9am to 5pm
Website - Visit the Santa Barbara Mission Garden website

Local Hotels

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

BEST WESTERN PLUS Encina Lodge and Suites (0km away)
From $127.50 to $278.00
Orange Tree Inn (0km away)
From $60.00 to $295.00
Lemon Tree Inn (0km away)
From $95.00 to $250.00
Fiesta Inn & Suites (0km away)
From $89.00 to $199.00
Motel 6 Santa Barbara-State (1km away)
From $65.99 to $145.99
The Upham Hotel (1km away)
From $199.00 to $277.00
Hacienda Motel (2km away)
From $79.00 to $139.00
Hotel Santa Barbara (2km away)
From $159.00 to $279.00

Nearby Gardens

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

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden (1km away)
(4.0/5)
Alice Keck Park Memorial Gardens (1km away)
Casa del Herrero (5km away)
(5.0/5)

Recent Reviews

about 1 year ago HalfAngel said
I'm not sure what planet the previous reviewer was from, but the Mission and its small garden is worth a visit. The garden itself is small and you can't even really walk through it, you can walk through the cemetery which is not as well kept as it used to be. The mission is close to the Botanic Garden and Rocky Nook Park, which are both worth seeing as well.

(4.0/5)
about 3 years ago be-am said
If you have the chance to visit this old european monastery in the middle of California go and read the history of what happened when the Spanish "educated" the Indians and the settlers came and "civilized" the country; you see this little quiet lovely garden yard with its palms and roses, it seems so peaceful a place of culture; then you read how Indian "pupils" tried to get rid of their sadistic teachers and that large parts of California "wilderness" before the europeans used to be a huge and very carefully maintained landscape garden nourishing hundreds of tribes. "Civilization" is about to burn down the rest of it...

(3.0/5)

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